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Fr what a trade for both teams. Red Sox get an ace who was instrumental in their WS run and the White Sox got a cornerstone 3B and a mid-rotation starter (or maybe high leverage reliever we'll see) who are/will be big pieces of their core.
For Eichel, I have said in the past I think fair value is something along the lines of Kakko, Lundkvist, some NHL regular on a mid-level salary and 2 1sts or a 1st and some combo of later picks, which is kinda like the Sale trade I suppose. But honestly, I don't think its worth it to the Rangers. With Panarin, Laf, Kakko and Buchnevich making up their top 6 wings for the next 3-5 years, I think they could do much worse than Zibanejad and Strome as their 1C and 2C. Imo they'll be true contenders as soon as the young guys develop and they get a new coach, maybe bring in another top-4 in free agency in a year or two.