Report: White Sox willing to deal players with under 4 years of control
Teams interested in trading for a member of the Chicago White Sox now have an eligible list to work with.
According to ESPN's Buster Olney, the White Sox have reportedly told teams they are open to trading away anyone on the roster with fewer than four years of team control remaining on their contracts.
The list of targets who fit general manager Rick Hahn's criteria does include Chris Sale, who may be garnering the most interest in the trade market for starting pitchers. It does seemingly eliminate fellow starter Jose Quintana, however, who's under contract with the club through the 2020 season but attracted his own significant trade interest this past year.
Player | Position | Final contract year |
---|---|---|
Chris Sale | P | 2019 |
Jose Abreu | 1B | 2019 |
Zach Putnam | P | 2019 |
Dan Jennings | P | 2019 |
Avisail Garcia | DH/OF | 2019 |
Jake Petricka | P | 2019 |
James Shields | P | 2018 |
David Robertson | P | 2018 |
Melky Cabrera | OF | 2017 |
Brett Lawrie | 2B | 2017 |
Miguel Gonzalez | P | 2017 |
Todd Frazier | 3B | 2017 |
(Courtesy: Spotrac)
Of the eligible list, Frazier may be commanding the second-most trade interest after Sale, with reports surfacing earlier in November the White Sox were listening to offers for the two-time All-Star third baseman.
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