It was nearly 12 years ago in 2004 when the Boston Red Sox made a trade that flew under everyone’s radar; sending Henri Stanley to the Dodgers for utility man and speedster, Dave Roberts. Part of the reason the trade went nearly unnoticed was because the Red Sox, on that same day traded Nomar Garciaparra to the Cubs…but all in all, a small move, that at the time no one could have predicted the ramifications that trade would have on baseball history. That fall, the Red Sox were down to their final three outs in the 2004 ALCS to their rival Yankees…down three games to nothing…and the greatest closer in history, Mariano Rivera was taking the mound to send the Yankees to the World Series.
Liability to Weapon: My Idea for Billy Hamilton
