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BOSTON -- Chris Sale said he isnt worried that he might not be the ace of the Boston pitching staff after being added to a Red Sox rotation that already includes David Price and reigning AL Cy Young winner Rick Porcello.We play for a trophy, not a tag, Sale said on a conference call Wednesday, a day after the AL East champions acquired him from the Chicago White Sox for a package of four minor leaguers that includes No. 1 prospect Yoan Moncada. It takes some pressure off of everybody. Just go out there and pitch, because you dont feel like you have this huge weight on your shoulders to win this game.A five-time All-Star who finished in the top six of the Cy Young voting the last five years, Sale was traded to Boston on Tuesday at the winter meetings for four prospects -- including Moncada, who was Baseball Americas minor leaguer of the year this season. Sale was the premier pitcher on the market following a season of spats with White Sox management over clubhouse issues.Among them: A bizarre incident in which Sale was suspended for five days after taking a scissors to the days throwback uniforms because he said they were uncomfortable. (He also had to pay for the shredded jerseys.) During spring training, Sale also complained about new limits on Adam LaRoches son hanging around the clubhouse, a management decision that prompted LaRoche to retire.It didnt work out. I really wish it did, Sale said on Wednesday. I appreciate my time with the White Sox and Im looking forward to the next chapter.The next chapter brings him to Boston, where he will join Price, the 2012 Cy Young winner, and Porcello in a lefty-heavy rotation that also could include All-Star Steven Wright, Eduardo Rodriguez, Drew Pomeranz and Clay Buchholz. Asked before the official start of winter who his opening day starter will be, manager John Farrell said, Well have plenty of time to figure that out.Theres a surplus right now, he said on Tuesday. But when you think about the high end of it, this is an exciting group.Sale was 17-10 with a 3.34 ERA and 233 strikeouts this season, one year after his 274 strikeouts led the majors. He is scheduled to make $12 million next year, with club options that could keep him in Boston for two more years at $12.5 million and $15 million.The relatively affordable contact had contenders coveting him since last years trading deadline, and the White Sox knew he was their bes