PREAMBLE
The White Sox are ready to compete. Find the pieces to solidify this lineup and sharpen top the defense. I believe in the starting pitching. The offense needs to be more complete and more consistent. Do whatever it takes to make this lineup dangerous 1-9.
ARBITRATION-ELIGIBLE PLAYERS
- Lucas Giolito: $7.9M. TENDER
- Reynaldo López; $2.8M TENDER
- Evan Marshall: $2.3M. NO
- Adam Engel: $2.2M TENDER
- Brian Goodwin: $1.7M. NO
- Jimmy Cordero: $1.2M NO
- Jace Fry: $1M NO
CLUB OPTIONS
- Craig Kimbrel: $16M $1M buyout
- César Hernández: $6M. NO
OTHER IMPENDING FREE AGENTS
- Leury García. RETAIN- 2 years $7M, 22’-3.5M, ’23-$3.5M
- Carlos Rodón NO
- Billy Hamilton NO
- Ryan Tepera RETAIN- 2 years, $5M ’22-$2M, ’23- $3M
Bring him back! I loved the Astro’s comment. He is a badass who likes to win. This team is a little too laid back. I think they need a few fiery guys.
FREE AGENTS
No. 1: Nick Castellanos, RF (Five year, $113 million). Fix right field.
No. 2: Alex Avila, C (One year, $1.5 million) Reliable, back up defensive catcher.
No. 3 Yusmeiro Petit, RP (1 year, 2.5 Million) Another Consistent reliever
TRADES
No. 1: Arizona Diamondbacks trade Ketel Marte and Madison Bumgarner to the Chicago White Sox in return for Dallas Keuchel and Eloy Jimenez (Arizona will retain 30% of Bumgarner’s salary). Marte will make $8.4M this year with two team options for ’23 and ’24. Bumgarner is locked up until 2024 the white sox will ben paying 75% of the salary coming to $18M for ’22 and then $18M and $10.5M the following years.
SUMMARY
I love Eloy. Will he ever be healthy enough to hit his 40 home runs and 100 RBI’s? Is it worth waiting to find out? Andrew Vaughn proved to be an average left fielder which is an improvement from Jimenez. If Vaughn turns into what he should, Offensively this isn’t much of a dip. Vaughn has earned the right to play everyday, and continue to grow. Marte fills the whole at second with decent Defensive numbers. He will be locked up for 3 years and then can resign to an extension if it works out. Keuchel and Bumgarner are a wash, while Bumgarner has at least won three world series. Try to get Arizona to pay as much of the contract as possible. I think 25% is realistic with the team friendly Eloy deal. Maybe they would take on 30%. Filling the hole at second base via trade allows us to spend on Castellanos, solving right field/DH long term. Alex Avila is solid behind the plate, and bringing back Tepera and signing one more reliever rebuilds the bullpen enough with hope Crochet and Bummer remain consistent and dominant.
26 MAN ROSTER
SP Lynn: 18.5M
SP Giolito: 8M
SP Cease: 575K
SP Bumgarner (L): 16.1M
SP Kopech: 575K
C Grandal: 18.25M
1B Abreu: 19.67M
2B Marte 8.4M
SSAnderson: 9.5M
3B Moncada: 13.8M
LF Vaughn: 575K
CF Robert: 6M
RF Castellanos 18M
DH Sheets 575K
CL Hendricks: 13.33M
SU Bummer (L): 2.5M
RP Tepera: 2M
RP Ruiz: 575K
RP Crochet (L): 575K
RP Petit: 2.5M
LR Lopez: 2.8M
BE Garcia 3.5M
BEEngel: 2.2M
BE Sheets: 575K
BE Avila 1.5M
BE Burger 575K
BUYOUT 1M
TOTAL $172.1M
