00:03Dynasties are built on smart trades, but these are the 5 worst deals in Atlanta Braves history.
00:09In July 2007, the Braves went all-in for Mark Teixeira, sending Elvis Andrus, Neftali Feliz, Matt Harrison, and Jared Saltalamachia to Texas.
00:19Teixeira hit .295 with 37 homers in 157 games, but the window was short, and by mid-2008, he was gone to the Angels.
00:28Meanwhile, Texas got All-Stars. Andrus, a franchise shortstop, Feliz closed out a World Series, and Harrison, an All-Star starter, an expensive one-year push that never paid off.
00:41The Braves acquired J.D. Drew and Eli Marrero for Adam Wainwright, Jason Markey, and Ray King.
00:49Drew was excellent in 2004, hitting .305 with 31 home runs, but he left after one season.
00:55Wainwright blossomed into a Cardinals ace with over 200 career wins, anchoring their rotation for two decades.
01:03This one still hurts Braves fans.
01:06At just 23, Jermaine Dye looked like a rising star in Atlanta.
01:10But the Braves dealt him to the Kansas City Royals for Michael Tucker and Keith Lockhart.
01:15While Tucker and Lockhart became useful role players, Dye enjoyed a 14-year career with 325 home runs and a 2005 World Series MVP with the Chicago White Sox.
01:29On the eve of the 2015 season, Atlanta packaged Craig Kimbrell and Melvin Upton Jr. to San Diego for Carlos Quentin, Cameron Maben, and prospects.
01:41Framed as a rebuild, it never sat well with fans.
01:44Kimbrell remained one of the best closers in baseball, while the return produced little long-term value, a transition that cost a franchise cornerstone.
01:53After a perfect game, Len Barker was seen as an ace, and Atlanta traded Brett Butler, Brooke Jacoby, and Rick Bahena to get him.
02:02Barker never found consistency in Atlanta, hosting a 4.34 ERA in four seasons.
02:08Butler became one of baseball's best lead-off hitters with over 2,000 hits and nearly 600 stolen bases.
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