Comments on: Chris Sale Traded to Boston

By: Nick Schaefer

Nick Schaefer — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 16:52:12 +0000

Evidently that money was his signing bonus and it is customary for the signing team to pay those in this situation. No additional bargaining required.

By: jdserafini19

jdserafini19 — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 16:51:11 +0000

Keep in mind that Moncada had $30m+ left on his original deal and Boston is paying all of that. I think Rick Hahn did very well here with that factored into the four players they got back.

By: South Side - Baseball Prospectus

South Side - Baseball Prospectus — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 22:37:47 +0000

[…] White Sox officially began their rebuild on Tuesday when they shipped Sale to Boston in exchange for four prospects. One of them, 21-year-old Yoan Moncada, is among the top prospects in baseball. Maybe a future […]

By: Nick Schaefer

Nick Schaefer — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 22:00:17 +0000

Hard to say. Even 3 years of Sale is kind of unprecedented as a piece being moved. 4 years coming off of his 2015…

I don’t know what that package would even look like. Theoretically the market for front line pitching this winter is WAY worse than last year. Last year teams they were negotiating with could say, “Nuts to this, I’m gonna go sign Greinke/Price/Zimmermann.”

Now it’s what…Hammel and Hellickson?

By: Marty34

Marty34 — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 21:58:54 +0000

I hear you on thinking the return is a little light. I think they waited a year too long for the mega return.

By: Nick Schaefer

Nick Schaefer — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 21:07:21 +0000

I think it’s fair to prefer those two to the Washington two, although I’ve heard from some who prefer the other.

I’m mostly disappointed that Kopech is 2 in the deal and that Basabe is 3.

By: Nick Schaefer

Nick Schaefer — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 20:57:42 +0000

I guess the Red Sox didn’t want to part with Devers, Shaw, and Moncada all on the same day, because that would nuke 3B for them for a long time.

Then again, the supporting package feels light without at least Devers in there too.

By: Marty34

Marty34 — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 20:48:51 +0000

Necessary first step. Preferred Moncada and Kopech to Giolito and Robles. Now the difficult part getting max value for the rest.

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 20:39:47 +0000

Don’t see why they didn’t get Benintendi, or at least Devers in the package too.

By: jdserafini19

jdserafini19 — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 20:35:08 +0000

At long last, it appears the White Sox have picked a lane.

I am assuming the phone is now ringing off the hook for Quintana, Eaton, Abreu, Frazier and Robertson. Good. All deck chairs should go over the side now.