Complex sentence: Collins was signed by the New York Yankees as a free agent prior to the 1982 season, and was then traded with Mike Morgan, Fred McGriff and cash to the Toronto Blue Jays in 1983 for Tom Dodd and Dale Murray.
Split into simpler sentences: Collins was signed by the New York Yankees as a free agent prior to the 1982 season. He was then traded with Mike Morgan, Fred McGriff and cash to the Toronto Blue Jays in 1983 for Tom Dodd and Dale Murray.