White Sox: 3 Lucas Giolito trade packages with the Dodgers
The Chicago White Sox are getting ready to begin the post-All-Star break portion of their schedule. That begins in Georgia against the Atlanta Braves who are one of the best teams in baseball.
We are also in the middle of hot stove season and the White Sox stove is on fire. They are sure to be sellers based on their horrific performance up to this point.
One name that might be going is starting pitcher Lucas Giolito. He was terrible in 2022 but that was a liar as his bounce-back season here in 2023 makes it four out of five really great years.
Jon Morosi of MLB Network reported on Thursday that the Los Angeles Dodgers are interested in him. If that did end up happening, the trade package might look something like this:
The Dodgers are interested in White Sox RHP Lucas Giolito, one of the top available pitchers, sources say.
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) July 13, 2023
Giolito, who went to high school in LA, has a 3.45 ERA this year. The Dodgers have an @MLB-best 9 of the industry’s top 100 prospects, per @MLBPipeline.@MLBNetwork
To White Sox: Nick Frasso (RHP), Maddux Bruns (LHP), Alex Freeland (SS)
To Dodgers: Lucas Giolito (RHP)
The Dodgers could send over multiple really good prospects for Giolito.
The Chicago White Sox may be looking for volume with their trades which isn’t the worst idea of all time. Adding as many good young prospects as they can is a great idea.
Obviously, Nick Frasso is the number eight prospect in the Dodgers system. Obviously, that is different than being the number eight guy in most other organizations.
Frasso is the number 91 prospect in all of baseball. That tells you that he is an impressive right-handed pitcher. It also tells you a lot that the Dodgers have that many prospects listed in the top 100.
Maddux is a left-handed pitcher that is ranked 15th in the system for Los Angeles. Obviously, the White Sox would love to add a very talented young lefty and see what he becomes.
Alex Freeland is the depth piece in this trade as the number 24 prospect in their system. However, he is a good shortstop that may turn into something someday. The White Sox should be asking about guys like this to surround the stars of the deal.
To White Sox: Dalton Rushing (C)
To Dodgers: Lucas Giolito (RHP)
A one-for-one trade could make this really smart for the White Sox.
The Chicago White Sox don’t have much to be excited about when it comes to the long-term answer at catcher. In fact, that should be near the top of their priorities right now.
Well, they could use Lucas Giolito to take care of that problem if they are smart. The Dodgers could be the answer to it all.
First of all, they have one of the best catchers in the world on their roster right now. Will Smith could even be argued as the top catcher playing Major League Baseball at this moment in time.
The Dodgers’ top prospect is also the number one catching prospect in all of baseball and his name is Diego Cartaya. He is also the 20th overall prospect in the MLB Top 100.
He is sure to be a great catcher in the Major Leagues really soon. It will be interesting to see how he blends in while Will Smith is still there.
It gets crazy for Los Angeles though as their number three (48th overall in MLB) prospect is also a catcher. His name is Dalton Rushing.
The White Sox should absolutely try and get Rushing from the Dodgers if they can. There is no reason for Los Angeles to keep both of these top-catching prospects with Smith at the MLB level. This deal makes so much sense for both teams.
To Dodgers: Lucas Giolito (RHP) and Tim Anderson (SS)
To White Sox: Dalton Rushing (C), Nick Nastrini (RHP), Jorbit Vivas (2B/SS), Johnny Deluca (OF)
This could turn into a blockbuster type trade for both teams involved.
A deal involving Lucas Giolito between the Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers could become one of the league’s big blockbusters this year.
That is, of course, if the White Sox include another great player in with Giolito. That would also up the price of his rerun if Anderson were included.
Tim Anderson has been very bad this year, especially by his All-Star status. He was literally the starting shortstop for the American League a year ago. Now, we are talking about trading him.
He is just slumping badly and he knows it. A change of scenery, especially to a place that also needs a shortstop like the Dodgers do. Don’t be surprised if he went there and broke out of the slump right away.
You already heard about Dalton Rushing and what he might bring to the White Sox. Nick Nastrini, Jorbit Vivas, and Jonny Deluca are also great prospects that would heavily improve the White Sox's farm system.
Making a trade like this would certainly be hard but it may be good for the future of this franchise. We'll see what happens.
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