Boston Red Sox: Remembering the best trades in franchise history

Any team that’s been around as long as the Red Sox has made countless trades, some good and some bad. In this article we’ll take a look at some of the best deals they’ve made.

Even though the Boston Red Sox have produced countless good to great homegrown players throughout their long and storied history, many of their best players were acquired via trade. Like any team that’s been around as long as they have, the Sox have made their share of bad trades. However, they’ve also hit on a lot and some of those acquisitions turned into Red Sox legends.

The following is a list of some of the greatest trades in Red Sox history. Some of these players were only on the team for a short time but made a big impact, others spent the majority of their careers in Boston and in the process became all-time heroes.

In many cases, the Red Sox gave up players who ended up being very good for the teams on the receiving end while other times they gave up little of value and swindled their trade partners. Here’s a list of the best trades the Red Sox have made in their history.

In no particular order, let’s begin.