Tanner Roark was the starting pitcher Friday for the Washington Nationals, and by now you’ve heard that the right-hander was once in the Texas Rangers’ farm system.
Back at the trade deadline in 2010, general manager Jon Daniels got a little trade-happy. He had already acquired Cliff Lee and Bengie Molina, but then added Jorge Cantu from Florida (now Miami, for Omar Poveda and Evan Reed) and Cristian Guzman from Washington.
That’s where Roark went, along with Ryan Tatusko.
Guzman got an American League championship ring for his contributions, batting .152 with one RBI in 46 at-bats.