Mark Shapiro, the new President of the Blue Jays, comes to Toronto with the reputation of being relatively poor at drafting but much better with trades and player development. Here is a quick look at a few of of the trades Shapiro engineered during his tenure as Cleveland’s GM from 2001-2010. Note that there were several other deals since then, while Shapiro was President (whimper – Yan Gomes – whimper) but for the purposes of this article, I will focus on the deals made while Mark was GM.
2010 – Westbrook for Kluber
In July, 2010, Cleveland traded veteran pitcher Jake Westbrook to St.