I am not sure how many people will remember this but Todd Helton was almost the Red Sox first baseman this season. Back in January, the Red Sox and Rockies were exploring a deal that would bring Helton to the Red Sox for Manny Delcarmen, Craig Hansen and Mike Lowell or Kevin Youkilis.
In the end, the price was too high for the Red Sox and they decided not to pull the trade. But what would have happened if the deal was done? Would the Rockies have made the World Series? Better yet, would the Sox be playing in the World Series too? Those are questions we will never know the answers too.
Here is a look at what was written here on Sox & Dawgs about all those trade rumors.
January 27, 2007: The Rockies are in discussions with the Boston Red Sox involving a trade of Todd Helton, according to multiple baseball sources.
Nothing is imminent, but negotiations are expected to resume Monday or Tuesday when Rockies general manager Dan O’Dowd returns to work after tending to a family matter. Helton, 33, has a complete no-trade clause, but has said he would consider Boston. A source said Helton is aware of the current Red Sox talks.
January 28, 2007: The trade talks between the Rockies and the Red Sox have a hit a little snag right now. The Red Sox have offered up Mike Lowell and Julian Tavarez to the Rockies in exchange for Todd Helton and cash. Right now, the Rockies also want one of the Red Sox younger prospects from the group Jacob Ellsbury, Craig Hansen, Manny Delcarmen, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard and Jon Lester
January 30, 2007: The talks between the Colorado Rockies and the Boston Red Sox involving Todd Helton are officially dead. The reason, the Red Sox will not give up Manny Delcarmen or Craig Hansen along with Mike Lowell and Julian Tavarez. This reluctance caused the Rockies to pull out of negotiations.
February 4, 2007: Will the Colorado Rockies rethink trading Todd Helton? According to the Denver Post, Helton has told the Rockies that he will veto any future trades that the Rockies bring to him.
So will the Rockies reconsider there demands and trade Helton to the Red Sox? I still think that this deal will be revisited and now with Helton’s demands, I can see the Rockies definitely opening up the channels of negotiation again. Maybe now they will backdown from their demands of a top prospect in order to get a deal done.
