December 8, 1977: The Red Sox trade right-handed pitcher Don Aase to the California Angels for second baseman Jerry Remy; a native of Somerset, MA, Remy will go on to play eight seasons in Boston, add speed to the Boston lineup, achieve All-Star status, and he will go on to legendary status as the NESN color analyst the "RemDawg." [...]

December 7, 1978: The Red Sox trade left-handed pitcher Bill "Spaceman" Lee to the Montreal Expos for the immortal Stan Papi ridding manager Don Zimmer of his nemesis; Lee wins 16 games for the Expos in 1979 and he is inducted into the Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2009, while Papi bats .188 as a back-up infielder in his one full season in Boston. [...]

December 6, 1982: The Red Sox trade third baseman Carney Lansford and outfielder Gary Hancock to the Athletics for centerfielder Tony Armas and catcher Jeff Newman; Armas will go on to play four seasons in Boston and contribute to a 1986 AL pennant while Lansford was ably replaced by future Hall-of-Famer Wade Boggs. [...]

December 5, 1991: The Red Sox agree with the City of Fort Myers to relocate their spring training headquarters to the Gulf Coast from Winter Haven, FL, where they had trained since 1966, to the newly constructed City of Palms Park, where they remained until Jet Blue Stadium was opened in 2012. [...]

December 4, 2003: The Red Sox signed 44 year-old Terry Francona as their 44th manager beginning in 2004; Francona would manage the Red Sox for eight seasons and lead them to their first World Championship in 86 years in his first season, following up with a second World Championship in 2007, before resigning following the 2011 season. [...]