Top 25 Biggest Trades

February 10, 2000: Ken Griffey Jr Traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Cincinnati Reds for Jake Meyer (minors), Mike Cameron, Antonio Perez and Brett Tomko.

January 8, 2001: Johnny Damon traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Kansas City Royals with Mark Ellis to the Oakland Athletics. The Oakland Athletics sent Ben Grieve to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The Oakland Athletics sent Angel Berroa and A.J. Hinch to the Kansas City Royals. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Cory Lidle to the Oakland Athletics. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Roberto Hernandez to the Kansas City Royals.

December 16, 2001: Brian Fuentes traded by the Seattle Mariners with Jose Paniagua and Dennis Stark to the Colorado Rockies for Jeff Cirillo.

January 15, 2002: Gary Sheffield traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Atlanta Braves for Andrew Brown, Brian Jordan and Odalis Perez.

July 5, 2002: Carlos Pena traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Oakland Athletics with a player to be named later and Franklyn German to the Detroit Tigers. The New York Yankees sent Jason Arnold (minors), John-Ford Griffin and Ted Lilly to the Oakland Athletics. The Detroit Tigers sent Jeff Weaver to the New York Yankees. The Detroit Tigers sent cash to the Oakland Athletics. The Oakland Athletics sent Jeremy Bonderman (August 22, 2002) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.

July 29, 2002: Scott Rolen traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Doug Nickle and cash to the St. Louis Cardinals for Placido Polanco, Bud Smith and Mike Timlin.

November 16, 2002: Juan Pierre traded by the Colorado Rockies with Mike Hampton and cash to the Florida Marlins for Vic Darensbourg, Charles Johnson, Pablo Ozuna and Preston Wilson.

August 26, 2003: Brian Giles traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the San Diego Padres for Jason Bay and Oliver Perez. The San Diego Padres sent Corey Stewart (minors) (October 2, 2003) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.

December 1, 2003: Richie Sexson traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with a player to be named later and Shane Nance to the Arizona Diamondbacks for a player to be named later, Chris Capuano, Craig Counsell, Chad Moeller, Lyle Overbay, Jorge de la Rosa and Junior Spivey. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Noochie Varner (minors) (December 15, 2003) to the Arizona Diamondbacks to complete the trade.

December 16, 2003: Javier Vazquez traded by the Montreal Expos to the New York Yankees for Randy Choate, Nick Johnson and Juan Rivera.

February 16, 2004: Alex Rodriguez traded by the Texas Rangers with cash to the New York Yankees for Alfonso Soriano. The New York Yankees sent Joaquin Arias (April 23, 2004) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

June 24, 2004: Carlos Beltran traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Kansas City Royals to the Houston Astros. The Oakland Athletics sent Mark Teahen and Mike Wood to the Kansas City Royals. The Houston Astros sent Octavio Dotel to the Oakland Athletics. The Houston Astros sent John Buck and cash to the Kansas City Royals.

July 31, 2004: Nomar Garciaparra traded as part of a 4-team trade by the Boston Red Sox with Matt Murton to the Chicago Cubs. The Minnesota Twins sent Doug Mientkiewicz to the Boston Red Sox. The Montreal Expos sent Orlando Cabrera to the Boston Red Sox. The Chicago Cubs sent Francis Beltran, Alex Gonzalez and Brendan Harris to the Montreal Expos. The Chicago Cubs sent Justin Jones (minors) to the Minnesota Twins.

December 13, 2004: Carlos Lee traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Milwaukee Brewers for Scott Podsednik and Luis Vizcaino. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Travis Hinton (minors) (January 10, 2005) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

December 18, 2004: Danny Haren traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Daric Barton and Kiko Calero to the Oakland Athletics for Mark Mulder.

January 11, 2005: Randy Johnson traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the New York Yankees for Brad Halsey, Dioner Navarro, Javier Vazquez and cash.

November 24, 2005: Josh Beckett traded by the Florida Marlins with Mike Lowell and Guillermo Mota to the Boston Red Sox for Jesus Delgado, Harvey Garcia, Hanley Ramirez and Anibal Sanchez.

November 25, 2005: Jim Thome traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with cash to the Chicago White Sox for Daniel Haigwood (minors) and Aaron Rowand. The Chicago White Sox sent Gio Gonzalez (December 8, 2005) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.

December 27, 2005: Orlando Hudson traded by the Toronto Blue Jays with Miguel Batista to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Sergio Santos (minors) and Troy Glaus.

July 31, 2007: Mark Teixeira traded by the Texas Rangers with Ron Mahay to the Atlanta Braves for Beau Jones (minors), Elvis Andrus (minors), Neftali Feliz (minors), Matt Harrison and Jarrod Saltalamacchia.

November 28, 2007: Matt Garza traded by the Minnesota Twins with Eduardo Morlan (minors) and Jason Bartlett to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Brendan Harris, Jason Pridie and Delmon Young.

December 4, 2007: Miguel Cabrera traded by the Florida Marlins with Dontrelle Willis to the Detroit Tigers for Dallas Trahern (minors), Burke Badenhop, Eulogio De La Cruz, Cameron Maybin, Andrew Miller and Mike Rabelo.

July 7, 2008: CC Sabathia traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Milwaukee Brewers for Matt LaPorta (minors), Rob Bryson (minors) and Zach Jackson. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Michael Brantley (minors) (October 3, 2008) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

July 31, 2008: Manny Ramirez traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Boston Red Sox to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Bryan Morris (minors) and Andy LaRoche to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Boston Red Sox sent Craig Hansen and Brandon Moss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Jason Bay to the Boston Red Sox.

November 10, 2008: Matt Holliday traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Oakland Athletics for Carlos Gonzalez, Greg Smith and Huston Street.