The Braves trade infielder Vaughn Grissom to the Red Sox for Chris Sale. It would appear the Braves are not interested in flipping a once great veteran this time:

Sale waived his no-trade clause to consummate the deal, which followed months of efforts from the Braves to add a starting pitcher to a rotation that already includes Spencer Strider, Max Fried and Charlie Morton. While Grissom had been part of prospective trades this winter, including offers for Chicago White Sox right-hander Dylan Cease, he wound up being what it took to get Sale, who will go to Atlanta with cash to offset his $27.5 million salary in 2024.

Sale, 34, is coming off his best season since 2019, having posted a 4.30 ERA in 102? innings with 125 strikeouts, 29 walks and 15 home runs allowed. From 2020 to 2022, Sale threw only 48? innings. Tommy John surgery kept him out in 2020 and most of 2021, and a rib injury delayed his 2022 debut for months, only for a comebacker to break his left pinkie in his first start back and end his season.

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Grissom remains two seasons from reaching his prime. Throughout his minor league career he posted high BABIPs with relatively low K rates, giving him a career .320 minor league BA with a .407 OBP. So far in the majors. So far in his limited time in the majors he owns a .348 BABIP, but with a much higher K rate. I suspect once he gets more of a chance to see MLB pitching, that K rate will drop.

It looks to me like the Red Sox got a really good deal here, Grissom might be a star, especially if Fenway helps him with his doubles power. If things go well for the Braves, Sale will be an effective back of the rotation starter.