Today in Mets History

July 30th will forever live in the back of Mets minds as this was the day they traded away they most prized pitching prospect at the time Scott Kazmir.

July 30, 2004

Mets Receive From Rays:

• Victor Zambrano
• Bartolome Fortunato

Rays Receive From Mets:

• Scott Kazmir
• Joselo Diaz

Another trade went down on this same day, as the Mets had originally acquired OF Jose Bautista from the Royals. Yes the Jose Bautista that plays for the Toronto Bluejays. Here is a look at the trade that went down.

Mets Receive From Pirates:

• Kris Benson
• Jeff Keppinger

Pirates Receive From Mets:

• Ty Wiggington
• Jose Bautista
• Matt Peterson

Today marks 7 years ago when i remember seeing Scott Kazmir being traded i was furious. Jim Duquette at the time was the General Manager of the Mets and most fans were pretty upset about it. I for one liked the Kris Benson trade but we all know how that trade panned out. 

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