What The White Sox Trades Hint About The Team’s Future

With prior reports that Chris Getz was aiming to target upper minors/young and controllable hitting, the selection of Hagen Smith in the draft made a lot of sense, as Smith would step into Garrett Crochet’s spot in the rotation in a year or so, while Crochet would be flipped for elite hitting prospects, which the White Sox desperately need.

However, as the deadline has come and gone, that was clearly not the case, as Getz only acquired one major league ready bat, that being Miguel Vargas.