So apparently there's been some chatter that the package the Chicago Cubs sent to the White Sox for Jose Quintana could have gotten Chris Sale in the offseason. LOL, no.
I'm not Bob Nightengale's biggest fan, but this is coming right from Theo Epstein. There is no way that Eloy Jimenez, Dylan Cease, Matt Rose and Bryant Flete would get close to enough for Sale.
The White Sox were asking for Kris Bryant.
Yeah, I bet Theo hung up the phone before the White Sox finish saying "Bryant." There's no doubt that Chris Sale is a beast, but no one is trading a 25-year-old MVP third baseman for a starting pitcher. That's why it really was a surprise that the White Sox and Cubs did make a big deal because there was always the assumption that the White Sox would ask for the moon just as in insurance to not look bad in the future. I think Eloy Jimenez is going to be a stud. I honestly don't know a lot about Cease, but if he can stay healthy he has plenty of potential. However, neither of those guys are Kris Bryant. Yet, Jimenez has been compared to Bryant, hitting wise by some people in the Cubs organization. https://www.sportsmockery.com/2016/08/this-19-year-old-prospect-reminds-the-cubs-of-kris-bryant/ A reminder though, Eloy Jimenez still has not played above A-ball in the minors.
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