Happy Birthday Tom Henke

Dec 21 2022 by Bluebird Banter

 

Tom Henke turns 65 today.

The Blue Jays got Henke as compensation for the Rangers’ signing of Jays’ free-agent Cliff Johnson. Back then, teams that signed another free agent gave up a player to the original club. A team would protect some players, and the team that lost the free agent would choose someone. It turned free agency into a trade. Generally, it worked out much better for the team signing the free agent. In this case, it worked out very badly for the Rangers. The Jays...

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