Have the Red Sox gutted their farm system?
Shock spread quickly in the lobby of the Gaylord National hotel, home of Major League Baseball’s Winter Meetings, as word of the blockbuster trade spread Tuesday: The Red Sox had landed lefthander Chris Sale from the White Sox.
The shock reflected in equal measure the audacity of what the Red Sox had done — acquiring arguably one of the three best pitchers in the game — and what they’d given up to do so. A number of evaluators couldn’t help but reach the conclusion: The Red Sox have gutted their farm system.
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