White Sox Rumors: Chicago can trade these 3 players during the off-season
The Chicago White Sox saw the trade deadline come and go. Then they got swept by the Texas Rangers following that. It has just been a very tough week for the organization.
The reason it was tough is because they just clearly are sellers when they were supposed to be in their competitive window.
Lucas Giolito, Lance Lynn, and Jake Burger amongst others were all traded away. It was really tough to see that because this team isn't going to be good for a long time now.
There were a few other players on this team that were expected to be moved but it never happened. These are three players that weren't moved and could instead now be moved this winter:
1. Tim Anderson:
Tim Anderson might be better to trade after the 2023 MLB season.
The Chicago White Sox were rumored to be considering a Tim Anderson trade. It had been on many people's minds for the last few weeks before the deadline.
There were plenty of teams interested in his services for the rest of the year and into next season. He was getting interest as a shortstop and a second baseman too which expanded the conversation.
Ultimately, however, the White Sox ended up keeping him. He has been the face of the franchise for so long but a very bad first half (on and off the field) led to these conversations.
He has been amazing since the All-Star break though and that is great to see. The White Sox have to hope that he stays healthy and keeps it up. It is very possible that his struggles were because he wasn’t feeling good.
If they can’t get an extension done and he keeps playing very well until the end of this 2023 season, the White Sox can trade him in the off-season. There are plenty of teams that would consider it.
2. Eloy Jimenez
The Chicago White Sox could move Eloy Jimenez during the off-season.
Eloy Jimenez was also in these talks. A lot of teams would like to add a bat that is loaded with great power. The one issue with him is the fact that he has a very hard time staying healthy.
He has been a lot healthier this season than seasons past though and some teams were interested in adding him to their batting order.
Jimenez won’t bring much speed or defensive prowess to an organization but he will bring some power. Plenty of teams would want to add that.
Obviously, the White Sox chose not to trade him though and he will stick around. That is a good thing for now as he can continue to improve his stock.
If the White Sox do try to rebuild some more during the off-season, Jimenez is a name that you could see moved for future assets. It would be nice to see him stick around though because this team needs run producers in addition to a guy that is just fun to have around.
3. Dylan Cease
The Chicago White Sox have options with Dylan Cease going forward.
Early during the whole trade deadline season, Dylan Cease was mentioned as one of the players that the organization considered “untouchable”.
That started to change, however, when the market clearly favored teams selling starting pitching. We saw teams like the New York Mets, Cleveland Guardians, and St. Louis Cardinals get great value for starting pitching.
In fact, the White Sox even got great returns for Lucas Giolito and Lance Lynn. Cease probably has the highest upside of any guy that was on the block for any team and he had multiple years left of control.
It looked for a hot minute there that Cease was going to be moved. However, that ended up not being the case as the White Sox’s high price was never met. Having a high price was necessary for a pitcher like this though.
They can try again during the off-season if they want. He could land them a lot if they play this right. Or they can keep him and have an ace to build around. His future is the most interesting and the most cloudy right now. We’ll see.
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