Chicago White Sox: Three Cincinnati Reds free agents to add
The Chicago White Sox should consider a few Cincinnati Reds free agents this winter.
The Chicago White Sox are a great team looking to become the best team. That is a little bit away but every offseason is going to be about surrounding their new young core with great players. Free agency doesn’t always work but it doesn’t hurt to try at certain points. They have been pretty active for a few years now and this offseason has been no different. If they wanted to make a big splash or maybe even a little splash, the Cincinnati Reds might be the team to look at.
The Reds, like the White Sox, were the hot team to have in the playoffs heading into the 2020 season. They had wildly different seasons, however, as they started off very poor and had to climb their way back into it. By the end of the season, it was clear that if it was a full 162 games season they would have passed the Chicago Cubs and won the NL Central.
Now, the Reds still have a very good team but they need to keep building. They had a fantastic offseason last year but this one might make them take a slight step back. They could, however, figure something out and still be a very good team in 2021. They have awesome pitching and play in a division that could end up being pretty mediocre.
The White Sox are looking to win a division and make a run at the World Series so they are all in on making their team better. If they look to the Reds, there are some good players to think about. These are the top three Reds free agents to consider for Rick Hahn and his team:
61. . SP. Cincinnati Reds. Trevor Bauer. 27. player
Trevor Bauer is the top free agent on the entire market of Major League Baseball free agents. He is one of the best starting pitchers in all of baseball right now. He was really good with the Cleveland Indians before a trade across the state of Ohio to the Reds but now he might be on his way out. He is going to sign a big-money contract with some team but we don’t know how many years will be on the deal. He has been saying he only wants one-year deals but it is hard to see him doing that after his amazing 2020 season.
Right now, Bauer is in the best position a free agent starter can be in. He won the Cy Young with a 1.73 ERA and 0.795. He had 100 strikeouts to only 17 walks. He was a 2.7 WAR player in 11 starts to really help the Reds make their way to the playoffs. He put that team on his back every time he was on the mound.
If the White Sox added a pitcher like him, they would have the best rotation in all of baseball. They are close to having that now but adding Bauer would put them over the edge. He is one of the few pitchers that you could insert onto this team right now and put them ahead of Lucas Giolito. It is unlikely that the White Sox go for Bauer at this point but if it were a one or two-year deal, they should absolutely consider it.
61. . INF. Cincinnati Reds. Freddy Galvis. 3. player
The Chicago White Sox have their infield pretty set for a long time. Jose Abreu is going to be the first baseman for a while until Andrew Vaughn takes over full-time. Nick Madrigal is the long-term second baseman. Of course, Tim Anderson is at shortstop and Yoan Moncada is a third for the long haul. It is a phenomenal infield and should be so fun to watch for a very long time.
However, Madrigal might miss some time at the beginning of the season but he also might not. Regardless, the White Sox should have a plan in case he does miss some time or anyone gets hurt throughout the season. There needs to be depth in order to win a World Series and Freddy Galvis might be able to provide that for them.
Throughout his career, Galvis has been able to show some pop in his bat which would really help the White Sox offense even more if they needed to insert a random middle infielder at any point of the season. He had seven home runs and 16 RBIs in 47 games played which certainly isn’t bad. Galvis is a good player that deserves a shot at a one year deal with a team that needs depth.
61. . RP. Cincinnati Reds. Archie Bradley. 23. player
The Chicago White Sox are putting together a really nice bullpen. They have studs like Aaron Bummer, Evan Marshall, Matt Foster, Jace Fry, and Codi Heuer ready to go and could use another arm or two. Archie Bradley would be a great addition for them as they try to set a World Series level bullpen. Bradley is a fantastic arm that any team that is going for a World Series title should want to add when he is available.
Bradley played for the Arizona Diamondbacks from 2015 to halfway through 2020 before he was traded to the Reds. It was a sweet addition for the Reds but they weren’t able to make it out of the first round with him. Now he is a free agent that is free to go wherever he likes for the first time in his career. The White Sox should absolutely consider him because he is so good.
In 2020, he made 16 appearances and had an ERA of 2.95 ERA to go with a WHIP of 1.091. It was a great year for him split between the Diamondbacks and Reds. He has had a great MLB career to this point but now he has to want to be on a consistent playoff team. If he wanted to make his way over to the American League, the White Sox would be a great spot for him.
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We don’t know for sure if the White Sox will keep making additions but they probably should make one or two more. Their starting lineup is probably already set but you never know. They could use more arms in the bullpen and some more depth so maybe looking to the Reds isn’t such a bad idea.