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White Sox: Everything we know about Frankie Montas trade rumor
Will the Chicago White Sox make a trade for Oakland Athletics pitcher Frankie Montas? How likely is the possible trade?
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A lot of angst over this in the last 12 hours, especially as it relates to the rumor that the A's want Andrew Vaughn in return.
I'm here to calm my fellow Sox fans down. Friends, the A's can want Vaughn all they want. It takes two to happen, and it ain't gonna happen.
We know Rick Hahn isn't perfect (Kimbrel trade), but I think we also know he's not an idiot. If the Sox wouldn't give up Vaughn for Sean Manaea, why would they do so for Frankie Montas?
The Sox have at least another 4 years of control over Vaughn *after* this year. Why would they give that up for what is essentially a rental mid-rotation starter who hasn't really put it together?
Montas has stuff, yes. And he did have a good 2021 campaign. But what he doesn't have is long-term results. At least for now, you can't just count on him as a top-of-the-rotation guy. He's got one year of arbitration after this year. That doesn't strike me as the kind of guy you give up a potential superstar (or at least potential high-end starter) for.
So, fellow Sox fans, I just don't see it happening, unless there's some weird behind-the-scenes thing we don't know about. All a Montas trade gets you is the ability to more easily weather the pitching injuries over the next couple of months. Is that worth giving up Vaughn? Not in the slightest. I don't see it happening.