Loser: White Sox
Aren’t they always?
Sure, they made some trades. It was time to move on from Eloy Jimenez. They had to cash in Paul DeJong for something. But is that all they got for Erick Fedde? A guy with a low three ERA and another year of control for just $7.5 million. I like Miguel Vargas, but I can’t help but look at the king’s ransom the Blue Jays got for a much worse Yusei Kikuchi when looking at this return for Fedde.
We have acquired RHP Erick Fedde and OF Tommy Pham in a three-team trade with the Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers.
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) July 29, 2024
INF/OF Tommy Edman and minor league RHP Oliver Gonzalez have been traded to the Dodgers.#ForTheLou pic.twitter.com/luysfF5UfT
It’s worth asking yourself, why do the White Sox still have the biggest two trade chips on the market?
Yes, Garrett Crochet had some questions on his innings management and Robert hasn’t been his best self this year, but it was a seller’s market and these two players should have brought it a monster return. With both of their injury risk, there’s no way of knowing if their value will be the same next deadline.
For a team with 27 wins mired in a 20-game losing streak, they should have done much more.