The White Sox are next up in MLBTR's new Trade Deadline Outlook series. After losing a modern-day record 121 games last year, the Sox are on pace to lose "only" 108 this year. The Pale Hose remain firmly in the "clear seller" group as one of six teams with less than a 1% shot at reaching the playoffs.
White Sox executive vice president/general manager Chris Getz took over after the 2023 trade deadline, so this is only his second time being in the top chair for the event. Last summer, Getz packaged several of his top assets together in Erick Fedde, Michael Kopech, and Tommy Pham, netting Miguel Vargas as the headliner. That trade looked rough out of the gate, as Vargas was one of the game's worst players after joining the White Sox. The 25-year-old somewhat redeemed himself with a hot May this year.
Getz held out until the offseason to move lefty Garrett Crochet, drawing better reviews for that deal. While the four-player return on that trade looks promising, it may still be painful to see Crochet locked up through 2031 and vying for the AL Cy Young award. That deal will take years to truly evaluate, but as we look ahead to July, the question for the White Sox is whether they have anything valuable left to trade.
Record: 28-56 (0.0% playoff probability)
Sell Mode
Impending Free Agents: Aaron Civale, Martin Perez, Adrian Houser, Tyler Alexander, Michael A. Taylor, Austin Slater
Civale was picked up from the Brewers in a one-for-one swap on June 13th for Andrew Vaughn. Perhaps it was a bit of a monkey's paw situation for the 30-year-old Civale, who requested a trade from the contending Brewers upon being moved to the bullpen, only to land in the rotation of the rebuilding White Sox.
Civale was hoping to maintain his earning power as a starting pitcher, though it's unclear he's helped his case in a small three-start sample with Chicago. On the season, he's got a well-deserved 4.74 ERA in eight starts, having missed over a month with a hamstring strain. He's been unable to miss bats this year and his homer-prone tendencies have continued.
The White Sox had nothing to lose by acquiring Civale, in that they were highly likely to non-tender Vaughn after the season. But as an $8MM back of the rotation guy, Civale won't be making playoff starts in October and won't bring more than a low-level prospect. Potential suitors may want some help with his salary.
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Trade outlook should be trade the team to another city. Why do you need two team in a city? Sports should bring a city together, not divide them. In every city we have two teams we have the one storied team and the unsuccessful other team that shouldn’t even be playing there. But I get it financially speaking. I’m an idealist too often.
9 million people in Chicagoland people is why. Both NYC teams have the same number of wins this season. Its not a city that makes the difference in competing, its the owner. The White Sox need a new ownership group as did the Mets before Cohen. So do the Angels.
No doubt it’s the ownerships.Agreed.
I know it was probably a pointless post I just meant ideally I think those less iconic teams would be moved so the whole city could be invested in the same team. But it’s not like those teams aren’t franchises that have been around a long time and had interesting periods.
One of the best reply’s of the year.Spot on for sure!!
Can the White Sox sign Adrian Houser to a two year contract?
They can but they should sell high. If they want to give him a 2 year deal in the offseason, they can do it then.
Sox just don’t outbid anybody. Get it done now!!
I could see the Rangers trading John Gray, Adolis Garcia and Justin Fiscue to the Sox for a relief pitcher, Roberts and the cash to cover Roberts rest of the year.
The White Sox say no immediately. Why would they want those guys?
lol “could see.” Why would the Sox do that?
This is a classic “take my garbage” trade proposal only a fan would make.
The white Sox have nothing of value (on field or good contract) to trade to any contending team, without sending a nice prospect in the deal to get someone to take on these bum players and there contracts.
Tauchman, Wilson for bullpen, Houser, Taylor for def/pinch run are useful if they stay healthy at low salary…..contenders pick up these sort of ancillary players every year even though it’s not ones that warrant notable prospects.
But there’s the ‘of value’s argument. Houser and Wilson might fetch a half-decent prospect, but nobody worth getting excited over. Tauchman was having a fair season when he got hurt; if he picks up where he left off, it’ll be about the same return as Houser. Taylor won’t bring back much more than a middle reliever prospect. The cupboard is bare, aside from some of the promising young pitchers they’re expected to keep.
The Sox will get some lottery tickets in exchange to lose a bunch of competitive guys on the roster, and making it look like another 120+ losses are more and more likely. The Mummy craves that big chance at the #1 overall in next years draft….
Agreed. What they should do is try and buy prospects from teams in exchange for their bad contracts, or pay a lot of salary for Benintendi/Robert and trade them. Padres and Phillies have already spent a ton, sure they’d take one of these guys if all they had to pay was 3M.
Oh now a tigers fan is flexxing…gotta love it
I really think Sox are close to turning things around! Like to see Robert’s get a chance with another team! A trade would give him a start over chance! Really like Taylor in Center for moment! Catchers great and infield good! Lots of energy! Not sure what they need but some confidence! Giants sure found out they are real! Let’s see how they do in LA!!
Offense. They need offense. Pitching is mediocre, but full of young guys whom we can reasonably expect to improve a little, with more pitching talent in the minors. Very little on offense, though, either majors or minors. Teel, Quero, and Meidroth have been decent, but not amazing, and Braden Montgomery is about the only offensive talent in the minors who looks to be a quality major leaguer.
I’ll agree they’re playing harder this year, so it seems Venable’s doing an ok job, but they need a lot more bats.
SP has been fine this season, bullpen has been spotty as best.
Aren’t any big bats available
Vargas is on a 3.5 win pace and under control through 2029. Thats a good trade.
They really dont have much left. They can get perhaps some lottery ticket prospects but mostly just save some money.
Colson Montgomery has been terrific lately. He might be up next homestand.
The White Sox have no chance of competing before 2028 so if any impending FA is still on the team August 1st, Getz did something wrong. If anyone that doesn’t have 2 or more years of control is on the team August 1st, he did something wrong. Benintendi should be traded too. Anyone that is not tied down should get shipped out.
Right now the White Sox have the 2nd worst record in baseball and it doesn’t appear that 2026 will be much better regardless of what they do because they don’t have an experience core to carry them. So in construction terms, “strip it down to the studs and rebuild”. In their case it might be more like tear it down to the foundation and build it new from scratch because there is not a single stud in their rotation or starting lineup.
This isn’t true and the best scenario for them to compete is 2027.