Red Sox acquire ace left-hander Chris Sale from White Sox
Published 1:30 am Tuesday, December 6, 2016
OXON HILL, Md. — All-Star pitcher Chris Sale is joining the reloading Boston Red Sox.
Boston acquired Sale on Tuesday for a package of four prospects, including highly regarded infielder Yoan Moncada.
Sale was a top trade target at the winter meetings and the AL East champion Red Sox landed him instead of Washington, which also pursued Sale.
A few hours earlier, Boston got prime setup man Tyler Thornburg from Milwaukee. After that deal was announced, without tipping his hand, Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said: “We’re trying to win now, as you can see.”
Boston acquired Sale for minor-league pitchers Michael Kopech and Victor Diaz, outfielder Luis Basabe and Moncada.
The 27-year-old Sale has been an All-Star in each of the past five seasons, finishing high in the Cy Young Award voting every time. The lefty was 17-10 with a 3.34 ERA this year.
Sale joins a talented rotation that includes recent Cy Young winner Rick Porcello, former winner David Price and All-Star knuckleballer Steven Wright.
