NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- The White Sox got their bidding war and found the price to their liking enough to trade Chris Sale to the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday afternoon.
The teams completed a deal that sends the five-time All-Star east to Boston in exchange for top Red Sox prospects Yoan Moncada and Michael Kopech among others. The White Sox also received Single-A outfielder Luis Basabe and Single-A pitcher Victor Diaz in the deal.
Three of the four players received are ranked in the Top 10 players in Boston’s farm system, according to MLB.com.
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The trade comes on the heels of a furious first day at the Winter Meetings where the White Sox saw multiple suitors make significant changes to their offers as part of a bidding war for Sale, who has finished in the top six in the American League Cy Young vote all five seasons he’s been a starting pitcher.