Sports historians frequently debate the most foolish transactions of all time, with many pointing to the infamous 1920 sale of Babe Ruth from the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees, which famously cursed the Red Sox for decades. Other catastrophic missteps include the trade that sent Wayne Gretzky from Edmonton to Los Angeles for cash considerations, or various lopsided draft-pick deals where general managers surrendered future generational cornerstones for short-term, declining veteran depth pieces.