3 relievers the Chicago White Sox should be trying to trade now
The Chicago White Sox have had a tough season. After a bad off-season that saw them do pretty much nothing, the play that they have displayed so far this year isn't much of a surprise at all.
The manager is clearly a rookie, the players are either hurt or underperforming most of the time, and the general manager doesn't know how to build a cohesive team.
As the season goes along, it makes sense for this team to become a seller. They aren't going to the playoffs and even if they did squeak in, they'd get destroyed.
There are plenty of good players on the team that could be moved. The relievers are amonst the most valuable to teams trying to win it all this year and could all land the White Sox something good. These are the three relieves that they should be trying to trade right now:
1. Joe Kelly
The Chicago White Sox don't need Joe Kelly if they aren't a winning team.
The Chicago White Sox signed Joe Kelly to a contract going into the 2022 season thinking that they were going to have a super bullpen on an elite all-around team.
Then, the team stunk and so did Joe Kelly (when he wasn't on the injured list). Here in 2023, however, he has had a resurgence. He isn't in his prime anymore but he can help people win if put in the right situation.
There might be a few teams willing to give something up for a reliever that has won the World Series twice with two different teams. Any good offer should be enough for the White Sox to move him.
2. Aaron Bummer
The Chicago White Sox should try to get anything for Aaron Bummer.
You can make an argument that the White Sox should DFA Aaron Bummer because he has been so bad. With both Garrett Crochet and Liam Hendriks back, they shouldn't be playing around if they are actually trying to win. We know they aren't good enough to win anyway so it doesn't matter.
However, he does have a history of being a top flight reliever so people often wonder if he'd get back to that at any point. There are plenty of teams out there that might thing they could get him back to that level. Some of them might be right.
If a team is willing to give up literally anything for him, the White Sox should jump all over it. There isn't even a reason to have him on the roster at all so trading him would be an absolute win.
Bummer is loaded with talent and is a very unique type of pitcher. It would be fun to see him go to another team, gather information from them, and start pitching well again. If it got the White Sox a prospect that they like, it would be great to see.
3. Kendall Graveman
Kendall Graveman is worth trading for the White Sox at this point.
The Chicago White Sox have a lot of relievers that they can move. One of them that might get the best return is Kendall Graveman.
He was traded at the trade deadline in 2021 and made it all the way to the World Series with the Houston Astros before they were defeated by the Atlanta Braves in six games.
With the White Sox, Graveman has mostly been a good pitcher out of the bullpen. Now, it might be time to move him again as plenty of contenders would like to add a guy like this.
Of everyone on this list, Graveman might land the White Sox the most in return so it is something they should be considering. We'll see what Rick Hahn's plan ends up being with this 2023 group that is just not good at all.
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