OT: Greatest trade in Boston sports history?

[oldrover]

I'll go out on a limb with the worst...




Uurrrrghh...that one hurt for oh about 86 years. But the best? I'll offer up an unlikely candidate... Fairbanks dealing Plunkett for a bevy of first round picks.

(Turned into Pete Brock, Tim Fox, Ray Clay, and Horace Ivory... maybe somebody else?)

I now prepare to be embarrassed by the presentation of an obvious winner that bypassed the weakened synapses of my decrepit old brain. LOL

 

[RobertWeathers]

Greatest Patriot one is....

 

[SaCaCh]

The Varitek, Derek Lowe Trade for Slocumb is usually sited as the best.

 

[Tuck]

The Neely trade wasn't bad.

 

[oldrover]

I now prepare to be embarrassed by the presentation of an obvious winner that bypassed the weakened synapses of my decrepit old brain. LOL

Greatest Patriot one is....

Okay... I'm embarrassed. LOL

 

[RobertWeathers]

The Varitek, Derek Lowe Trade for Slocumb is usually sited as the best.

For the Sox, I think I'd go with the Nomar trade which got them Mink & Orlando Cabrera and eventually the 2004 WS

 

[Pats1989]

Totally forgot BB was traded here. If Randy Moss was traded here.... that's a big one.

 

[RobertWeathers]

The Neely trade wasn't bad.

That was a great trade. Back when Sinden still had his fastball.

 

[Pats1989]

For the Sox, I think I'd go with the Nomar trade which got them Mink & Orlando Cabrera and eventually the 2004 WS

This one definitely is up there.

 

[Mack Herron]

Marotte, Martin and Norris for Esposito, Hodge, and Stanfield.

 

[Keep Up With The Joneses]

The Celtics trading for McHale and Parish in 1980 has to be near the top of that list.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Okay... I'm embarrassed. LOL

Well, that was for a coach. A player trade....Hmmm...i'll say it was the Corey Dillon trade as it led SB 39 title.

 

[Deus Irae]

Espo trade
Martinez trade
Lowe trade
DJ trade
Parrish/McHale trade


Pretty damned good ones to start with, IMO

 

[RobertWeathers]

This one definitely is up there.

It was addition by subtraction. Nomar had become a boat-anchor.

 

[Pats1989]

Nathan Horton trade?

 

[convertedpatsfan]

Greatest Patriot one is....

Done in one.

Thread is over. Repeat. Thread is over.

Edit: Orrrrrrr the Bill Russell trade. Didn't realize that was a thing.

 

[Tuck]

Espo trade
Martinez trade
Lowe trade
DJ trade
Parrish/McHale trade


Pretty damned good ones to start with, IMO

Forgot about Pedro. That one could be the best.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Marotte, Martin and Norris for Esposito, Hodge, and Stanfield.

Espo was traded for Ratelle and Brad Park.

 

[TinhWoodhead]

Derby to Denver for a 5th!

 

[ErniesPinkStripes]

Pedro.



*For players , otherwise I agree BB is best overall