Yesterday in history: Jays “settle” for Tom Henke

Jan 25 2022 by Bluebird Banter

 
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It worked out for the best that the California Angels had priority in the January 1985 free agent compensation draft

37 years ago, Major League Baseball held the last of four largely ill-fated free agent compensation drafts that were conducted from 1982 to 1985. Famously, the Toronto Blue Jays plucked Tom Henke from the Texas Rangers, obtaining an instrumental piece of their future contending teams in the shutdown closer at the end of the bullpen...

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