NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. - For the third time in two days an important player has left the AL Central. If the Indians aren't cheering out loud, they're quietly rubbing their hands together in delight.
On Wednesday, the White Sox traded left-hander Chris Sale to Boston. On Thursday, Kansas City sent closer Wade Davis to the Cubs and the White Sox sent center fielder Adam Eaton to the Nationals.
All of this is good news for the Indians. The trade of Sale, and the words that GM Rich Hahn said afterward, left no doubt that the White Sox are rebuilding.