White Sox Getting Calls On Veterans
By Steve Adams [June 21, 2013 at 1:42pm CST]
We learned earlier today that the Cubs are "open for business" and ready to sell, and it sounds like Chicago's other team may not be far behind. Jon Heyman of CBS Sports spoke with White Sox GM Rick Hahn recently, who confirmed that other teams have begun to express interest in his players:

"We are getting phone calls, and they will probably become a little bit more voluminous if we don't turn it around pretty quickly," White Sox general manager Rick Hahn said.
Heyman's sources indicate that Alex Rios and Alexei Ramirez will at least be discussed, with one rival general manager telling him that Rios will draw more interest. Rios,32, is owed $12.5MM in 2014, the final guaranteed year of his contract, though his deal contains a club option as well. Ramirez, 31, is controlled through 2015 and owed $9.5MM in 2014, $10MM in 2015 and has a $1MM buyout on his $10MM club option for 2016.

Heyman also speculates that names such as Jake Peavy, Jesse Crain, Matt Thornton, Matt Lindstrom and perhaps even Gordon Beckham will become available if the White Sox do indeed take the position of sellers this July. Crain, of course, is on a historic run, having fired 28 shutout innings over his past 28 appearances with a 37-to-7 K/BB ratio in that time.

Trade everyone.

Sell high on Crane

Beckham as well. This was a guy who they were considering non tendering at the end of last year. It would be excellent if they could now turn him into a nice prospect.

This.

Hahn/Kenny's days of trying to repair and retrofit the White Sox jumbo-jet in mid-air are long, long, long, long past. There is nothing left, it's not a nice plane anymore, no, it's the twin prop plane from Major League.

Flush it, flush it all.

Including Sale?

A couple things here. I'm all for starting to move guys. I've been tired of Alexei's nonchalant play at short for years. There's a real dearth of shortstops so he should be able to land you something decent. But you still ave to play the season. Instead of trying to win the game yesterday, they were more interested in showing the world that Crain can close one out. It blew up in their faces.

Also, and this isn't trolling, but rather a serious baseball question. I know the Cub future is brighter than the hottest star and the Sox future is dismal because I read that and hear it on the radio everyday, but are Sale and Santiago really worse building blocks than whatever the Cubs' "core" is?

Also, and this isn't trolling, but rather a serious baseball question. I know the Cub future is brighter than the hottest star and the Sox future is dismal because I read that and hear it on the radio everyday, but are Sale and Santiago really worse building blocks than whatever the Cubs' "core" is?

Instead of trying to win the game yesterday, they were more interested in showing the world that Crain can close one out. It blew up in their faces.

IMO Sale is the best building block in the city right now. But after that it is hard to see much to be excited about for the Sox. Obviously that can change, and even change quickly depending on what they are able to do at the deadline.

The Cubs appear to have a few more potential building blocks. Rizzo seems to be best of those blocks right now.

You are forgetting Addison Reed and Quintana as well.

I'll take a good, young pitching staff as a core over hitters every time. You can cobble together a decent lineup that can win with good pitching.

What might the Sox be able to get for Reed?

Well, those guys aren't really what I'd call building blocks. Outside of Rivera, closers are up and down. Reed can be replaced. If I could sell him high, I would. And Quintana has been better than I thought he could be for longer than I thought he could be. Maybe he's a Buehrle. But I doubt it.

Also, and this isn't trolling, but rather a serious baseball question.

I know the Cub future is brighter than the hottest star and the Sox future is dismal

Let me stop you right there.

In fairness though, if a fairly routine play at SS is made, the Sox are out of the inning with a 1 run lead still.

Let me stop you right there.