This article recounts the infamous 2001 trade between the Toronto Blue Jays and Chicago White Sox involving David Wells and Mike Sirotka. The deal aimed to bolster the Jays' pitching, but Sirotka's pre-existing shoulder injury rendered him ineffective, costing the team millions and ultimately contributing to the dismissal of Blue Jays GM Gord Ash.
24 Years Ago On January 14, 2001, the Blue Jays traded 37-year-old David Wells and Matt DeWitt to the White Sox for Mike Sirotka, Mike Williams, Kevin Beirne, and Brian Simmons. The only two that mattered were Wells and Sirotka. DeWitt and Williams were traded back for each other before the season started. The Jays released DeWitt after the season. He had a 3.79 ERA, with 22 hits and 10 walks in 19 relief innings for the Jays in 2001. Williams never did make it to the majors.
When Sirotka got to spring training, the Jays discovered that he had a shoulder injury, a torn labrum . So he went off to see Dr. James Andrews . The Jays appealed to Bud Selig to overturn the trade since we received damaged goods. But Selig was good friends with White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf: Gord Ash should have been more careful. Instead, we paid $6.8 million over the next two seasons for a pitcher who never threw a ball for us.
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