Glade had plenty of talent. Everything else about him seemed to make that meaningless.

Between questionable free agent signings and some of the infamous George Steinbrenner trades of the late 80’s and early 90’s, the Yankees have some poor personnel decisions in their history. One of the earliest in team history is the trade for Fred Glade.

Glade grew up in Nebraska as the son of a wealthy mill owner. He played baseball in his spare time, and had enough talent to get noticed by...

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