Chicago White Sox: 5 Reasons Chris Sale Won’t be Traded

Is it possible that the Chicago White Sox will trade Chris Sale? Here’s why it is highly unlikely they will trade their ace starter.

The Chicago White Sox have appeared to make a decision about the direction of their franchise in the near future. White Sox general manager Rick Hahn spoke on Thursday about how the front office was going to approach the trade deadline. With the team sitting at 46-50, 10.5 games out of their own division and 7.5 out of the wild card, the White Sox appeared to be in the middle not too long ago. Two straight series losses following the All-Star Game has made the decision pretty easy for the White Sox.

While Hahn’s comments weren’t incredibly explicit, we can assume that he meant that the White Sox would sell. Whether that means they are willing to part with their assets at the deadline or not remains unknown. With the White Sox possibly headed toward a rebuild, fans have wondered just who will be leaving the team at the deadline or at the end of the year.

The White Sox don’t have a lot of players that will garner interest from teams looking to buy at the deadline. Perhaps David Robertson, Nate Jones, and Melky Cabrera will catch some looks, but the White Sox biggest assets are their starting pitchers. Both Jose Quintana and Chris Sale are on team friendly deals for more than 2 year after this season. The White Sox would get a large package in return for either one of the two pitchers, who have stayed incredibly healthy during their careers, but the White Sox may not be ready to let them go.

Should the White Sox trade Chris Sale? There are many pros and cons, but right now we are going to focus on the White Sox cons of trading him away at the deadline.

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