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BREAKING: Sale to #RedSox. Moncada, Kopech and two other prospects to #WhiteSox.

Dang

I'm still sitting here wondering if the Cubs are gonna do anything this offseason or if Jed and Theo are still drunk

The Red Sox are building a great rotation. Sale came at a great cost however. Moncada and Kopech are potential all-stars. But they'll control Sale for 3 years. The trade for Tyler Thornburg gives them a really nice 8th inning guy and the Mitch Moreland signing gives them the 2016 Gold Glove winner at first base and some left handed power. That probably means Hanley will get the bulk of his at bats at DH. The 3 moves didn't break the bank either.

So they gave Moncada 63 million to trade him to the White Sox for Sale to pay him 38 million over 3 years...so basically paying $101 million for 3 years of Sale...:scared:

So they gave Moncada 63 million to trade him to the White Sox for Sale to pay him 38 million over 3 years...so basically paying $101 million for 3 years of Sale...:scared:

 

$31.5 million went to Moncada, the rest was a tax but it did cost them $63 million to sign him. However, Sale has been right around 6 WAR each of the last 5 seasons except 2014. With 1 WAR being worth $6 million they aren't overpaying by much. And his relatively cheap contract actually saves them some money by keeping them under the luxury tax.

$31.5 million went to Moncada, the rest was a tax but it did cost them $63 million to sign him. However, Sale has been right around 6 WAR each of the last 5 seasons except 2014. With 1 WAR being worth $6 million they aren't overpaying by much. And his relatively cheap contract actually saves them some money by keeping them under the luxury tax.

 

And they got Chris Sale

Red Sox are gonna have a pretty nasty rotation

$31.5 million went to Moncada, the rest was a tax but it did cost them $63 million to sign him. However, Sale has been right around 6 WAR each of the last 5 seasons except 2014. With 1 WAR being worth $6 million they aren't overpaying by much. And his relatively cheap contract actually saves them some money by keeping them under the luxury tax.

 

Sale is definitely a stud, just saying it wasn't a bargain by any means. But the move thrusts them into World Series favorites next year. Maybe we'll see a Bo Sox/Cubs World Series next year. That'll be good for baseball and ratings.

Kopech is no slouch, great return for the White Sox.