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.
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— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) January 5, 2018
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.
The #Dodgers and #Whitesox are working on a trade. Stay tuned.
— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) January 4, 2018
And a mere matter of minutes later Ken Rosenthal gave us the Details.
Source confirms: #Dodgers getting reliever Scott Alexander from #Royals, sending RHP Trevor Oaks to KC and reliever Luis Avilan to #WhiteSox. Others also involved. First reported: @McCulloughTimes.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) January 5, 2018
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.
Source confirms: #WhiteSox getting Soria, Avilan and cash in three-team trade.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) January 5, 2018
Jake Peter will be sent to the Dodgers in the deal. The White Sox also pick up cash in the deal.
Infielder Jake Peter is going from the #WhiteSox to the #Dodgers as part of 3-team trade with #Royals. Peter is a former 7th round pick out of Creighton. He's a .282 hitter over four minor-league seasons.
— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) January 5, 2018
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.
