 Despite his numbers , rumors were swirling about his weight and its effect on his knees and his request for a trade out of Chicago . On December 8 , Smith , the team 's career leader in saves , was traded to the Boston Red Sox for pitchers Al Nipper and Calvin Schiraldi . Nipper pitched only 104 more innings in the majors , and Schiraldi was out of baseball before age 30 . Smith , meanwhile , registered nearly 300 saves after the trade . The trade started Smith on a journey involving seven teams in eight seasons , which may have hurt his chances in the Baseball Hall of Fame . 
