Jim Duquette’s time as New York Mets General Manager didn’t last long. He is best known for trading away star prospect Scott Kazmir to the Tampa Bay Rays for Victor Zambrano. Kazmir had a successful career as a pitcher down in Tampa while Zambrano didn’t do much at all up in Flushing.
In addition to trading away Kazmir, he’s the one who pulled the trigger on dealing a young Jose Bautista. Fans aren’t going to start a petition to build a statue in Duquette’s honor anytime soon.
If Duquette’s trade proposal for Starling Marte tells us anything, it’s that he hasn’t learned his lesson.