Five years have passed since Padres general manager Josh Byrnes pulled the trigger on what already goes down as one of the worst trades in team history. Barely two months into his tenure, Byrnes sent hard-hitting 22-year-old first baseman Anthony Rizzo to his predecessor, Cubs GM Jed Hoyer, who had a long history with Rizzo. Not only had Hoyer acquired Rizzo for the Padres in the late-2010 trade that sent Adrian Gonzalez to Boston, he was previously instrumental in the Red Sox selecting Rizzo in the sixth round of the 2007 draft, back during Hoyer's first stint serving under Theo Epstein.
The Padres traded Anthony Rizzo to the Cubs for Andrew Cashner five years ago
