On December 6, 1984 — The White Sox trade 1983 AL Cy Young Award winner LaMarr Hoyt and two minor leaguers to the Padres for pitcher Tim Lollar, utility man Luis Salazar, and minor leaguers Ozzie Guillen and Bill Long. Guillen will win the American League Rookie of the Year Award next season.

After losing the 1984 World Series to the Detroit Tigers, the Padres needed starting pitching and were in the market looking for a front-end starter. Hoyt was the American League Cy Young award winner in 1983 but had slumped in 1984 to a 13-18 record. The Padres gave away a young, prized shortstop named Ozzie Guillen. He was blocked at the position by Garry Templeton, so the Padres deemed him expendable. Lollar was a valuable part of the ’84 Padres run, but Hoyt was an upgrade in the rotation that they desperately needed.

Hoyt rewarded the Padres, going 16-8 with a 3.47 ERA and a 1.097 WHIP in 1985. After the season, he was arrested twice, in January and February of 1986, and went into rehab for drug abuse. That forced him to miss most of spring training and resulted in an 8-11 record with a 5.15 ERA and a 1.497 WHIP for the 1986 season. After that season, he was arrested once again and sentenced to 45 days in jail. Hoyt never pitched in the major leagues again. He was a massive mistake for the franchise, and it was a shame he never could get his life together.

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Sources:

https://www.eastvillagetimes.com/padres-history-three-trades-happened-on-this-date-2/