Just when you thought it was safe for people to settle down following the buzz around the Chicago Cubs, baseball in the Windy City, including the Crosstown Classic, was just stepped up a notch.
While Theo Epstein, Jed Hoyer, and Joe Maddon were busy discussing deals and sales pitches with multiple free agents over the past couple weeks, the South Siders went out and pulled off a blockbuster deal of their own. Honestly, it was a move I wasn’t expecting to see for at least two years.
According to CBS Sports’ own Jon Heyman, the White Sox acquired veteran third baseman from the Cincinnati Reds in a three-team trade involving the Los Angeles Dodgers.