On Aug. 25, 2012, the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers completed a nine-player trade that altered the course of both franchises. The Dodgers acquired Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford, Adrian Gonzalez and Nick Punto in a deal that added over $250 million in salary.
Boston received Ivan De Jesus Jr., Rubby De La Rosa, James Loney, Jerry Sands and Allen Webster. More importantly, they finished the 2012 season under the luxury tax threshold and avoided the 40-percent repeater penalty.
There was a stretnch where only Gonzalez remained with the Dodgers, while the Red Sox no longer have any player from the trade.