The Boston Red Sox made some big trades in the offseason, and a few of them involved National League Central teams.

The St. Louis Cardinals worst fears regarding the health of Richard Fitts were realized earlier in the week when the right-handed pitcher underwent season-ending surgery to repair a lat injury on his right side, president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom said.

St. Louis minor league pitcher Richard Fitts had season-ending surgery this week to repair an injury to his right lat that landed him on the injured list earlier this week. “Long term prognosis should be good,” Cardinals’ president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom said Friday. “We’re confident he’s going to bounce back and be just fine but, he’s not going to pitch again this season.”

Richard Fitts was one of many players brought in this offseason during the team's rebuild. He'll be an option for the starting rotation at some point, but it clearly won't be at the beginning of the campaign.

Richard Fitts made a case to make the team's starting rotation in his first Grapefruit League outing

Sonny Gray is a worthy addition to any baseball team trying to make a push in the short-term, but what type of long-term success is Boston leaving on the table by moving the likes of Richard Fitts and Brandon Clarke

In a 13-year career with five teams, Gray is 125-102 with a 3.58 ERA and three All-Star Game appearances.

St. Louis sent out a lot of money.