The Missed Phone Call that Changed the Course of Mariners History

Former Mariners General Manager Woody Woodward is rarely remembered fondly by Mariners fans. We think back on his years filling rosters and building teams, and we often think of the dreadful deals. I don’t really need to lay them all out; you can relive the acquisition of Heathcliff Slocumb and re-experience the litany of curse words that spontaneously erupt forth without any help. Some of Woodward’s best moves, though, were trades that were widely despised at the time. A perfect example of that, is the three times he built trades around Randy Johnson.

“Um, no,” I hear you scoff, “there were only two trades for Randy Johnson.