You don’t see many trades in April and although these aren’t blockbuster deals, the Chicago White Sox have reportedly traded for another outfielder. According to Rob Biertempfel, the White Sox have made a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates for Todd Cunningham.
#Pirates have traded minor league OF Todd Cunningham to the White Sox for PTBNL.
— Rob Biertempfel (@RobBiertempfel) April 26, 2018
Cunningham, 29, was a second-round pick in 2010, by the Atlanta Braves and has played in 67 MLB games. In 130 plate appearances at the major-league level, the outfielder has a slash line of .207/.256/.264, with no home runs and seven doubles.
The right-handed hitter has been with five organizations since being drafted in 2010, and that includes four different teams since 2015. Cunningham has nearly 3,000 at-bats in the minors, putting up a .276/.355/.372, slash line with 30 home runs and 124 stolen bases.
So far in Triple-A this season, Cunningham was hitting .190 in nine games.
The White Sox also made another move on Thursday, removing Casey Gillaspie from the 40-man roster.
The #WhiteSox have outrighted 1B Casey Gillaspie to Class AAA Charlotte. Chicago's 40-man roster decreases to 39.
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) April 26, 2018
The reason for that move could be to make room for a pitcher to start one of the games in Saturday’s double-header against the Kansas City Royals.
40-man space allows them to find some rotation help for the doubleheader. Gillaspie struggling to a .214/.263/.229 start through 18 games in Triple-A Charlotte https://t.co/nOr9saPjeu
— James Fegan (@JRFegan) April 26, 2018
Last week, the White Sox made a few trades as well, dealing Tyler Saladino away to the Milwaukee Brewers for some money and then sending some money to the Oakland A’s for outfielder Trayce Thompson.
