By now, the dust has settled on the Red Sox shedding $260 million worth of contracts, and everyone is getting settled in to their new teams. Based on the total amount of money involved and the track records of the players involved, this trade could end up going down as one of the most significant in MLB history. But there have been some monumental trades throughout the years. Here are ten huge ones. Keep in mind that I'm trying to look at the deal from both sides as opposed to just "superstar traded for prospects who don't pan out". I'm trying to think of trades that had an impact beyond the field, and were thought of as game-changers.
May 14, 1998: Dodgers trade Mike Piazza and Todd Zeile to Marlins for Manny Barrios, Gary Sheffield, Bobby Bonilla, Jim Eisenreich, and Charles Johnson. This deal was important for two reasons: first, it was the Dodgers dealing one of the best all-around hitters in baseball, just entering his prime, because they didn't think...
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PLAYERS:
Mike Piazza,
Gary Sheffield,
Bobby Bonilla,
Charles Johnson,
Preston Wilson,
Ken Griffey,
Mike Cameron,
Antonio Perez,
Brett Tomko,
Bartolo Colon,
Tim Drew,
Cliff Lee,
Brandon Phillips,
Grady Sizemore,
Omar Minaya,
Curt Schilling,
Casey Fossum,
Brandon Lyon,
Alex Rodriguez,
Alfonso Soriano,
Joaquin Arias,
Nomar Garciaparra,
Matt Murton,
Doug Mientkiewicz,
Orlando Cabrera,
Justin Jones,
Francis Beltran,
Brendan Harris,
Mark Teixeira,
Ron Mahay,
Elvis Andrus,
Jarrod Saltalamacchia,
Neftali Feliz,
Matt Harrison,
Beau Jones,
Miguel Cabrera,
Dontrelle Willis,
Dallas Trahern,
Burke Badenhop,
Cameron Maybin,
Andrew Miller,
Mike Rabelo,
Josh Hamilton,
Danny Herrera,
Edinson Volquez,
Bryan Morris,
Andy LaRoche,
Craig Hansen,
Jason Bay,
Carl Crawford
TEAMS: Boston Red Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers, Baltimore Orioles, Tampa Bay Rays, San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, East Carolina Pirates
TEAMS: Boston Red Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers, Baltimore Orioles, Tampa Bay Rays, San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, East Carolina Pirates
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