Let's hope we don't get Malcom back........... Wouldn't this really be a loan?
The story went kinda like that:
In 1987, Noles became one of only four players in history to be "traded for himself" (
Harry Chiti,
Brad Gulden, and
John McDonald are the other three). Toward the end of the season, Noles was traded from the Cubs to the Detroit Tigers for a
player to be named later. 33 days later, after the 1987 season had ended, the teams were unable to agree on what player Chicago would receive, and so Noles was shipped back to the Cubs, completing a deal in which he was traded for himself.
[3] Two-and-a-half weeks after that, the Cubs granted Noles free agency. He signed with Baltimore for the 1988 season, but only appeared in two games for them. Noles finished his career with a single game for the 1990
Philadelphia Phillies.