Aug 2, 2013; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Phillies wall of fame inductee Curt Schilling waves to fans as he is driven around the ballpark prior to the game against the Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Howard Smith-USA TODAY Sports
Summary
Each time Schilling was traded, the return was far weaker than what the teams got back. While some players did have good careers, none helped make any deal even close to even.
Out of all of the players Schilling was traded for, the only one to make an All-Star team after the trade was Padilla with the Phillies in 2002. Of the teams that traded him away, only the Phillies and Red Sox have won the World Series after. It took the Phillies eight years after their trade of the righty to win it and the Red Sox trading back for him to get their championship.
One-sided trades are nothing unusual. For it to happen this many times with one player involved though, we have to wonder if the teams who traded him away ever appreciated what they had.