For a long time, the 2005 trade that brought Josh Beckett (and Mike Lowell) to Boston in exchange for Hanley Ramirez (as well as Guillermo Mota and some throw-ins!) was considered a rarity in baseball circles. It was rare in that it was one of the few trades in baseball that appeared to benefit both teams equally. For the Red Sox, Beckett led them to the 2007 World Series, a series in which Lowell was named MVP. And for the Marlins, they got Ramirez, a player thought to be one of the best prospects in the game at the time...
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