ARBITRATION-ELIGIBLE PLAYERS
- Jose Abreu, $16M (Tender)
- Avisail Garcia, $8M (Non-Tender)
- Yolmer Sanchez, $4.7M (Tender)
- Carlos Rodon, $3.7M (Tender
- Matt Davidson, $2.4M (Non-Tender)
- Leury Garcia, $1.9M (Non-Tender)
- Danny Farquhar, $1.4M (Non-tender)
CLUB OPTIONS
- Nate Jones, $4.65 million/$1.25M buyout. Done by the time I wrote this, but I would have retained him.
- James Shields- Done by the time I wrote this, but I would not have retained him.
Impending Free Agents
- Miguel González 1 yr; $4.75 Million
- Hector Santiago 1 yr; $2 Million
FREE AGENTS
Lonnie Chisenhall-2 year; $6 million per year. He’s professional and would provide a nice buffer until the crop of outfielders are ready. Has played in a winning environment for some time.
Nori Aoki-1 year; $5.5 million. Another placeholder. Defense and OBP. Offers a different style of player than the White Sox are used to. More than likely not a full-time player, but having someone coming off the bench who can get on base isn’t particularly bad.
Matt Adams-2 year; $6 million per year. He’s different. He’s not Matt Davidson and he’s chubby. He can split time playing 1B and DH.
Patrick Corbin-5 year; $12.5 million per year. Ascending pitcher. Fits in with the re-build timeline.
Josh Harrison-2 year; $8 million per year. Josh is versatile and between he and Yolmer Sanchez the clubhouse would be quite lively. From a baseball perspective, the versatility he offers can provide some value.
TRADES
No. 1: Trade Dane Dunning and Alec Hansen for Colton Welker. Welker can’t unseat Arrenado.
No. 2: Luis Robert for Nick Senzel. Senzel won’t unseat Suarez. This is a trade for 2 injury prone, talented players. Our most pressing need is 3B/INF.
SUMMARY
I think these are reasonable moves that fit with the re-build. Not flashy but hopefully sane.
