Curt Schilling acquired in trade
Less than a month after spending Thanksgiving dinner with the Schillings in 2003 and trying to convince Curt to accept a deal to Boston, Epstein made his biggest deal to that point: Acquiring Schilling from Arizona in exchange for Casey Fossum, Brandon Lyon, and two minor leaguers. Schilling won 21 games for the Red Sox in 2004 and had legendary performances against the Yankees and Cardinals in the postseason.