The Chicago White Sox made a big move on Tuesday night. They completed a trade with the New York Mets, sending Luis Robert Jr. Their way and receiving the brother of Ronald Acuna Jr., Luisangel Acuna. Chicago also received RHP Truman Pauley in the deal as well.
This is an excellent trade for both sides. The Mets filled their outfield hole with a quality player and did not lose their two top prospects. The White Sox get an MLB-ready player who can play multiple positions and a pitching prospect who was just taken in last year's draft.
This was a great pivot for the Mets, who missed out on Kyle Tucker. And for the White Sox, they got something in return for a player that is not expected to be with the organization by the time the rebuild is done.
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The White Sox have had an exceptional offseason so far. Before acquiring Luisangel and Truman, the club shocked everyone by coming to terms with Munetaka Murakami.
They also came to terms with Anthony Kay, Sean Newcomb, and a few others. But after GM Chris Getz's Wednesday morning press conference, do not expect the club to be done acquiring players, according to ESPN's Jesse Rogers.
"We plan on being active...very open-minded."
So, with that out there, who could the White Sox be targeting now? Well, they could still use help in the starting rotation, and they could use some outfield help as well, even with Luisangel Acuna fighting for a spot out there.
Two outfielders that could get an opportunity from Chicago could be Austin Hays or Michael Conforto. On the pitching front, someone like Walker Buehler or Nestor Cortes could be had with the team's newfound payroll.
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