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The White Sox would shock the world with these 3 Juan Soto trades

By Vincent Parise |
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 03: Juan Soto #22 of the Washington Nationals bats against the Boston Red Sox at Nationals Park on October 03, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 03: Juan Soto #22 of the Washington Nationals bats against the Boston Red Sox at Nationals Park on October 03, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)
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The Chicago White Sox have been an incredibly average team so far in 2022. They are .500 with a record of 49-49. They could still go on a run with their next 17 games being against teams below .500 but they need a spark.

Major League Baseball’s trading deadline is on August 2nd so there isn’t much time to improve the team. There are, however, some moves to be made.

The Washington Nationals are possibly going to trade Juan Soto who is one of the best players going in Major League Baseball right now.

The Chicago White Sox are highly unlikely to be the team that lands him for a variety of reasons but it is fun to think about. If they did somehow do the deed, it might look something like this:

The Chicago White Sox would be giving up a lot in any of these propesed trades.

Almost nothing that Washington can get will be enough for Juan Soto. He is literally one of the three best players in the world. You can also argue for him as the number one best player in the world during certain stretches of time.

Giving up Michael Kopech, Yoan Moncada, Colson Montgomery, and Yoelqui Cespedes would be a lot to lose but it could be worth it in the long haul. It might not immediately help the White Sox take a step towards winning the World Series but it would help them over time.

Some people might think offers like this are crazy but it is what it would take to land a player like that. Whoever is the one to land him is going to be taking a huge risk like this as it can go really bad quickly.

(Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
(Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /

Overpaying for Juan Soto would be a lot to ask of the Chicago White Sox in 2022.

The 2022 Chicago White Sox has been through a lot. They are at .500 going into a very important stretch of games where they are playing teams under .500. If they can win most of those games, they will be right there in the playoff mix.

Doing this in the middle of a division title race might not be the best idea but reloading for 2023 wouldn’t be the worst idea. Adding someone like Juan Soto in a deal like this certainly wouldn’t slow that process down as we already went over how good he actually is.

Sending away Eloy Jimenez, Lucas Giolito, Norge Vera, Jared KKkelly, and Jose Rodriguez is something to think about for both sides. Again, some might see it as too much for one player and others might see it as not enough because of Soto’s status.

Two very good players and three top-ten White Sox prospects is a great haul for a player who is leaving anyway. The problem is that other teams might have better packages to send them because their farm system is just in a different spot.

In the case of Giolito, being sent to the Nationals would actually be him going to the team that drafted him before trading him to the White Sox in the Adam Eaton deal. It would be tough to see them all go but it would be worth it for Soto.

(Photo by Brett Davis/Getty Images)
(Photo by Brett Davis/Getty Images) /

The White Sox would have to offer a lot of MLB-ready talent for Juan Soto.

Losing three MLB players would be a tough blow to the Chicago White Sox. Losing their top two prospects would also sting based on where their farm system is in the rankings right now. However, with a Juan Soto trade, you do what you have to do and ask questions later.

This trade proposed here is like a mix of the other two before it. This one has Eloy Jimenez, Yoan Moncada, Colson Montgomery, Oscar Colas, and Jake Burger. Jimenez, Moncada, and Burger are the three MLB-ready ones while the other two are their top prospects.

We wouldn’t know if giving up a haul like this for one player would be worth it for years. We would have to see how Soto does with the White Sox while watching how Washington plays as a team with these new players.

Once again, it is so obvious that the White Sox are not going to be the winners of this sweepstakes. One of the teams that can afford to extend him, has the farm to acquire him, and the brains to make a move like this with no hesitation is going to be the one who gets him. Even though it is incredibly unlikely and borderline impossible, it is fun to imagine.

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