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Red Sox: Chris Sale trade is a template for future trades

FORT MYERS, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 17: Chris Sale #41 of the Boston Red Sox throws a bullpen session during a team workout at jetBlue Park at Fenway South on February 17, 2020 in Fort Myers, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

A past and present look at the Boston Red Sox Chris Sale trade.

Science fiction and pop psychology are filled with stories about what you would do if you had the chance at a Mulligan in life. The same could apply to baseball at the signature trade of the Dave Dombrowski reign. On December 6, 2016, the Boston Red Sox sent four players – Yoan Moncada, Michael Kopech, Luis Alexander Basabe, and Victor Diaz to the Chicago White Sox for lefty Chris Sale.