In the early hours of August 2, Chicago White Sox fans were excited to see what last-minute moves the team would make before the MLB Trade Deadline. They’d only made one mediocre trade the day prior, and the team certainly isn’t short on needs, so surely the final hours to trade players would see Chicago light up with transaction announcements, right?'
Wrong. On August 2, the White Sox did nothing. Nada. Not even one little trade.
To say the lack of movement at the deadline was disappointing would be an understatement. The White Sox are currently third in the AL Central with a record of 53-52. The team has World Series odds of +4000, equal to those of the Minnesota Twins leading the division, primarily out of wishful thinking for an impending White Sox comeback.'
Tony La Russa decided to intentionally walk Trea Turner on a 1-2 count with two outs, and then Max Muncy came up and hit a three run HR pic.twitter.com/uanxPJ1X1T