For no good reason, here's a list of the most frequent trade parters of the Giants. This is both for New York and San Francisco. And while I know the Dodgers and Giants are over 100 years old, and longevity is a factor in this list, #6 still surprises me.
This is all from Baseball Reference's trade database, of course. Before you click over, take a wild guess at the top team. Go on! Guess!
Team | Total | Last trade | Year |
1. Cardinals | 64 | Kevin Joseph for Jason Christiansen | 2001 |
2. Braves | 63 | Russ Ortiz for Damian Moss, Merkin Valdez | 2002 |
3. Reds | 56 | Dave Burba, Darren Lewis, Mark Portugal for Dave McCarty, Ricky Pickett, John Roper, Deion Sanders, Scott Service, all the lulz | 1995 |
4. Phillies | 54 | Tommy Joseph, Seth Rosin, Nate Schierholtz for Hunter Pence | 2012 |
5. Pirates | 34 | John Bowker, Joe Martinez for Javier Lopez | 2010 |
6. Dodgers | 30 | Mark Sweeney for Travis Denker | 2007 |
7. Cubs | 30 | Evan Crawford for Mike Fontenot | 2010 |
8. Nationals/Expos | 24 | Shairon Martis for Mike Stanton | 2006 |
9. Yankees | 23 | Chris Stewart for George Kontos | 2012 |
10. Orioles | 20 | LaTroy Hawkins for Steve Kline | 2005 |
11. White Sox | 20 | Sergio Santos for sweet, sweet cash | 2009 |
12. Tigers | 19 | Marcus Jensen for Brian Johnson | 1997 |
13. Red Sox | 19 | Daniel Turpen for Ramon Ramirez | 2010 |
14. Indians | 18 | Thomas Neal for Orlando Cabrera | 2011 |
15. Mets | 18 | Ramon Ramirez, Andres Torres for Angel Pagan | 2011 |
16. Brewers | 17 | Ray Durham for Steve Hammond, Darren Ford | 2008 |
17. Angels | 16 | Edgardo Alfonzo for Steve Finley | 2005 |
18. Twins | 15 | J.T. Thomas for Dustan Mohr | 2003 |
19. Astros | 14 | Jason Stoffel, Henry Sosa for Jeff Keppinger | 2011 |
20. A's | 13 | Adam Pettyjohn for sweet, sweet cash | 2004 |
21. Mariners | 11 | Jason Ellison for Travis Blackley | 2007 |
22. Padres | 10 | Clay Hensley for Matt Herges | 2003 |
23. Royals | 10 | Jonathan Sanchez, Ryan Verdugo for Melky Cabrera | 2011 |
24. Rangers | 9 | Bengie Molina for Michael Main, a championship | 2010 |
25. Marlins | 6 | Ronny Paulino for Hector Correa | 2009 |
26. Diamondbacks | 4 | Matt Herges for Doug DeVore | 2005 |
27. Blue Jays | 4 | Fred Lewis for sweet, sweet cash | 2010 |
28. Rockies | 3 | Charlie Culberson for Marco Scutaro | 2012 |
29. Rays | 1 | Tyler Walker for Carlos Hines | 2006 |
30. Giants | 1 | Injured Freddy Sanchez, injured Buster Posey for healthy Freddy Sanchez, healthy Buster Posey | 2012 |