White Sox Trade Adam Eaton To Nationals For Lucas Giolito, 2 More Prospects
In the middle of last season, Giolito was rated as Baseball America's No. 4 prospect.
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In the middle of last season, Giolito was rated as Baseball America's No. 4 prospect.
"We're in no rush to get anybody to Chicago," Hahn says after trading Chris Sale for four prospects.
That new feeling you have about the White Sox? The reassuring feeling of there being a plan -- a process -- in place.
Sale was dominating for seven seasons with the White Sox, but it's all over now.
Trading Chris Sale for a major haul should be just the beginning for the White Sox.
The White Sox have embarked on a rebuild with a focus on the long term, not the short term.
Moncada was the blue-chip prospect the White Sox received Tuesday in sending ace Chris Sale to the Red Sox.
Moncada, a second baseman, is Baseball America's top-rated prospect.
"It's been an interesting few weeks leading up to this," GM Rick Hahn says.
Selig proved to be a visionary that the sport badly needed, directing the game out of the dark ages.
The auction of White Sox left-hander Chris Sale began in earnest last July. It may end in a blockbuster deal this week.
Additionally, the White Sox on Friday declined to tender a 2017 contract to right-hander Blake Smith.
Players new to the majors won't be able to dip next year without risk of penalty, a provision under baseball's tentative five-year labor agreement reached late Wednesday.
All eyes are on the White Sox and Sale as the Winter Meetings begin Sunday.
Finally, baseball has done away with the All-Star Game deciding World Series home-field advantage.
