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Maxbialystock
I have to be honest and say I'm skeptical of most trades, and here's why.
Story, Yoshida, Giolito, Sale, and maybe even Whitlock (with his new contract) were questionable investments. But right now, without those players, the Sox are in the hunt for the postseason. Indeed, the loss of starters Sale, Giolito, and Whitlock has resulted in the best Sox rotation in a long time.
Five years ago the 2019 Sox had the highest payroll in MLB and were loaded with talent: Mookie, Devers, JDM, Bogey, Vazquez, Leon, JBJ, Beni, Moreland, Holt, ERod, Workman, Sale, Price, Eovaldi, Porcello, et al. They won 84 games and did not make it to the postseason. In the latter half of the 2019 season DD was going to John Henry and telling him, "boss, I know we have the highest payroll in Baseball, but I need a bunch more money to keep Mookie and replace Sale and Price in the rotation while continuing to pay them."
Now here we are five years later, Devers is the only player left from the 2019 Sox, and the Sox are relying heavily on a bunch of no-names who are doing better than the 2019 Sox.