The Chicago White Sox decided to lock up Jose Abreu this offseason on a three-year, $50 million deal after initially bringing him back after he accepted the qualifying offer.
While there were multiple reasons worthy of bringing him back such as his American League-leading 123 RBI and leadership, re-signing the right-handed slugger was questionable from the beginning.
Having top prospect Andrew Vaughn (ranked 16th in baseball by MLB Pipeline) in the system certainly made Abreu’s future murky in addition to Yasmani Grandal‘s possible need to play first base on occasion this season and going forward.