Source: Red Sox acquire ace Chris Sale in trade with White Sox

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Chris Sale will be pitching for the Sox next season, but in Boston rather than Chicago, after the ace left-hander was traded to the Red Sox, sources confirmed to ESPN's Buster Olney on Tuesday.

The White Sox will receive highly touted infield prospect Yoan Moncada, pitching prospect Michael Kopech and two other minor leaguers, a source confirmed to ESPN MLB Insider Jim Bowden.

The deal was first reported by Fox Sports.

Sale, 27, is coming off his fifth straight All-Star season in 2016, when he finished 17-10 with 233 strikeouts in 226⅔ innings pitched.

He joins a talented rotation that includes recent Cy Young winner Rick Porcello, former winner David Price and All-Star knuckleballer Steven Wright.

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/18219932/boston-red-sox-land-chris-sale-blockbuster-trade-chicago-white-sox

[Auggie]

1. Shit.

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2. The good news (for you) is that they are depending on Panda at 3rd.

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3. One Sale equals three Sandovals

Sale takes them deeper into the playoffs.

I thought Pablo was destined to DH?

[El Supremo]

4. Panda is destined to Jenny Craig.

Any excuse to keep linking this!

[Kingofalldems]

5. Saw a pic of the Panda today and he has slimmed down big time.

[Auggie]

7. Wow ... he lost a ton

He was a capable third baseman with the Giants, especially the one year he slimmed down.

This is major weight loss. Maybe he does come back?

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9. I saw that a few minutes after I posted.

[Kingofalldems]

6. Dombrowski gave away the farm to get Sale.

They wanted Trea Turner from us and GM Rizzo rightly said no.

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8. The Red Sox are deep in prospects and young major league talent.

You can never have too much pitching.