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Blue Jays Trade History Part 1: Fred McGriff

Gillick made some of the most memorable trades for the Blue Jays, that changed how the league saw them. The Jays have made waves across the league multiple times, and have turned the fortunes of the franchise around with some groundbreaking trades. I’ll be looking at some of the greatest Blue Jays trades of all-time, and seeing if the Jays won, or lost the trade. I’ll start with the trade Gillick’s first major trade that brought Fred McGriff over from the Yankees.

This is what the trade looks like:

To Toronto: Dave Collins, Fred McGriff, Mike Morgan.