Since I enjoyed the first needling of peoples trades, I bring Giants fans this delightful one:

(November 2003)
Joe Mauer is coming up to MLB soon, so the Twins/Giants trade:

To the Giants:
A.J. Pierzynski C, Professional Wrestler
Cash considerations or a “Player to be named” (Twins eventually sent Cash)

To the Twins:
CL Joe Nathan
LHP Francisco Liriano (SP)
RHP Boof Bosner (SP)

What the Giants got was one year of AJ, until in the 2004 offseason they signed Mike Matheny (Who hits like Ryan White lives right now) and then waived AJ. They also paid him 3.5 million dollars, while Nathan made 300,000K and the other two Bosner probably made more being a semi-high draft pick. Liriano was probably making like 10K. AJ had a shitty first month and the rest of the Giants decided he was a cancer. After that he ended up having an OK season. What else exactally do you want from the rarity that is a left handed batting catcher again?

A.J. went on to sing Journey on the Dan Patrick show with a bunch of the other retarded and lucky 05 White Sox (Magical career year for most of the Starters?) with Stabby McShanker the crazy minority manager that just loves Madonna, stabbing things, and calling Maglio Ordonez a pussy. He also managed to run to first base once in some important setting, and get punched by Michael Barrett. The Twins guys? Well uhm, one of the best closers in the league, Boof Bosner is a decent backend of the rotation starter, and Liriano could have won the Rookie of the Year last year and no one beyond Verlander fans would have batted an eye. I suppose the jury is still out on him, but his one season at near deity level at MLB with a 200+ ERA+ vs. A.J.’s one OPS+ of 85 well, which one do you want?

~Mike

Labels: A.J. Pierzynski, San Francisco Giants, YOU GOT SERVED.