"On Dec. 17, 2004, the Los Angeles Dodgers backed out of making a blockbuster trade with the New York Yankees and Arizona Diamondbacks that would have seen Shawn Green, Brad Penny and Randy Johnson switch teams. The trade was set to send Johnson and Kazuhisa Ishii to the Yankees, Green and Penny to the Diamondbacks, with Jose Vazquez and other prospects going to the Dodgers. The deal was nearly completed until it seemingly fell apart at the 11th hour."
"Although the return ended up being less than ideal in the trade that was ultimately agreed to, the Dodgers made the right decision by backing out of the three-team trade and keeping Penny. The right-hander became an important part of the rotation in 2005 and ended up pitching five seasons for the club. He threw 678.2 innings with the Dodgers, earning two All-Star selections and finishing third in Cy Young voting during the 2007 season."
On Dec. 17, 2004, the Los Angeles Dodgers withdrew from a proposed three-team trade that would have sent Randy Johnson and Kazuhisa Ishii to the Yankees and Shawn Green and Brad Penny to the Diamondbacks, with Jose Vazquez and other prospects going to Los Angeles. Randy Johnson and Shawn Green were later dealt to the Yankees and Diamondbacks in separate moves, with Johnson joining New York after a trade from Arizona and signing a two-year extension. Dioner Navarro was the only prospect who reached MLB with Los Angeles; other prospects stalled in the minors. Brad Penny remained with the Dodgers, became a rotation mainstay from 2005, accumulated 678.2 innings, earned two All-Star selections, and finished third in Cy Young voting in 2007.
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