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Philadelphia Phillies: The five worst trades of the last decade

ByJohn Town|
PHILADELPHIA - NOVEMBER 02: Cliff Lee #34 of the Philadelphia Phillies runs back to the dugout after the final out in the top of the seventh inning against the New York Yankees in Game Five of the 2009 MLB World Series at Citizens Bank Park on November 2, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA - NOVEMBER 02: Cliff Lee #34 of the Philadelphia Phillies runs back to the dugout after the final out in the top of the seventh inning against the New York Yankees in Game Five of the 2009 MLB World Series at Citizens Bank Park on November 2, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK – OCTOBER 28: (L-R) Carlos Ruiz #51 and Cliff Lee #34 of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrate after their 6-1 win against the New York Yankees in Game One of the 2009 MLB World Series at Yankee Stadium on October 28, 2009 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

No. 1: Trading Cliff Lee to the Mariners

One of the best trades Ruben Amaro made as Phillies GM was trading for Roy Halladay. The worst he made came just after, when he traded Cliff Lee to the Mariners for a trio of players that never worked out in Tyson Gillies, Phillippe Amount, and J.C. Ramirez.

Gillies never even reached the major-leagues, while Ramirez pitched just one uninspiring year in the majors with the Phils before being granted free agency. Aumont made 46 appearances over four seasons, managing a 6.80 ERA and 1.992 WHIP.

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Altogether, the team received -1.3 wins above replacement from the players received in the trade. Not to mention, Lee racked up 4.8 wins above replacement in 2010. It was pretty clear that Amaro knew he messed up when he signed Lee that next offseason.

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