Five years ago today, one of the largest trades in baseball history went down, with the Dodgers acquiring Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford and Nick Punto from the Red Sox in a nine-player deal.
The day or two before the trade became official were pretty crazy, with rumors of the trade circulating. The numbers were mind boggling, with the Dodgers taking on over $260 million in salaries in the deal.
There are a few things that stand out to me when I think of that trade.