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When the White Sox flew the white flag after the '16 season and began the teardown of the roster and subsequent restocking of the farm, it was done by a series of trades, specifically four of which were major and largely defined the direction the Good Guys would take in the coming years. There have been a number of evaluations over these trades in the past, but as is often the case, some need to span a few seasons to determine how the Sox fared in these transactions, and even then there are still work-in-progress situations with them. So that being said, let's take a look and see how these trades have fared to date:
Trade #1
*Red Sox get Chris Sale
*White Sox get Yoan Moncada, Michael Kopech, Luis Basabe, Victor Diaz
There's no doubt in the short run, the Red Sox made out and like bandits at that. Sale helped get them a WS ring, and it's hard to discount such an accomplishment. Plus for the most part Sale has been one of the top starting pitchers in the game. But this year has been a borderline disaster for Sale, who struggled all season, has lost velocity in his FB, and ended '19 prematurely with elbow issues. Meanwhile, after a slow start to his big league career, Moncada has broken out and started showing why he was once considered the #1 prospect in baseball. And we have him for years. Kopech's ML career barely got underway when TJ shelved him for at least a full season and then some. Assuming he comes back and regains the potential that could result in him being a top of the line starter, the long term outlook for this trade signals a huge win for the White Sox. And there's still a possibility that at some point Basabe also cracks the roster to boot.
Trade #2
*Nationals get Adam Eaton
*White Sox get Luis Giolito, Reynaldo Lopez, Dane Dunning
While the jury is still technically out on this trade, when it's all said and done, few will doubt that Sox will have ended up raking on this one. No doubt Eaton is a solid player, both with his bat and glove, a proven major leaguer. But now that Giolito has emerged onto the scene as a pitching force to be reckoned with, he alone would make this a favorable trade for the Good Guys. Lopez has been hot-n-cold during his tenure with the team, but he still has the makings of at least a steady ML pitcher - whether it's as a starter or the BP remains to be seen. Dunning is yet another victim of the TJ bug and we'll have to wait and see how he comes out of that, likely at some point in 2020 or 2021. At the time of the injury, his arrow was pointing upward. If we end up with all three of these pitchers on the roster, then consider it a huge win for us.
Trade #3
Cubs get Jose Quintana
White Sox get Eloy Jimenez, Dylan Cease, Matt Rose, Bryant Fleet
This was supposed to be one of those moves similar to the Sale trade which would benefit the Cubs tremendously up front, while in the long run the advantage would go to the Sox. Fuggedaboudit, this is already a major steal for the Sox. While Quintana has had some success with the Cubs, he's really been nothing more than a middle of the rotation pitcher at best, and really more like a 4 or 5 starter. Meanwhile Jimenez is already showing that he will be a South Side fixture for years to come with a powerful bat that will only get better with time. Cease has struggled in his rookie season, but has already shown flashes of that electric stuff of his and should be a mainstay in the rotation for a long time.
Trade #4
Yankees get David Robertson, Todd Frazier, Tommy Kahnle
White Sox get Blake Rutherford, Ian Clarkin, Tito Polo, Tyler Clippard
The least impactful of the 'Big Four' trades, but still worth mentioning. It was the only one of such that I personally was against, but mainly because I felt throwing in Kahnle was a mistake, as I thought he was the best pitcher out of the Sox bullpen at the time. The trade has been somewhat of a wash for both clubs, altho the Yanks nonetheless win this trade. Kahnle is the only one left on the Yanks roster. For us, the three prospects remain just that, while Clippard blew chunks during his brief time with us.
Trade #1
*Red Sox get Chris Sale
*White Sox get Yoan Moncada, Michael Kopech, Luis Basabe, Victor Diaz
There's no doubt in the short run, the Red Sox made out and like bandits at that. Sale helped get them a WS ring, and it's hard to discount such an accomplishment. Plus for the most part Sale has been one of the top starting pitchers in the game. But this year has been a borderline disaster for Sale, who struggled all season, has lost velocity in his FB, and ended '19 prematurely with elbow issues. Meanwhile, after a slow start to his big league career, Moncada has broken out and started showing why he was once considered the #1 prospect in baseball. And we have him for years. Kopech's ML career barely got underway when TJ shelved him for at least a full season and then some. Assuming he comes back and regains the potential that could result in him being a top of the line starter, the long term outlook for this trade signals a huge win for the White Sox. And there's still a possibility that at some point Basabe also cracks the roster to boot.
Trade #2
*Nationals get Adam Eaton
*White Sox get Luis Giolito, Reynaldo Lopez, Dane Dunning
While the jury is still technically out on this trade, when it's all said and done, few will doubt that Sox will have ended up raking on this one. No doubt Eaton is a solid player, both with his bat and glove, a proven major leaguer. But now that Giolito has emerged onto the scene as a pitching force to be reckoned with, he alone would make this a favorable trade for the Good Guys. Lopez has been hot-n-cold during his tenure with the team, but he still has the makings of at least a steady ML pitcher - whether it's as a starter or the BP remains to be seen. Dunning is yet another victim of the TJ bug and we'll have to wait and see how he comes out of that, likely at some point in 2020 or 2021. At the time of the injury, his arrow was pointing upward. If we end up with all three of these pitchers on the roster, then consider it a huge win for us.
Trade #3
Cubs get Jose Quintana
White Sox get Eloy Jimenez, Dylan Cease, Matt Rose, Bryant Fleet
This was supposed to be one of those moves similar to the Sale trade which would benefit the Cubs tremendously up front, while in the long run the advantage would go to the Sox. Fuggedaboudit, this is already a major steal for the Sox. While Quintana has had some success with the Cubs, he's really been nothing more than a middle of the rotation pitcher at best, and really more like a 4 or 5 starter. Meanwhile Jimenez is already showing that he will be a South Side fixture for years to come with a powerful bat that will only get better with time. Cease has struggled in his rookie season, but has already shown flashes of that electric stuff of his and should be a mainstay in the rotation for a long time.
Trade #4
Yankees get David Robertson, Todd Frazier, Tommy Kahnle
White Sox get Blake Rutherford, Ian Clarkin, Tito Polo, Tyler Clippard
The least impactful of the 'Big Four' trades, but still worth mentioning. It was the only one of such that I personally was against, but mainly because I felt throwing in Kahnle was a mistake, as I thought he was the best pitcher out of the Sox bullpen at the time. The trade has been somewhat of a wash for both clubs, altho the Yanks nonetheless win this trade. Kahnle is the only one left on the Yanks roster. For us, the three prospects remain just that, while Clippard blew chunks during his brief time with us.
