I don't think he's being sold. Drogba was on the bench for the first games we played and Torres has been on the bench for the last few. They're both being assessed or something. AVB likes to give players chances, like Romeu knocking Mikel off the starting lineup and Bosingwa proving how shite he is so Ivanovich becomes permanent RB. He gave Sturridge his chance and that worked out so Anelka is off. Kalou and Malouda are rarely seen anymore but they were given fair chances as well.
I think Drogba is being given his chance to impress because he has to sign a new contract in January or he's off in the summer. Torres hasn't been a scoring machine but fits into our front three very nicely with the way he's been playing. I'm neither amazed or disappointed with him this season. It'd be nice if he was scoring buckets of goals so his contributions were more tangible but he can't seem to find his stride on that front.