3 White Sox who should be traded and where
By John Miceli
The White Sox have struggled so far this season. All signs point to Chicago looking to trade away talent as the trade deadline approaches.
The Chicago White Sox have undoubtedly failed to meet expectations so far this year. Their preseason Vegas win total prop had them projected to finish just above .500 and preseason MLB power rankings ranked the White Sox among the top half of teams in the league.
The MLB season is almost one-third of the way over. The trade deadline is still nine weeks away but the first third of the year seems to indicate that, barring a considerable turnaround, the White Sox may not only suffer a disappointing fate in 2023, but also should look toward the trade market to offload some of their talent in an effort to retool their roster by adding prospects.
In this article, we take a look at which Chicago White Sox players could be on the move as the season continues toward the late-summer MLB trade deadline.
Players the White Sox should trade: Yasmani Grandal
The veteran catcher Yasmani Grandal has seen his best days pass him by at this point in his career. Grandal’s power hitting, which made him a standout at the position, has waned. Grandal hit only 5 home runs in 376 at-bats last year, after hitting 23 home runs in 375 at-bats in 2021.
However, Grandal is still a serviceable starter, at least in a part-time role. Across the league, catcher is an area of weakness for many teams, and specifically for some of the teams on the verge of contention who may be in the market for a veteran catcher.
While the potential to acquire prospects for their aging catcher might be justification alone, Grandal is set to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the 2023 campaign, and it’s hard to imagine the White Sox would bring him back on anything other than a favorable contract for the team.
Grandal would be an excellent one-year rental option for a contending team and the White Sox should gladly take some form of compensation for him in a trade before he starts next season in a new uniform anyhow.
Potential Landing Spots: Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros, Miami Marlins