Documentary

The Deal

Name: The Deal
Director: Nick Barnicle
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2014-02-12
Duration: 23 min
Cast: Buster Olney, Theo Epstein, Brian Cashman, Jed Hoyer, Larry Luchino

February 12, 2014

23m

Just weeks after losing to the New York Yankees in the 2003 ALCS, the Boston Red Sox made it their mission to get the bat they needed to put them over the top. That bat belonged to reigning AL MVP Alex Rodriguez of the Texas Rangers. Deals were offered. Plans were made. Everything was done. Rodriguez was headed to Fenway Park. Until he wasn’t. This is the story of the 36 hours when the best player in the league went from savior of the Red Sox to latest weapon of the Yankees.