Baffoe: White Sox Tilting At Windmills Is Unfortunate
The White Sox continue to get in their own way, when there's no need or end game in doing so.
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The White Sox continue to get in their own way, when there's no need or end game in doing so.
A big Cubs-White Sox trade would be nearly impossible to pull off, as Jed Hoyer has suggested previously.
Negotiators for baseball players and owners are meeting this week in Irving, Texas, in an attempt to reach agreement on a collective bargaining agreement to replace the five-year contract that expires Thursday.
To this point, teams have been unwilling to give up huge packages of prospects for Sale. That could change soon.
The last work stoppage between the owners and the MLBPA began in August of 1994 and lasted until April 2, 1995.
Chicago purchased the contracts of Adam Engel, Brad Goldberg and Jacob May.
Former MLB infielder Mark Grudzielanek will serve as the manager at Triple-A Charlotte.
Abreu remains under team control through 2019.
Chris Sale, Andrew McCutchen, Justin Verlander, Miguel Cabrera and Brian McCann are a few of the big names available.
"It's about feeling we get back fair value in exchange and did something that makes long-term sense for the organization," GM Rick Hahn says.
Major League Baseball has peace on the labor front since 1995. Now, a Dec. 1 deadline looms.
The White Sox released their spring training schedule Wednesday.
Hahn admits there's an emotional component, but the White Sox can't let it affect their strategy in practice.
White Sox general manager Rick Hahn has outlined the team's offseason approach.
Shields was 6-19 with a 5.85 ERA in 2016.
