Now you are probably thinking, what the hell, the Blue Jays still won the World Series in 1993 but before you send me to the Arkham Asylum hear me out.
First and foremost, Ricky Henderson did not want to waive his no-trade clause. He was quite adamant about this to the point that it cost Oakland a financial bonus just so he would waive his no-trade. Well, after all the drama of ‘would he or won’t he’, the trade was official just before midnight.
Oakland received pitcher Steve Karsay and a player to be named later who turned out to be Jose Herrera.