Ranking worst mistakes for every MLB team since 2020

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This is no secret: Front offices are smarter than ever and, believe it or not, make fewer mistakes than ever. Fewer big mistakes, at least. Consider some of the players traded as prospects last decade (from 2010-19): Yordan Alvarez, Zack Wheeler, Max Fried, Trea Turner, Luis Castillo, Sandy Alcantara, Zac Gallen, Dansby Swanson, Fernando Tatis Jr., Dylan Cease, Anthony Rizzo, Patrick Corbin, Lucas Giolito, Willy Adames, Jesus Luzardo, Gleyber Torres.

That's six of the top 12 pitchers this decade via WAR and five of the top 30 position players. Some of the deals worked out for the teams trading away the prospect: The Cubs won a World Series with Aroldis Chapman (traded for…