3 Chicago White Sox players that must be traded before they fall off a cliff
There are a few White Sox players that should be traded sooner rather than later.
At 8-27, the Chicago White Sox are one of the worst teams in Major League Baseball. Based on the record, they are in 30th place out of 30. It is tough to watch sometimes.
Just because they are a terrible team doesn't mean that they have a roster with 0 impactful players. They have a few players that a contender may want to add to their roster at some point this year.
There are a handful of players off to terrific starts on a bad team. It might be smart for the White Sox to consider moving them before they fall off a cliff in the dog days.
It is hard to play for a team this bad in July and August. You want to get ahead of this before it is too late and guys are checked out. These are the three guys that come to mind first:
The Chicago White Sox should trade Gavin Sheets as soon as possible
A lot of teams could use a power-hitting lefty. Gavin Sheets is just that and the White Sox may be interested in moving him.
They did a very nice job developing Sheets ever since he came into the organization. It took some time for him to stay consistent against MLB pitching but he figured out out.
He is off to a great start in the 2024 season on a personal level but the team around him is so bad. If he went to a contender, you might find that he is even more productive.
There are plenty of teams that would take a chance on a guy like him. Before he falls off a cliff (even if it is because the team around him is so bad), they should move him as soon as they can. His value may be as high as it ever will be again.
Tommy Pham is worth shipping out as soon as they can find a partner
Tommy Pham joined the White Sox late. He has 10 games under his belt now and he has been mostly incredible in all of them.
The White Sox have been a much more respectable team since his arrival. They are in a few more games with the offense that he's been bringing.
Pham has bounced around a lot in his career. He spent time with the St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, San Diego Padres, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, and the Cincinnati Reds. Now he's trying to stick around and play more Major League Baseball.
Right now, Pham is slashing .282/.317.487 with an OPS of .804. He has two home runs, five RBIs, and eight runs scored. All of this is in ten games batting mostly in the two-spot. There are plenty of contenders who would take a chance on him given this production.
If a team comes calling, the White Sox should jump on it right away. This might not last so they should take advantage of it.
The Chicago White Sox should consider trading Erick Fedde now
The Chicago White Sox aren't going to have Erick Fedde on the roster when they are ready to start winning again.
He is a 31-year-old starting pitcher who is trying to revive his career after a stint overseas. Whatever he did over there seems to be working for him in MLB as well. Taking 2023 to go do that seems like a win for him.
Right now, he is 2-0 with a 3.46 ERA, 1.179 WHIP, and 41 strikeouts in 39.0 innings pitched. His 1.2 WAR leads all Chicago White Sox players.
As we've seen many times throughout the years, pitching is king in the playoffs. Teams that believe that they can win the World Series add a lot of it ahead of the trade deadline and Fedde makes sense for a lot of people.
There are multiple teams out there willing to take a chance. The White Sox need to figure out which among them would give back the best package of prospects.
This all needs to come before he starts to pitch poorly again. His value is very high right now and they could get something for him.
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