Ken Caminiti, Steve Finley, San Diego Padres Mandatory Credit: Todd Warshaw /Allsport
The San Diego Padres and Houston Astros pulled off a 12-player deal in 1994.
Back on December 28, 1994, the San Diego Padres and the Houston Astros were involved in a 12-player trade. The Padres were coming off a strike-shortened season in which they went 47-70, in last place in the four-team NL West, while the Astros were 66-49, 1/2 game out of first place behind the Cincinnati Reds in the NL Central.
Here’s the full list of players who were involved:
Padres get: Ken Caminiti, Steve Finley, Andujar Cedeno, Roberto Petagine, Brian Williams, Sean Fesh (was a player to be named later)
Astros get: Derek Bell, Doug Brocail, Ricky Gutierrez, Pedro Martinez (not the Hall of Fame pitcher), Phil Plantier, Craig Shipley
With the benefit of hindsight, we can see that the Padres actually did well in this deal.