December 18, 2002: The Red Sox sign relief pitcher Mike Timlin, a veteran of twelve big league seasons, as a free-agent; Timlin will go on to pitch six seasons for the Red Sox as a set-up man and mentor to the younger relief pitchers while making a significant contribution to the 2004 and 2007 World Championship Red Sox teams. [...]

December 17, 2004: The Red Sox announce that they have signed former Cardinals shortstop Edgar Renteria to a four-year $40 million contract from 2005 to 2008; Renteria replaces Orlando Cabrera who has fallen out of favor in the front office and clubhouse, and Renteria will quickly feel the wrath of Red Sox fans, playing only one season in Boston. [...]

December 16, 1964: The Red Sox announce that 1965 will be their last year of spring training in Scottsdale, AZ, ending a seven year relationship with the city; the Red Sox will shift their spring training headquarters to Winter Haven in central FL, in 1966 and they will remain in "The Have" through 1991, before moving to Fort Myers, FL. [...]

December 15, 1960: In what Red Sox pitcher Frank Sullivan termed "the biggest trade in baseball history" the 6'7" Sullivan was traded to the Philadelphia Phils for 6'9" pitcher Gene Conley; Conley had played for the Boston Braves and he was a back-up forward for the Boston Celtics, so the Red Sox became his third Boston professional team. [...]

December 14, 1999: The Red Sox traded Everett's sending shortstop Adam to the Houston Astros for outfielder Carl Everett; Carl, who was known as "Jurassic Carl" for his refusal to acknowledge that dinosaurs had ever existed, added power but feuded with manager Jimy Williams and teammates during his two tumultuous years in Boston. [...]