5 Chicago White Sox players who should already be on the radar of contending teams

5. IF Elvis Andrus

Andrus produced nicely in place of an injured Tim Anderson after the White Sox signed him last season (.271/.309/.464 slash-line, nine home runs, 11 stolen bases). Early this year has brought a correction though, with a .200/.267/.238 slash mark over 117 plate appearances.

Andrus came back to the White Sox on a one-year, $3 million deal after spring training started. He is still a capable defender at either middle infield spot, and he can’t get much worse at the plate than he has been in terms of contact quality.

Andrus could appeal to contenders as a utility infielder, regardless of if he turns things around offensively. But showing signs of life there would only help the White Sox move him.

4. SP Lance Lynn

Lynn is off to a rough start this season, with a 7.16 ERA with a 2.2 HR/9. He’s not allowing markedly more fly balls so far this year, but he is allowing more hard contact and thus more of said balls in the air are clearing the fence.

Lynn has a 31:8 strikeout-to-walk rate over his last four starts, so that’s a positive. And over the last few seasons he has rebounded back to being a pretty good pitcher (3.49 ERA with a 10.0 K/9 and a 2.3 BB/9 over 2019-2022).

Lynn is making $18.5 million this year, with an $18 million club option for 2024. So he’s practically a rental, and if he can get the home run issue corrected a contending team or two will have interest.