Ex-Red Sox Top Prospect Reportedly Traded To World Series Favorite

As has become an annual tradition, the Dodgers were active ahead of the MLB trade deadline.

Los Angeles started making moves last week when it traded left-hander James Paxton to the Boston Red Sox. But the Dodgers reportedly made a far bigger splash Monday afternoon when they joined forces with the Cardinals and the White Sox for a three-team trade, per multiple reports.

The highlights of the reported deal were Tommy Edman landing in Chavez Ravine, while right-handed starter Erick Fedde was shipped to St. Louis. Fedde wasn’t the only big-league arm moved by Chicago, though, as the South Siders also sent Michael Kopech to the Dodgers, per MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand.

Red Sox fans will remember Kopech as a first-round pick by Boston in the 2014 MLB Draft. The 28-year-old never ended up donning a Red Sox uniform, as he was among the group of prospects traded to the White Sox in December 2016 when Boston swung a blockbuster trade for Chris Sale. Kopech went on to play in four-plus seasons in Chicago, where he accumulated a 4.38 ERA over 376 total innings.

Speaking of Red Sox first-round picks, Nick Yorke — the 17th overall selection in the 2020 MLB Draft — reportedly left the organization Monday when Craig Breslow and company traded the 22-year-old infielder to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for pitcher Quinn Priester.