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The White Sox Won’t Win in jerry Reinsdorf’s Lifetime.
And he’s the reason why.
As expected, the White Sox unloaded some serviceable players at trade deadline. The departed include Eric Fedde, Tommy Pham and Michael Kopech. In a complex three team trade, Fedde and Pham went to the Cardinals while Kopech heads to the Dodgers. Who did the White Sox get? Prospects. Very young prospects.
The “headliner” in the deal for the White Sox appears to be Miguel Vargas. Vargas plays left field, second base and first base. Which basically means he has no position. Well, that may be a little extreme. In his time with the Dodgers this season, Vargas is hitting .239 with an OBP of ,313 and a slugging percentage of .423 and three home runs. Actually, in the White Sox lineup he might hit cleanup. He also has a WAR of 0.4. But don’t get too excited.
In his career, Vargas has 470 big league at bats and is hitting .201 with 13 home runs and an OPS of .658. That’s the headliner. The Sox also picked up two infielders, second baseman Jeral Perez, infielder Alexander Albertus. There will also be a player to be named later. Here’s the part of the trade to focus
Both Perez and Albertus are 19 years old. That doesn’t sound like anybody that’s going to help the major league team any time soon.
