Judging The Past: Best And Worst Trades In New York Mets History

8. P Steve Renko, 3B Kevin Collins, P Jay Carden to Montreal Expos for OF Donn Clendenon (February, 1969)

Comparable to the modern-day Cespedes deal, Clendenon came over in the pre-deadline trade which sparked the 1969 Championship. Unlike Cespedes, though, he continued to hit into the postseason, as he earned World Series MVP honors en route to the Mets’ 4-1 series win.

 Bob Ojeda