This is a big “what if” for the entire sport.
The Montreal Expos traded pitchers Randy Johnson, Gene Harris, and Brian Holman to the Seattle Mariners for pitchers Mark Langston and Mike Campbell in 1989.
What if the Expos hung on to the “Big Unit”—who would go on to win 303 games, five CY Young awards, one World Series MVP and 10 All-Star selections?
Langston only pitched in 24 games for the Expos before going to the Angels. Campbell never pitched a single game for Montreal.
Could Johnson have single-handedly saved baseball in Montreal? The Expos never had star players for more than a few seasons and the excitement of the franchise completely died.
Now we are left wondering if Johnson could have saved baseball in Montreal.
