LAA / CWS trade

[Chicago White Sox]

CWS sends Grichuk, Kody Hoese, Richie Palacios & Dylan Smith to LAA

LAA sends Orlando Arcia and Matt Carpenter to CWS

This one took a while but we were after Arcia for our long term plans. Carpenter is mostly for cap but can provide some here and there points. Grichuk has won over the CF spot in COL and will keep producing and he is ridiculously cheap. Hoese has a big bat and if he gets back on track it’s trouble, Palacios was just trade to STL and will be an up and down guys which brings value in here & Dylan Smith who was the anchor of the Bama rotation couple years ago is projecting to be a mid rotation starter with frontline upside. Ultimately we had to give up a lot for Arcia but feel like it will suit our timeline needs the best going forward. Thanks for the deal Jeffery

[Los Angeles Angels]

The Angels are glad to bring in Grichuk for the playoff push but also as a CF option for the future. His maturing approach hopefully unlocks a new level of performance and provides us with a steady cost effective option for years. The prospects are all interesting though not the most highly regarded provide intrigue and depth to my minors system.

Arcia was hard to let go but with Gelof promoted, I had a backup SS option. He was a nice luxury as a MI option that will likely have a more everyday time with the White Sox. Carpenter was not playing much and added to preserve cap flexibility.

[Chicago White Sox]

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