It was the very first trade the Diamondbacks did with the Phillies, and what a trade. If it wasn’t for “that what we do not speak about”, Curt Schilling would have been the second Diamondbacks’ Hall-Of-Famer. Schilling formed a deadly 1-2 top of the rotation with ace Randy Johnson and was one of the main ingredients for the World Series title in 2001.
The path for that was laid in July 2000, which is when Schilling joined the Diamondbacks. Schilling hadn’t been on a competitive team in Philadelphia in his final years there and had requested a trade.