The BIGGEST Trade Of The Offseason Just Happened

after ceasing to exist for the last couple of months the Red Sox are finally breathing finally and it's in a big way before the off season began after the team hired former pitcher and former Cubs front office guy Craig breslo to replace H Bloom as the chief baseball officer Red Sox chairman Tom wner vowed that the Red Sox would go Full Throttle to improve the team full throttle and those two words have become a running joke amongst the fan base now considering the Red Sox have done anything but Full Throttle to improve this team there's been as little throttle as possible possible while the fourth place Yankees go get Wan sto and everyone else in the division is already expected to be good now as good as Juan sto is he's one guy on a one-year deal I mean this doesn't mean the Yankees are about to run the league it's a good start to maybe do that but there's a lot more to do for them but at least they've done something the Red Sox did nothing until last night when they signed Lucas gelo to a 2-year deal worth $38.5 million now compared to what they've been expected to spend this is like the biggest contract ever for Boston but in reality it's actually not that crazy because it's a short-term deal that has the possibility to only last one year because of an opt out not much risk for commitment yeah1 19 million a year is it nothing but again this is still mostly a risk-free contract and on par with the small Market way the Red Sox have been operating even agents and players have been saying that there are reports that agents are wondering why the Red Sox are acting like a small Market team it's really annoying but hey at least they got someone who people know his name like damn well they then just made the biggest trade of the offseason I want to take a second to appreciate the 140 Plus th000 subscribers and the 67% who haven't subscribed yet you're always welcome although I hope you leave that 67% I don't know how you reacted to this most recent trade between the Red Sox and Braves that sent Chris Sale to Atlanta in exchange for infielder Von grissum the Red Sox will also be sending money to the Braves to partly pay for sale and when I found out about this trade I said no way out loud at a train station I think that's what I said maybe I said something louder and crazier but the point is I was shocked and I know damn well I'm not the only one I wasn't necessarily shocked because of the trade in itself it was just weird seeing Chris S getting traded him being on the Red Sox for seven years now has just naturally gotten me used to it so seeing him become a brave out of nowhere was just weird right away to me this deal seems like a very lopsided win for the Red Sox they're trading away Chris S who's nowhere near what he used to be and hasn't been for several years now he's very injury-prone and even if he was amazing there's only one year left on his contract although there is a team option for 2025 so the Braves can decide themselves to keep him if they want him Beyond next season but they're getting a broken down Chris Sale while the Red Sox get grome a 22-year-old who hasn't even qualified as a rookie yet so he has six full years of Team control so to me it's a lopsided trade the Red Sox won that the Braves simultaneously didn't lose what I mean by that is that the Red Sox get a young and controllable infielder who cracked the top 100 Prospect list at one point while getting rid of sale who hasn't been that productive the last few years so they benefit greatly from this the Braves didn't necessarily lose though because sale isn't a commitment to them at all they were given money to help pay his contract if he sucks they don't bring him back for 2025 and they don't need Von grisom this is a team that just had arguably the greatest offensive season ever and grome had nothing to do with that so they saw this as an opportunity to take a flyer on sale helping the rotation something they needed and it's not a big risk actually so I like this for both sides I really do but especially for Boston it's sad to see sgo it's bettersweet his first two years in Boston will forever be remembered 2018 obviously was insane and he was the man to solidify that Championship but he really hasn't been impactful since which is crazy to think about it's been that long Tommy John knocked him out so he couldn't pitch it all for a year and a half and sure he's had his moments but after all the injuries he's had and just him not looking like Chris Sail out there even when he is seemingly healthy I don't think it's a bad strategy at all to move on from him in exchange for a really young hitter who you have for 6 years so I guess it just works out for both sides in the end but whatever happens in Atlanta s will always be a Red Sox Legend let me know what you think thank you for watching I'll see you in the next video