Let the weather references loose! The cyclonebomb raking the east coast may have stoked the embers of the hot stove as there is news to be consumed. According to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN, the White Sox and Dodgers are working on a trade...and then it actually happened.
This post has been revised so many times that my fingers are about to fall off but the White Sox made it official with the tweet above and the torrid slurry of information follows.
And a mere matter of minutes later Ken Rosenthal gave us the Details.
The White Sox grab a southpaw reliever in Luis Avilan. He boasted a 2.91 earned run average last season in 46 innings of work. And as Rosenthal notes, more players are involved.
They also netted Joakim Soria. The right-hander was a major contributor from the bullpen last season with the Royals logging a 3.70 ERA in 56 frames.
Jake Peter will be sent to the Dodgers in the deal. The White Sox also pick up cash in the deal.
All things considered, Rick Hahn pulled off another solid deal. Avilan and Soria will prop up a withering bullpen while the cash adds to the coffers for the 2018 free agent market.
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