Claim: In the 1973 Philadelphia Phillies season, Steve Carlton failed to recover from a spring training illness while Jim Lonborg and Ken Brett won 13 games each after being obtained from a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers.
Evidence: Steve Carlton, the highest paid pitcher in the game at $165,000, never recovered from a spring training illness and went 13–20. Pitchers Jim Lonborg and Ken Brett, both obtained in a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers, won 13 games each, as did Wayne Twitchell, whose 2.50 ERA was third in the league.