As I talked about last weekend, we are going to try to be covering more history with the Boston Red Sox with notable anniversaries around the team. That was within a 25th anniversary post about the signing of Steve Avery, and we’re going back to that year with another big transaction to try and bolster the pitching staff.
But before we get to that, we should start with the original acquisition of Jose Canseco, who would be the departing portion of this trade, and really the more famous side of it. In fact, by the time the Red Sox acquired the slugger prior to the 1995 season he was already established as one of the biggest names in the sport and was in the back half of his career.