Baseball Transactions by SussmanM

Champion(s):

AdelmanM


Runner(s)-Up:

OppenheimS


Quiz Description

Trades, trades, trades.

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 26 80 58 55 23 43 52 38 35 15 86 40
1 AdelmanM 439 98 15
15
80
15
58
15
55
15
15
43
15
15
38
15
15
00
15
2 OppenheimS 403 95 15
15
80
15
58
15
55
15
23
15
15
52
00
15
15
00
00
3 PeskinK 397 92 15
26
00
15
15
55
15
15
43
15
52
00
00
15
15
86
15
4 QuintongJ 390 90 15
00
15
58
15
55
15
15
15
52
15
15
35
15
00
15
40
5 LewandowskiMJ 388 87 15
15
15
58
15
55
15
15
43
15
52
15
00
15
15
15
15
6 BruceM 366 84 15
26
00
15
58
15
55
15
00
15
52
15
15
15
00
15
40
7 GrahamJ 360 81 15
15
80
00
15
55
15
15
15
52
15
38
00
15
15
00
00
8 ConnorA 347 78 15
15
80
15
58
00
15
23
15
43
00
15
38
00
00
00
15
9 WendellA 338 75 00
15
80
00
15
55
15
15
43
00
15
00
15
15
00
15
40
10 HulkaE 329 72 15
26
00
15
58
15
15
23
15
15
52
00
15
35
15
00
15
11 gregariouschinchilla 319 70 15
26
00
00
15
55
15
23
15
43
15
52
15
15
15
00
00
12 SochackiA 318 67 15
00
15
58
00
15
23
15
15
52
15
15
35
15
15
00
15
13 GoodmanDL 308 64 15
26
00
00
15
55
15
15
15
52
00
15
15
15
00
15
40
14 ChrisRosenberg 307 61 15
26
00
00
00
15
00
00
15
15
35
15
15
15
86
15
40
15 LangeS17 283 58 00
00
15
80
15
58
15
55
00
00
00
15
00
15
15
00
00
16 tdalesan 280 55 15
26
00
00
00
15
23
00
00
15
00
15
15
15
86
15
40
17 GoldsteinB 267 51 15
26
00
15
58
00
15
23
00
00
15
15
15
15
00
15
40
17 brianghoward 267 51 15
00
00
15
55
00
00
15
52
15
15
15
15
00
00
15
40
19 MilesTeg 262 47 15
26
00
00
15
55
15
23
15
00
15
38
00
15
15
00
15
20 CarterBurke 241 44 15
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
00
15
15
35
15
15
15
86
15
21 WeikleB 227 41 15
26
00
00
00
15
23
00
15
15
38
15
35
15
15
00
00
22 randalleng 218 38 00
00
00
00
15
55
15
23
00
15
15
15
35
15
15
00
00
23 MoyseyC 217 35 15
26
00
00
00
15
23
15
43
00
00
15
35
15
15
00
00
24 Okrent 212 32 15
26
00
00
00
15
23
00
00
15
38
15
35
15
15
00
00
25 SteveWilliams 211 30 00
00
00
15
58
00
15
15
43
00
00
15
35
15
00
00
00
26 JonesRW 210 27 00
00
00
00
00
15
23
00
15
52
00
15
35
00
00
15
40
27 BoyerA 209 24 15
26
00
15
15
55
15
23
15
00
00
00
15
15
00
00
00
28 PolinskyL 185 21 00
00
00
00
00
15
23
00
15
52
00
15
35
15
15
00
00
29 HightB 176 18 15
26
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
35
15
15
00
15
40
30 FeitelD 168 15 15
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
43
00
15
15
35
15
15
00
00
31 Falkor23 149 11 15
26
00
00
00
00
00
15
43
00
00
15
35
00
00
00
00
31 AmmermanA 149 11 15
26
00
00
00
00
00
15
23
00
00
15
00
00
00
15
40
33 DubnerJ 141 7 00
00
00
15
00
15
23
15
43
00
00
00
00
15
15
00
00
34 MolanderE 115 4 00
00
00
15
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
00
15
15
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15
40
35 JordanT 97 1 00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
52
00
15
00
00
00
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Questions:

Which Pittsburgh Pirates great is the only Rule 5 draft pick currently enshrined in the Hall of Fame?

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Roberto Clemente

The only type of MLB Draft picks that can be included in trades are known as what, which became available in 2013?

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Competitive balance

To make room for 2002 Rule 5 draft pick Jose Morban on the 40-man roster, which player was infamously released by his team?

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David Ortiz

Name any of the three players the Houston Astros traded in exchange for Randy Johnson, all of whom would play at least eight more seasons.

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Freddy Garcia, Carlos Guillen, John Halama

In July 2005, John McDonald was traded from the Toronto Blue Jays to the Detroit Tigers for a player to be named later. Who did the Tigers send back as that PTBNL, in November 2005?

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John McDonald (himself)

In 2004 Jose Bautista was included in four transactions, not counting his 2003 Rule 5 Draft selection. That final 2004 transaction was a trade back to which team -- the team that both drafted him and lost him in the Rule 5 draft?

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Pittsburgh Pirates

In 1996, Jose Vizcaino was traded by the Mets and Indians. Included in both of those trades with Vizcaino was which future MVP?

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Jeff Kent

How many "option years" does a player on an MLB 40-man roster have before he must clear waivers? An option year is used anytime a player is placed on a minor league roster during the season, excepting injury rehab assignments.

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3

Which pitcher, after finishing with a 3-21 pitching record for the 1954 Orioles, was involved in a 17-player trade, then after a memorable World Series performance was part of 7-player, 8-player and 6-player swaps?

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Don Larsen

Under the current MLB collective bargaining agreement, a baseball player may veto any trade involving himself so long as he has accrued a certain number of MLB service years and has been with the same club for a different amount of consecutive years. Provide both amounts of years.

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10 and 5

Name either: the pitcher who was pranked by his Phillies teammates and front office in 2008 regarding a trade to Japan, or the name of Tom Selleck's character in Mr. Baseball who actually was.

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Kyle Kendrick, Jack Elliot

The player pictured here was almost certainly coping with rumors that he had been traded to which team?

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Milwaukee Brewers