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Astros: Reviewing the 1982 Mike Scott trade with Mets

ST. LOUIS, MO - CIRCA 1987: Mike Scott #33 of the Houston Astros pitches against the St. Louis Cardinals during an Major League Baseball game circa 1987 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. Scott played for the Astros from 1983-91. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

We take a look back at the trade bringing Mike Scott to the Houston Astros.

In the annals of the Houston Astros, the Jeff Bagwell for Larry Andersen trade will probably never be surpassed as the greatest trade in franchise history. But the trade in which they acquired pitcher Mike Scott might go down as the second-best.