Source: bleacherreport.com --- Monday, November 21, 2016
Major League Baseball has officially begun its descent into winter in the early portions of the offseason. But the hot stove is growing warmer with some big names popping up in the trade market. Teams will be keen on addressing their respective needs as early as possible when the pickings are more abundant, so expect the transactions to continue rolling in before the new year. Here is the latest on some of the most notable names on the trade market. Chris Sale Chicago White Sox ace Chris Sale's falling out with the team after the release of Adam LaRoche and the jersey-cutting incident has put him on the trade market even though club options could keep him signed until 2019, according to Spotrac . For a White Sox team that looks to be in full rebuild mode, Sale's name has continued to come up, according to ESPN's Buster Olney : The White Sox have started the process of a massive sell-off, with other teams increasingly convinced they will deal Chris Sale. 'And once you trade him,” said [an] evaluator, 'why would you stop there?' They’ve told teams they’re willing to deal any player who has fewer than four years of team control.' Sale has been one of the elite pitchers in the American League over the past five seasons, making the All-Star Game every year. In that span, he's led the majors in complete games (four in 2013 and six in 2016) and strikeouts per nine innings twice (10.8 in 2014 and 11.8 in 2015), total strikeout ...
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