There are plenty of regrettable trades made by the Houston Astros over the years, but this one is always going to be among the worst. On Dec. 6, 1973, the team traded franchise icon Jimmy Wynn to the Dodgers for pitchers Claude Osteen and David Culpepper.
It marked the end of an 11-year Astros career for Wynn, whose number would eventually be retired by the club. But they traded him away too soon and got very little in return for him, which is the hallmark of a bad deal.
What the Astros Got
Osteen was a veteran 34-year-old left-hander who was a three-time All-Star, including being given the honor in 1973, the year immediately preceding the trade.