Eaton owns lone White Sox throwback not destroyed by Sale

Maybe Adam Eaton should go into the memorabilia business if this whole baseball thing doesn't pan out.

The former Chicago White Sox outfielder - now a member of the Washington Nationals after a trade during the winter meetings - seems to have a keen eye for baseball valuables. How else to explain his actions in July, when his now ex-teammate Chris Sale famously protested having to wear a 1976 throwback White Sox jersey for a start by cutting up all 25 uniforms before the game.

Eaton revealed Monday that, thanks to his quick hands, Sale's scissors missed at least one of those infamous throwbacks.

"I think I may have the only one that didn't get cut up," Eaton said to CSN Chicago's Chuck Garfien on the "White Sox Talk" podcast. "I secretly yanked mine down when he wasn't looking, and as of right now I think - besides the coaches; the coaches are one thing - but I want to know for sure that I'm the only player that didn't get his cut up."

Eaton added that the jersey - sitting in a box in his basement - has been authenticated, meaning it's probably worth a lot of money as is. But don't go thinking you'll get the chance to buy it at an auction down the road; on the contrary, it seems Eaton has big plans for his most prized possession the next time he and Sale cross paths.

"Whenever (the Nationals) visit Boston, I know it's a quick drive away, I'm gonna definitely see if I can't get his signature and maybe an explanation on the jersey," he continued. "It's definitely gonna go downstairs in my cave."

Sounds like a cut-and-dry plan to us.