Did the Chicago White Sox overspend on Dallas Keuchel?
The Chicago White Sox gave Dallas Keuchel north of $50 million, so did they overpay in favor of his experience and leadership?
The Chicago White Sox signed Dallas Keuchel to a three-year deal worth $55.5 million with a vesting option for a fourth year. But some may believe that he was overpaid.
Before the offseason began, MLB Trade Rumors predicted Keuchel to sign with the Chicago White Sox for three years but for only $39 million.
But the White Sox’s decision is justified in my opinion because they needed an All-Star caliber starting pitcher to be in the rotation if they were serious about contending for a World Series starting in 2020.
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Keuchel has won a Cy Young already in 2015 and has pitched in a World Series so he has the ability to pitch under the bright lights and knows how to be prepared for a pennant chase, which is something the young rotation doesn’t really know how to do.
And based on the market, I don’t see why Keuchel shouldn’t have gotten $55.5 million. Madison Bumgarner, who is just one year younger but with 500 more innings pitched than Keuchel, got $30 million more from the Arizona Diamondbacks.
If you look at all of the contending Wild Card teams in the American League, they all have at least a strong duo at the top of their rotation. The Rays have Charlie Morton and Blake Snell, the Athletics have Mike Fiers and Sean Manaea, and the Angels now have Shohei Ohtani and Julio Teheran.
And before the Keuchel signing, all the White Sox had was Lucas Giolito and Gio Gonzalez with Reynaldo Lopez and Dylan Cease.
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So I don’t believe ownership will regret their decision to give a former Cy Young more than $50 million, especially when they already missed out on Zack Wheeler and Jordan Lyles earlier in the offseason.