White Sox move Lance Lynn to Dodgers in one of these 3 wild trade packages
The Chicago White Sox are a bad baseball team and everybody knows it. They are going to be sellers at the deadline as a result.
Someone that is getting lots of interest is Lance Lynn. He is reported to be wanted by the Tampa Bay Rays but then it came out that the Los Angeles Dodgers are interested.
Both teams are great and believe they can win the World Series in October. If the Dodgers are going to beat out the Tampa Bay Rays for Lynn, they might have to present a good trade package.
Lance Lynn goes to the Los Angeles Dodgers in one of these three insane trade packages:
Trade One
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The Chicago White Sox are looking for a good return on all of their assets.
The Chicago White Sox already traded Lucas Giolito for a catching prospect. However, the White Sox have not a lot of success with caters so adding as many good young prospects at that position as they can would be smart.
If the White Sox were to trade Lance Lynn to the Los Angeles Dodgers, Dalton Rushing would be a great option for them. He is a catching prospect that could join the organization and continue to develop.
The Dodgers already have Will Smith, one of the best catchers in baseball, on their major league roster. They also have Diego Cartaya who is the number one prospect in their system.
They could absolutely afford to part ways with Rushing and the White Sox would love to have him. Instead of having one good catching prospect, they could have two. That way, they might have a chance at a good catcher next time they are ready to compete.
Lynn could go to the Dodgers as either a starter or a reliever at this point. Getting a prospect like that for him would be an overpay on the part of the Dodgers but they can afford it to win the bidding war on Lynn.
Trade Two
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The Chicago White Sox could get some good players for Lance Lynn.
The Chicago White Sox could get two prospects for Lance Lynn but they are going to be lower level prospects. That is probably a more realistic return for Lynn anyway at this point.
Yes, there are multiple teams after Lance Lynn but he still is an older pitcher that hasn’t had that good of a year at all. Whoever gets him is hoping that he is able to bounce back with a change of scenery. There is a good chance, depending on that team, that does happen.
River Ryan is a right-handed pitcher and he is the number 11 ranked player in the system of the Dodgers. Jose Ramos is the number 19 guy and he is an outfielder. This is a solid return for a guy like Lynn.
The White Sox may not get a top-flight prospect for Lynn but they could get someone that can be developed into a good MLB player.
If you add enough prospects like Ryan and Ramos, you’ll eventually hit on at least a couple of them which is how good teams can be built. The White Sox need to be better at developing for that to happen but you have to start somewhere.
Trade Three
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The Chicago White Sox could turn this into an even bigger trade.
The Chicago White Sox don’t have to trade Lance Lynn alone. They can include other pieces in the deal with him if they want to better the return a little bit.
Reynaldo Lopez, a reliever, was included in the package for Lucas Giolito and that helped them get the number two and number three prospect from the Angels.
Now, Lynn isn’t as good as Giolito and the Dodgers farm system is much better than the Angels so things are different here but that trade can be used as a base. The White Sox can include someone like Kendall Graveman in the deal.
Graveman is a solid reliever that would thrive on a team that uses him the right way. He isn’t a closer but he is someone that can give you good innings in any other situation. A contender would love to have him.
Andy Pages is the number 5 prospect in the system for LA and he plays outfield. Nick Frasso, a right handed pitcher, is the number 8 guy. Both of them are hoping to be Major League Baseball players one day.
The White Sox are firmly sellers so don’t be surprised at anything they decide to do. At the very least, these next few days are going to be interesting.
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