Lucky 13: Baseball's Greatest Championship Trades

Over the course of Major League Baseball history, several trades have played a major role in lifting teams to a World Series championship. In one of the most lopsided deals of all time, the Boston Red Sox acquired Jason Varitek and Derek Lowe from the Seattle Mariners for Heathcliff Slocumb in the summer of 1997. That trade worked wonders for the Sox as Varitek and Lowe were key parts of the team that captured the 2004 title. But you could argue that trading for Pedro Martinez was the main reason that Boston won it all. Here is a list of the top 13 trades in baseball history that had a lot to do with a team winning the ultimate prize--a World Series title. Let the arguments begin.