My guess is Mateo.Ew ew ew, I like all three of those Sox players in a vacuum but I am so scared about who is going the other way.
Mark FeinsandVerified account @Feinsand 6m6 minutes agoKahnle is under team control through 2020, so that might be a longer term piece in place, ideally the 7th inning guy and they could trade Betances.
Clippard doesn't really matter because he is a FA, but getting rid of Headley's 2018 deal would definitely be a plus. Then Frazier could finish the year and Torres or Andujar could take over next year.Joel ShermanVerified account @Joelsherman1 22m22 minutes ago
Totally MY SPECULATION: wonder if #whitesox would take Clippard or Headley as way to counterbalance some $ in deal, get better prospects.
I want to delete this post it makes me so angry.I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that Clint Frazier is the headliner for the package headed to Chicago.
Definitely partly wishful thinking, but also Cashman has been pretty firm on this, and like someone just said on Twitter, Solak (2nd round pick last year) is outperforming WAS's current #6 prospect and he can't crack NY's top 20. NY's system is really deep, they can put six or eight guys off limits and still put together a very good package.For all three I think you're kidding yourself to believe that they aren't including one of the top guys. Torres is certainly too good to be included, but I don't think Rutherford as the headliner gets it done.
Cashman wouldn't dump one of his top 3 or 4 prospects for anything but a top player. This is a big package but it's not Quintana.I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that Clint Frazier is the headliner for the package headed to Chicago.
Jon HeymanVerified account @JonHeyman 10s11 seconds agoFor all three I think you're kidding yourself to believe that they aren't including one of the top guys. Torres is certainly too good to be included, but I don't think Rutherford as the headliner gets it done.
Someone over on NYYF said Kahnle is warming up for CHI right now. Not sure if true.This is a long time to have just one side of the trade leak, ARGH.
He is still very young but Florial is better than him in every way, plus so many guys ahead of both of them still. Teams can only play two corner outfielders, Florial can play CF too.Grumpf!!!
Would have preferred to trade him for a Gray or Cole though if we are gonna deal him. Unless Cash turns around and deals Betances, which I have been advocating for a year now.He is still very young but Florial is better than him in every way, plus so many guys ahead of both of them still. Teams can only play two corner outfielders, Florial can play CF too.
If he made this trade, which helps us this year, he's not done trying to get a starter. Using Betances as his chip makes a lot of sense now.Would have preferred to trade him for a Gray or Cole though if we are gonna deal him. Unless Cash turns around and deals Betances, which I have been advocating for a year now.
Not disagreeing with that, but maybe Cashman wants to have more slots to give his own young pitchers chances, worked pretty amazingly with Severino and Montgomery so far this year. If they got Cole or Gray, Tanaka opts in (about 50/50 now?), and CC gets a pretty well deserved one year deal, they have no slots for Adams, Sheffield, Acevedo, Littell, all guys who are already great in AA or AAA.Would have preferred to trade him for a Gray or Cole though if we are gonna deal him. Unless Cash turns around and deals Betances, which I have been advocating for a year now.
He was widely thought of as maybe the best high school hitter in the 2016 draft, he is still very young and is a top 50 prospect. They're not trading for Chris Sale.Rutherford is OPS'ing a 733 mark in the A level and he's headlining the package?
You're cherrypicking a high school kid in his first full year of ballWe'll see who else NY gives up, but I would think the Yankees chief piece would be someone who's been lighting up a league.
Seriously. He was rumored in consideration for the No. 1 overall pick last year.You're cherrypicking a high school kid in his first full year of ball