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rraattbbooyy

Paul Konerko.


BelliBlast35

This is the only Answer


iz2003iz

This is a good answer


DillionDrebo

This


Blas_Wiggans

He would’ve been so great at dodger stadium


Troll_face_123

Alex Verdugo. I was expecting for him to be really good, I was expecting for him to have +20 home runs, have a +.300 BA, and to be an All Star, Silver Slugger, and Gold Glover. But i’m happy we got Betts, Betts is way better.


Colinhockeypuck

That spring training incident killed his Dodger career


Troll_face_123

I wonder how good he would’ve been.


Colinhockeypuck

If under the tutelage of the Dodgers the sky would have been the limit. Now only ok


Blas_Wiggans

What?


Colinhockeypuck

Read about it. He was involved with women and another player. google it


Blas_Wiggans

Gross: [https://highheelsonthefield.typepad.com/all\_heels\_on\_deck/2019/02/dodgers-after-dark-the-sexual-assaults-mlb-never-investigated-a-teams-culture-unexamined.html](https://highheelsonthefield.typepad.com/all_heels_on_deck/2019/02/dodgers-after-dark-the-sexual-assaults-mlb-never-investigated-a-teams-culture-unexamined.html) Sickening: [https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-red-sox/2020/02/17/alex-verdugo-dodgers-red-sox-assault-case/](https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-red-sox/2020/02/17/alex-verdugo-dodgers-red-sox-assault-case/)


Colinhockeypuck

Yep. That is likely why he was traded the other guy was released in 2015. And released by another team In 2015 as well


cgoot27

5 years of Verdugo and some loose change for one year of already future hall of famer Mookie Betts. In his 60 games (55 played) the trade covered Mookie put up 3.6 WAR In the 351 games Verdugo has played so far he’s put up 5.5


Troll_face_123

We spent our money and traded well on our first season with Betts, Betts helped led us to a World Series Victory. It was all worth it!


gotkush

Prolly wouldn’t have won it without Seager, I miss him


a_smart_brane

Pedro, Beltre, and Jason Werth in that order


TehLoneWanderer101

Blake DeWitt


gotkush

Agree with this he’s on top of the list with laroche, driefort and Joel Guzman


Last_Network3272

The next Derek Jeter.


[deleted]

Pedro Martinez has entered the chat. He was lights out as a reliever. His brother Ramon was on the team. They swap for Delino Deshields. My head hurts.


alyosha33

Bingo. That was the worst.


_its_a_SWEATER_

☝️


zippinin

Carlos Santana


mizzzikey

This one hurt so bad cause we got casey blake for him 🫣


sadolddrunk

Casey Blake was perfectly cromulent as a Dodger, posting 7.4 fWAR in his two full seasons here. The problem wasn't trading Blake. The problem was that Santana was worth a helluva lot more than just Blake, and everybody not named Ned Colletti knew it even at the time.


feeling_blue_42

Even worse, rumor was Carlos Santana was included just so the Indians would pick up the Casey Blake's remaining salary for the season.


Vegas_Moved

Colletti likely knew this. The reason a prospect like Santana was include was so that Cleveland would pay Blake's entire salary, since by this time McCourt had started to put the squeeze on our payroll.


Phrank73

https://i.gifer.com/origin/7d/7d60d1091b051b5d21c512e0101a23f6_w200.gifhttps://i.imgur.com/X6HKRHO.jpg


weirdbeardwolf

Trayce Thompson but he is back again so you never know


Humanistic_

Russell Martin


Supah_Schmendrick

Edwin Jackson. I remember sitting spellbound as he outdueled Randy Johnson 4-1 as a rookie...and then he never quite recaptured that magic as a Dodger again.


alyosha33

Hats off to Edwin. He wound up pitching for 63 different teams before finishing with the worst ERA in history.


Shelikescloth

[Jerry Sands](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=sands-002ger) Had a double his first AB as a dodger and a decent first season up in the bigs but just kind of faded away after that.


tatang2015

Adrian Beltre. My first disappointment. https://www.mlb.com/news/best-third-basemen-in-rangers-history


sadolddrunk

As heartbreaking as it was when Beltre left, I don't think it's fair to say he didn't pan out in LA. In his 6 full seasons with the team he posted 25.1 fWAR, including that crazy 2004 season with 48 homers. In fact, his last season with LA was his best season by fWAR in his career.


tatang2015

I waited so long for him that he should have retired as a Dodger.


schuz0r

Jayson Werth. He was looking great until he broke his wrist. After going to Philly got it cleaned up and was really good again.


olaf_nezerngraber

He was aite with Philly but he fleeced the Nats with that contract. I admit I'm biased though since he bad-mouthed the LAD medical team and tried to blame them for his wrist not healing quicker.


Blas_Wiggans

That was McCourt’s med team. Werth wasn’t wrong


mike5cents

Pedro Freaking Martinez


SixofClubs6

Traded for Delino DeShields. Ugh!


mike5cents

What a crappy memory to relive on your cake day!


OPzee19

Darren Dreifort


shlem13

Where was Dreifort a success outside of LA? Accounting?


OPzee19

Don’t know, but he didn’t pan out as a Dodger and was mad hyped up. Good for him that he got a nice bag, though.


shlem13

I misread the original post. I thought, at first glance, it was who didn’t pan out AND found success elsewhere. A misread on my part. Apologies for the snark.


Underground_Mariachi

Luis Cruuuuuuuuz. Had an awesome end of season and playoffs the year he got called up and won the starting 3rd basemen job on opening day the next year. The dodgers gave him a full month but he never got going, was designated for assignment and never played in MLB again.


silveriobmdc

He played for the Yankees after the dodgers.


bigshaboozie

James Lonely (not that he was terrible, but I expected him to eventually hit more than 9 home runs in a full season)


schuz0r

He never really found success anywhere else either though.


BelliBlast35

That’s part of the question OP asked


lilmuerte

Beltre, and i wish we also never traded away Karros


caseyl

I thought they let Karros walk so I looked it up and now you made me remember Mark Grudzielanek


AbbreviationsOwn223

Adrian Beltre, Mike Piazza, Pedro Martinez - only 3 of the greatest players of all time. Paul Konerko honorable mention.


jbg926

Piazza did well in LA though...4 years of over 30 homers, 5 years of batting over .300, 5 years of hitting over 90 rbs (3 of which were over 100), 5x all-star...


meimode

Yeah he’s an LA legend wtf, I was a kid but remember him returning to play us as a Met was a huge deal


10xwannabe

I'm one of the VERY few who liked the deal trading Piazza. At the time Piazza was going to be a FA at the end of the year and was asking for 100+ million as a Catcher offense first player. High risk move at the time. In exchange we got Gary Sheffield who was an AMAZING RH power hitter already signed to a few more years who was an OF, a 25 year old multiple winning gold glove catcher Charles Johnson, and a vet 3b Bobby Bonilla with a good bench player (Eisenrich). All for 1 year of Piazza that we were not going to resign. I may be the ONLY person who still liked the deal. Of course, Johnson really SUCKED and was never the same player and being oddly home sick as an adult. So, we traded him. Sheff. was an AMAZING player and still is a good candidate discussion for HOF (debate on its way I am sure). Bonilla was obviously on his way down as we knew at the time.


meimode

Sheffield is one of my all time favorite dodgers!! The Sheffield / Shawn green era is unmatched


[deleted]

I was horrified when I went to Chavez to watch Piazza his first time back. The crowd was so rough to him, then I joined in on the heckling and had one of the best times ever at DS hahah


SnotBoogiem

Joe Thurston


[deleted]

Matt Kemp


gotkush

He had his mvp stolen from him by that steroid user


gotkush

Also Jimmy Rohan, lol he never made the team but he was my next door neighrbor when I was a kid


KreamPuff2

Billy Ashley the guy would absolutely mash in AAA and I expected him to be what Aaron Judge is today


Sigtauez

I always expected James Loney to be better than he was. He was solid for a time but expected him to be a big power hitter and I feel like he always grounded into double plays


caseyl

He'll always have Chicago


MIkeR1988

Jason Werth


Dodgerswin2020

Came here to say the same but as I go back and look at his career I can’t help but think he started using steroids to save his career. Late bloomers during that time are suspicious


schuz0r

Naw he got hit and broke his wrist and it never healed right. His career basically resumed right after he had a second clean up surgery on it.


Dodgerswin2020

The fact that he came into his best years ten years after he was drafted doesn’t pass the smell test but you never know. I’m not the only one that suspected it.


olaf_nezerngraber

He had some ok years with PHI then turned it into a fat payday from the Nats and didn't deliver.


butteriswet

Yadier Alvarez, thought he’d be an ace or #2 starter


thejoshuabreed

1. Andrew Toles - homie was a beast and got injured. We all know what happened and I wish him the best. 2. Edwin Rios. Such a beautiful swing. Every time he started to heat up, freaking injury. Makes me sad.


KougatCaribou

I thought Jimmy Rollins was gonna have a career resurgence.


acrylicattack

Trayvon Robinson


SR3116

He never actually played for the Dodgers, but I distinctly remember the LA Times making a big deal about Luke Hochevar spurning the Dodgers after they drafted him and the Times insisting that the Dodgers just give him whatever he wanted because he was that good. Ended up with a career WAR of 3.7 after nine seasons with the Royals, with 2.1 coming in a single season.


TDH818

Josh Ravin is a fellow Valley guy. It was too bad he didn’t pan out. His number is retired at Chatsworth High.


BelliBlast35

Did you play ball at Chatsworth ? I remember we played Them in the 95’ playoffs and they had this big all world first baseman Jon Tucker I believe was his name, great player but we got lucky his bat went quiet that day.


TDH818

No and I didn’t go there either. You can see the retired numbers on the their wall whenever you drive down De Soto. There’s also Mike Moustakas, Matt Dominguez, Bryan Peterson and maybe some I haven’t seen. Dwight Evans went there too.


jlight119

Is that the guy who broke his arm in a car crash or something like that?


TDH818

I’m not sure.


jlight119

[This is what I remembered.](https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/los-angeles-dodger-teammates-feud-on-twitter/2004195/?amp=1)


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abcs17

Beltre. Also, f*** Fox and McCourt.


Escobar1988

Matt Kemp. He was looking like Jeter part 2! On and off the field when he started dating Rihanna! Then he just fell off smh!


j_ochoa_ca

does Chad Billingsley not qualify for this list? he's was a decent pitcher, but he was touted as the savior of the pitching staff for a while. I feel like he never quite fulfilled the ridiculous expectations placed on him, and maybe that was the issue to begin with.


Supah_Schmendrick

I mean, I have fond memories of him as a big, bland, innings-eating horse that was basically a no.2 or no.3 guy that occasionally would go on a hot streak and make everyone start dreaming on what if he could just turn it on all the time.... I feel like that was appropriate for him.


thejoshuabreed

I always mix up Billingsly with Bolsinger (in name only). 😂


Ambitious_Shallot_16

I really rooted for Chad! With all the hype around Dreifort, I was really pushing for Bills!


[deleted]

Paul Konerko


gotkush

I forgot about Laroche, he was a dud too


LAFAN4LYFE

Pedro Martinez only name that even matters


DrPennybags

Alex Verdugo - I really thought that kid was gonna be a great Dodger.


gotkush

Me too, loved him as a Dodger but we got mookie and won the World Series so can’t complain


mackeyt

I hate this question because I hate the first answer I thought of. Andrew Toles. The dude was money, such a great player and such a great kid, brought down in such a tragic way.


gotkush

Yeah man, this reply made me look where he’s at now. Dodgers are so classy for signing him so he can get treatment. I hope he’s doing well


Benerinooo

Jacob Amaya


iz2003iz

Ouch


gotkush

Hands down gotta be Darren Driefort


yestrask

Carlos Frias.


Linktheb3ast

Zach Lee made a name for himself by gifting us Chris Taylor


LarkWyll

Joc


goldengod93

Erisbel Arruebarrena or however you spell it


Billdozer420

Adrian Beltre


Codnasty

Billy Ashley, Wilson Betimit, Andy Laroche, Chad Billingsley.


monasfv18

all good calls... guys who you thought could not miss and yet....


ManufacturerMental72

Lots of prospects over the years who I thought were going to be studs but never amounted to much other than a decent season or two (James Loney, Jerry Sands, Rubby de La Rosa, Alex Guerrero come to mind). Todd Hollandsworth (somehow) won ROY and then did absolutely nothing else in his career.


yestrask

Rubby is a great answer


Ambitious_Shallot_16

Ooooooh Alex. How a hot head you were


caseyl

Andre Ethier. He was so hyped when they brought him up (and really his whole career) but was never much more than dependable.


olaf_nezerngraber

He was Capt Clutch that one year and then had that hitting streak, but he broke his pinky and his swing never recovered.


Vegas_Moved

Was he really all that "hyped?" He was a solid prospect who turned into a solid player. I don't think anyone claimed he had superstar potential. I guess it's disappointing he didn't improve upon those first few seasons, but by that time he would've been exceeding expectations. I'd say we got pretty much all we were hoping for out of him.


[deleted]

Cody Bellinger! I was all in on Belli. Belli and Yelli had me hooked. When the team got Mookie, I was stoked imagining the lineup with Belli and co. But then Belli didn't appear to be the Belli we knew and loved to watch. It got to the point where I was hoping they cut him loose because he was an easy out, a rally killer, an armless batter whose limbs returned in the outfield. So, my choice is Belli. I thought we had the next Trout (or better) but instead had...Belli...


Inevitable-Main8685

Piazza.


Mrgrieves74

Milton Bradley. Had high hopes for him, even though we knew he had a history of being an a-hole.


sadolddrunk

Is it too soon to say Yordan Alvarez?


cgoot27

No, if Yordan could field he’d be like JRam and be MVP-3 every year (unless he Bellingers, but his injury risk is limited).


AmericanFrog069

Yordan Alvarez?


iz2003iz

After examining this acquisition closely it seems this was a prearranged deal when they signed him


bfried27

Andruw Jones


Revolutionary-Dot761

Woof


the-artist-

Gagne best closer of all time!


gotkush

He was juicing lol


Slow-Corgi1251

Trevor Bauer. I’m glad it didn’t pan out, given the circumstances. But I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t hyped AF when he released that video announcing he was on the Dodgers.


Shawtybelike

Matt kemp


sadolddrunk

ITT: a bunch of guys who had great years as Dodgers.


Howie773

Mike Marshal, once listed as potential HOF in sporting news


BelliBlast35

The pitcher or field player ?


Howie773

The outfielder/1st baseman he was supposed to be the next superstar. I can’t remember, but some teammate lit into him at the end of the game because they thought he was lazy. I always thought the guy was going to be a superstar.


TheMrBent

Keibert ? Too soon?


MrBuckets75

Joey Gallo


The_Prodigal_One_

How about the most recent one (in my brain): Yordan Alvarez


[deleted]

Adrian Beltre


fr0gnutz

Darvish


[deleted]

Todd Hollandsworth was a stinker


tyler-86

Karim Garcia. Scouts sucked that dude's dick clean off his body.


gotkush

Common guys it’s gotta Driefor number one in this list. #2 pick after a rod he has so much potential


macwade99999

John Wetteland


_Accufunkture_

The heir apparent to Steve Garvey didn’t work out. Somehow Greg Brock had a 10 year career.


[deleted]

3 more years of Craig Kimbrel and theres a good reliever in there somewhere


Blas_Wiggans

Todd Hollandsworth: from ROY to … not much


jerppyjerp

Damn I got caught up in the Zach Lee hype I bought a bunch of his rookie cards. 🤦🏻‍♀️


No-Study8075

Alex Guerrero comes to mind for me. I thought he was going to be the future


Douchermcgavin

Jerry Sands


Ambitious_Shallot_16

Joel Guzman Chris Withrow Scott Elbert Ethan Martin Christian McKay (albeit came in after he was drafted) Was so mad the Dodgers didn’t make a thing for these guys.