White Sox add two relievers

[Blake]

Not sure how this trade impacts the Central this year but thought I'd put it up.

 

Via email:

 

The White Sox, Kansas City and L.A. Dodgers have completed a three-team, five-player trade, with the Sox acquiring LHP Luis Avilán, RHP Joakim Soria and cash considerations from the Dodgers in exchange for minor-league INF Jake Peter. The Dodgers acquired Soria and LHP Scott Alexander from K.C. in return for INF Erick Mejia and RHP Trevor Oaks.

 

 

Comments?

[Thrylos]

Soria is owed $9M plus incentives.  Avilan is on his 3rd arbitration year.  So they took about $12 or so million salary minus the cash ($1) they got.  I don't think that they had to give any players away, so it seems that they took salary.

 

Nutty trade for a rebuilding team, but that's the Sux

 

Seems like the Royals are trying to cut cost here to sign Hosmer

[Mike Sixel]

Sox will deal them at the deadline

[diehardtwinsfan]

 

Sox will deal them at the deadline

 

This... they gave up a non prospect to pick up a couple guys with the hope that they can flip one or both at the deadline. Not a bad move.

[Blake]

Interesting, thank you for the information and insight.

[biggentleben]

Great trade for the Dodgers. Alexander is a great get for them. Avilan is, well, not good.

 

Very odd move for either of the other teams involved.