You remember the winter meetings. Where the baseball world gathers in one warm place for several days to talk shop, do business, make trades and announce free-agent signings.
The Sox had center stage as recently as 2016 with a pair of blockbuster deals, including moving one of their best pitchers of all time, Chris Sale. They have had their share of historic moments in winter meetings history, such as in 1975, when general manager Roland Hemond, working for new owner Bill Veeck, set up a table in the Diplomat Hotel in Hollywood, Florida, with a sign that read, “Open for business.” Within three days, they made six trades involving 22 players, dealing Jim Kaat and Bill Melton and acquiring Ralph Garr and Clay Carroll, among others. Those were the last winter meetings before free agency.
