Because I Can

Way back in 1998, Mike Piazza was traded in what was easily the worst trade by the Dodgers in the last decade. The result was Gary Sheffield, who was good, but then he was traded because he was a jerk, and that yielded Odalis Perez and Brian Jordan. Jordan wasn't much, but at the time Perez seemed attractive. In 2006, Perez soured, and the Dodgers dumped him for Elmer Dessens. So this would lead us to believe that Elmer Dessens is the last link to Mike Piazza.

But there is good news. Gary Sheffield netted more than Odalis Perez and Brian Jordan; he also got the Dodgers a guy by the name of Andrew Brown, a 6' 6" pitching prospect. Brown was later traded, along with spare outfielder Franklin Gutierrez for Milton Bradley. Bradley was decent, and funny to watch if you weren't too embarrassed by him.

Along the way, the Dodgers made a few somewhat useless deals. In 1996, they signed 18-year-old Luke Allen as an amateur free agent. He was traded for Jason Romano, who was traded for Antonio Perez.

On December 13, 2005, Ned Colletti traded Bradley and Perez for a prospect in the A's system by the name of Andre Ethier. So that's right: Andre Ethier is the Dodgers' last link to Mike Piazza.

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