The Boston Red Sox last night signed Lucas Giolito to a two-year contract with an option after the first year. Today, they continued their moves by trading Chris Sale to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for Vaughn Grissom. The move is an interesting one and may signify something big coming soon since the Red Sox’s main priority this offseason was pitching, and now they’ve traded a starter. Still, with the trade, they acquired a player who could potentially play second base for them in 2024, which was another need.
Red Sox/Braves Trade By The Numbers
Chris Sale
The Red Sox acquired Sale in December 2016. His first season with the Red Sox, he was dominate, making 32 starts and going 17-8 with a 2.90 ERA, a 2.45 FIP, a 0.97 WHIP, a 1.0 HR/9, a 1.8 BB/9, and a 12.9 K/9; he finished In second in Cy-Young voting. In 2018, Sale helped lead the Red Sox to a World Series title, going 12-4 with a 2.11 ERA. He spent six years in a Red Sox Jersey, but the last three have been injury-riddled. He finished his tenure going 46-30 with a 3.27 ERA, a 2.83 FIP, a 1.01 WHIP, a 2.1 BB/9, and a 12.7 K/9.
Vaughn Grissom
Grissom will turn 23 in January, and he made his big league debut in 2022 when he played in 41 games and slashed .291/.353/.440 with a .792 OPS; he had six doubles, five home runs, 18 RBI, 24 runs scored, five stolen bases and 11 walks. In 2023, he only played in 23 games and slashed .280/.313/.347 with a .659 OPS; he had three doubles, one triple, nine RBI, five runs scored, and two walks. In 2022, he played in one game against the Red Sox; he went 2-4 with a home run and two RBI.
