Chicago White Sox: Three Moves that Should be Made

The Chicago White Sox have been active already this offseason and should remain that way if they want to be playing in October.

Last offseason, the Chicago White Sox were one of the busiest teams, spending close to $200 million offseason on Jose Abreu, Yoan Moncada, Dallas Keuchel, Yasmani Grandal, and Luis Robert.

The team took the next step and became real contenders, going 35-25, finishing second in the American League Central. They lost to the Oakland A’s (2-1) in the American League Wild Card series.

This was not enough for Rick Hahn, the Senior Vice President and General Manager of the White Sox. He fired manager Rick Renteria after he went 236-309 in four seasons, only making the postseason in 2020.

Interestingly, Hahn went with Hall of Famer Tony La Russa to manage the young White Sox. La Russa is 76 and has not managed since 2011, when he won the World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals.

Hahn has already been active thus far, trading for Lance Lynn, who helped La Russa and St. Louis win in 2011, from the Texas Rangers in exchange for starting pitcher Dane Dunning and pitching prospect Avery Weems.

The Chicago White Sox definitely addressed their rotation and added depth with the trade, but there are a few more moves that the White Sox should make if they want to be legit contenders in 2021.