When Alex Anthopoulos sent Vernon Wells to the Angels the other day, it got me thinking about big trades in Toronto sports history.
The two biggest, in my opinion, took place just over a year apart in the early 90s. You simply can't discuss big Toronto team trades without talking about December 5, 1990 and January 2, 1992.
December 5, 1990
Pat Gillick sent Fred McGriff and Tony Fernandez to the Padres for Joe Carter and Roberto Alomar. It was two all-stars for two all-stars, and the end result would be two World Series championships for the Jays.
January 2, 1992
Cliff Fletcher sent Gary Leeman, Alexander Godynyuk, Jeff Reese, Michel Petit and Craig Berube to the Flames in exchange for Doug Gilmour, Jamie Macoun, Ric Nattress, Kent Manderville and Rick Wamsley. Gilmour assumed superstar status and led us to within a whisker of the Stanley Cup finals in 1993.
Both were amazing trades for the Jays and Leafs, but which one was better?
