White Sox rumors: 3 long-term replacements for Tim Anderson
By Mark Powell
White Sox: Replace Tim Anderson with a Willy Adames trade
The Milwaukee Brewers have a lot of top-performers to pay in the coming offseasons, including Corbin Burnes. It’s quite possible that a player like Adames doesn’t make the cut. Milwaukee would be smart to shop Adames some this offseason specifically because the free-agent shortstop market is so barren for All-Star level talent. It’s a sharp contrast from last offseason, when Xander Bogaerts, Trea Turner, Carlos Correa and Dansby Swanson were all available.
For teams in need of a solid shortstop, such as the White Sox, a trade could be their best bet.
The only reason Chicago would consider making this deal is if they believe Adames is a better long-term fit at shortstop than Colson Montgomery, their top prospect. If they don’t intend on paying Adames after the 2024-25 season (when he’s a free agent), then no trade will happen.
Adames is having a down year offensively at the wrong time, slashing just .201/.286/.376, but he still provides plenty of power at the position with 17 home runs so far on the year. Adames’s offensive struggles in 2023 suggest a team like Chicago could acquire him at a cheaper price tag than, say after his 2021 or 2022 campaigns.
The truth is, there aren’t many options at shortstop this coming offseason. It’s why some in the industry believe the White Sox may be better off keeping Anderson for the final year of his deal, hoping he can turn things around and become a solid rental by the trade deadline. Montgomery is the most likely shortstop of the future on the south side.
That doesn’t mean the Sox don’t have options, though.
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