Chicago White Sox: 3 potential trades heading into deadline
1. Trade Aaron Bummer, Alex Colome to the Los Angeles Dodgers
One thing that needs to be kept in mind when it comes to the White Sox talking about trading their own controllable players is that they can perfectly stand pat. They have no reason to regret holding onto anyone that is under contract for next season, as the White Sox view themselves as contenders starting next season.
With that being said, if the White Sox find themselves in a position where they are proposed an offer that they can’t turn down, then it is safe to assume that a deal will be made.
In this case, the Los Angeles Dodgers get desperate for some bullpen help, thus dealing a trio of prospects to the White Sox.
That bullpen help comes in the form of the White Sox top-two relief pitchers, Aaron Bummer and Alex Colome. Bummer, who has been the most-improved pitcher in the White Sox bullpen this season, would fill the Dodgers’ need for a left-handed reliever, while Colome would give the Dodgers an All-Star caliber eighth inning arm.
Both Colome and Bummer are under control through at least next season, therefore their value is quite high.
That value is cashed in with this deal, as the White Sox maximize the returns for Colome and Bummer, combining them in one deal.
In return, the White Sox would get Dustin May, the 51st-ranked prospect in all of baseball. May is a hard-throwing right-handed pitcher with front-of-the-rotation potential and will be ready for the Major Leagues by the beginning of next season at the latest.
Along with May, the White Sox would get Jeren Kendall, the Dodgers 15th-ranked prospect. Kendall and the White Sox were heavily connected during the 2017 MLB Draft, as the White Sox have always loved the former Vanderbilt product. In this deal, they are united with one of their former top targets.
Finishing the deal is Josiah Gray, a young right-handed pitcher that projects as a future relief ace. Gray is a high-rising prospect and could be ready to aide the White Sox in a 2020 pennant race.