ARLINGTON, Texas — So what do the Sox have to show for the unloading of unloading Lucas Giolito and Lance Lynn from the starting rotation, Kendall Graveman, Joe Kelly, Keynan Middleton and Reynaldo Lopez from the bullpen and slugging infielder Jake Burger from the lineup?
Mostly promise in the form of prospects. Promise in the form of what general manager Rick Hahn pledged when the Sox embarked on a rebuild during the 2016 winter meetings. Based on what talent evaluators say about the prospects the Sox added to their farm system, Hahn and Sox scouts and the braintrust Hahn lauded after making the deals did fine. Maybe more a little more than fine, supplementing recent draft classes with upgrades in the desperately needing catching and pitching departments.
