It's time to win, which means trading some of everyone's favorite minor leaguers.
I don't see the White Sox getting the best of any of the commodities on the market. Those folks can not only choose their money, but they can choose their location and that makes all the difference. The Sox ain't a destination......YET.
This team competes for the AL Central title.....
Arbitration Eligible Players
Alex Colome - Tender - $10.3M
Leury Garcia - Tender - $4.0M
Ryan Goins - Non Tender
Evan Marshall - Tender - $1.3M
James McCann - Tender - $4.9M
Yolmer Sanchez - Non-Tender - $6.2M
Carlos Rodon - Tender - $4.5M
Josh Osich - Tender - $1.0M
Options
Buy Out Welington Castillo $500k
Other Impending Free Agents
Jose Abreu (retain, see below)
Ivan Nova (buh bye)
Jon Jay (buh bye)
Hector Santiago (buh bye)
Free Agents
Jose Abreu - 5 years $75M - Let's make Abreu, 1st baseman emeritus. This deal will pay Abreu $10M flat for the next 5 years, with $5M per year deferments for the seasons after that. This will keep Jose Abreu a White Sox through his age 37 season. This will make most White Sox fans happy and given the fact that Jose still claps at LHP, he should stay reasonably valuable in a diminished role off the bench in those last few years. I think Abreu can earn 1 WAR or some hitting part time in them years, which is more than enough given the pricing here.
Travis D'Arnaud - 2 years $4.5M - The White Sox are in the market for another catcher this off-season and as much as I'd like it to be Yasmani Grandal, there isn't a lot of faith in the business community that will happen. Why not D'Arnaud, an interesting name that was supposed to be a guy and finally stayed healthy this year with the Rays. He had a decent walk rate and acceptable strike out rate in 2019. Seems like a reasonable gamble. Unfortunately he hits right handed too, but he'd give the White Sox another competent backstop.
Lonnie Chisenhall - 1 year $1.5M - The White Sox need a lefty bench bat that can handle both corner outfield spots and 1st base. I found him. Assuming his calf is okay (it wasn't last year). Cheap, adequate plate appearances vs RHP
Josh Donaldson - 4 years $64M - I had a hard on for Josh Donaldson last year, and 75% of Sox twitter wasn't with me, so I'm bringing him back, and Imma guess most of Sox twitter would be with me as we have him share the DH role with Moncada and Abreu and fills in at 3b and 1b throughout the year. Perfect flexibility for this squad and still an excellent bat. Strong feaux hawk game too.
Hyun Jin-Ryu - 3 years $69M - There is only 1 high end SP that is #108thicc and that's this guy. He's a little older than the rest of the crop that people want, so we can get him on a shorter, higher AAV deal. That's nice because it allows for the Sox to be out of the deal in 3 years and looking for some new shit. He'd instantly become a 108 fave.
Brad Miller - 1 year $1.0M - He's cheap and versatile and he hits left handed. He's a league average hitter in his career and above that against RHP. He's the kind of guy the 2019 White Sox were dying for.
Trades
TRADE #1
White Sox receive Trey Mancini and Dylan Bundy
Orioles receive Dane Dunning, Gavin Sheets, Micker Adolfo, Steele Walker & Lenyn Sosa
TRADE #2
White Sox receive Ken Giles
Blue Jays receive Blake Rutherford & Alec Hansen
LINEUP
C McCann
1b Abreu
2b B Miller / Madrigal
SS Anderson
3b Moncada
LF Jimenez
CF L Garcia / Robert
RF Mancini
DH Donaldson
bench of - Engel / L Garcia
bench if - D Mendick / B Miller
bench c - T D'Arnaud
bench other - Chisenhall
Sp - Gio
Sp - Cease
Sp - Lopez / Kopech
Sp - Ryu
Sp - Bundy
cl - Colome
set up - Giles
rp - Bummer
rp - Fry / Rodon
rp - Herrera
rp - Marshall
rp - Osich / Lopez
rp - J Cordero
Total Payroll ~$121M
