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10 MLB stars you forgot were Philadelphia Phillies

By Gabrielle Starr

COOPERSTOWN, NY - JULY 29: Hall of Famer Fergie Jenkins is introduced during the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Clark Sports Center on July 29, 2018 in Cooperstown, New York. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
COOPERSTOWN, NY - JULY 29: Hall of Famer Fergie Jenkins is introduced during the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Clark Sports Center on July 29, 2018 in Cooperstown, New York. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA – 1981: Ryne Sandberg #37 of the Philadelphia Phillies waits in the batting cage before a game at Veterans Stadium during the 1981 season. (Photofile/MLB Archives via Getty Images) /

7. Ryne Sandberg, 1981 Phillies

You probably remember Ryne Sandberg as the Phillies manager from 2013-15, but long before that, he was yet another trade regret.

The Phillies drafted Sandberg in the 20th round of the 1978 draft and persuaded him to give up his college football commitment to play baseball. He debuted with the defending-champion Phillies in 1981, playing 13 games for the club.

Dallas Green, who had played for the Phillies during his own big-league career and managed the club from 1979-81, was squired away by the Chicago Cubs after Sandberg’s brief debut season. Green not only left the Phillies, he took quite a few employees with him, including coaches and scouts, and players via trade.

Among the players were Larry Bowa and Sandberg, who, like Fergie Jenkins, would go on to have a Hall of Fame career in Chicago. The infielder had 10 consecutive All-Star seasons and nine Gold Gloves, won NL MVP in 1984, and seven Silver Sluggers, including five in a row between 1988-92.

Out of all the bad trades in franchise history, the Sandberg and Jenkins trades are considered two of the very worst.

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