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Originally Posted by Goose
Mike Hampton was a Mariner?
Huh, learn something new everyday I guess.
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He was, but barely. He was drafted in 1990 (6th round pick), playeed in the minors for 3 years then played in 13 games in 1993 at the age of 20. He was traded to the Astros for Eric Anthony who was released amost exactly a year later while Hampton went on to play 6 years for Houston and then was traded to the Mets and the only player they got back that was servicable for them was Octavio Dotel. Dotel was a major part of the three team trade that got the Astros Carlos Beltran who led them on a strong playoff run. So pretty much the Astros kicked our ass on that deal.