There’s a cliché that tends to be floated around on a yearly basis when the trade deadline approaches: You need to give up good players to get good players.
In the case of Chicago, this rings especially true. Lacking a top-tier farm system with blue-chip prospects to pique the interest of selling teams, the White Sox will almost definitely need to part with at least one major-league, or major league-ready, player in order to make an impactful move(s).
Before we dive into the triad of players that the White Sox should make available in trade talks, it is only right to make clear that the following players should not be included in any trade discussions:
Michael Kopech
There isn’t a single player that could possibly be on the trade block who would be worth parting with Michael Kopech.