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1 trade every MLB team would like to have back

By Drew Koch

Florida Marlins third baseman Miguel Cabrera celebrates a home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks August 13, 2006 in Phoenix. The Marlins won 6 - 5. (Photo by A. Messerschmidt/Getty Images)
Florida Marlins third baseman Miguel Cabrera celebrates a home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks August 13, 2006 in Phoenix. The Marlins won 6 - 5. (Photo by A. Messerschmidt/Getty Images) /
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Joe Morgan, Houston Astros
1966; Unknown location, USA; FILE PHOTO; Houston Astros second baseman Joe Morgan in action at the plate during the 1966 season. Mandatory Credit: Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY NETWORK /

1 trade the Houston Astros want to take back: Joe Morgan

Joe Morgan was arguably the best second baseman to ever play the game. While many MLB fans remember his stint with the Big Red Machine and the back-to-back World Series Championships in 1975 and 1976, Morgan originally debuted as a member of the Houston Colt .45s.

That’s right, Morgan’s MLB debut was so long ago that the Astros hadn’t even been born yet. The Colt .45s entered the National League as an expansion team in 1962 along with the New York Mets. The Colts .45s were eventually renamed the Astros in 1964 before readying to play in the newly opened Houston Astrodome.

Morgan played 10 seasons in Houston before he was dealt to the Reds in November of 1971. The blockbuster deal sent infielders Lee May, Tommy Helms, and Jimmy Stewart to Houston, while Cincinnati received Morgan, Jack Billingham, and Cesar Geronimo.

This trade was the one that put the surging Cincinnati Reds franchise over the hump and gave birth to what is now considered the best assembly of players ever. The Great Eight would have never been formed had the Houston Astros held onto The Little General.

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