So,So, the White Sox finally ripped off the band-aid and traded a large chunk of the vaunted core that made up the last Rick Hahn rebuild. While, in some ways, the admission of defeat from the organization was refreshing, it feels half-baked, considering all of the players who are still left, and the lack of overall direction.
When I wrote about the White Sox retooling before, I expected them to target immediate-impact guys who could potentially find themselves on the big-league roster later this year, or coming out of camp next year. Instead, the White Sox have traded for prospects with medium-to-high ceilings but who are at least a year or two away from proving themselves at the major-league level.