Of the four players the Los Angeles Dodgers received from the Boston Red Sox in the August 2012 nine-player trade, only Adrian Gonzalez remains with the organization. Nick Punto was first to depart, after the 2013 season; Josh Beckett retired following the 2014 season; and Carl Crawford was released last June.
Gonzalez has anchored first base and the heart of the lineup as the primary left-handed slugger during his tenure with the Dodgers. That’s all been despite the veteran battling a bulging disc in his neck last spring and recurring back pain that’s a result of a pinched nerve.