Imagine Mr. Rockie Todd Helton, one of the greatest Colorado Rockies players of all time, in a Boston Red Sox uniform.
That almost happened before the start of the 2007 season. But the proposed trade—which would have sent Beantown’s Mike Lowell, Julián Tavárez, and a minor leaguer from Boston to Colorado for the Rockies’ popular first baseman—fell through.
Helton, who was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame earlier this year, stayed with the Rockies and had a storybook season in 2007. When Helton retired in 2013, after 17 major league seasons (1997–2013)—all in the Mile High City—he had more hits (2,519),
