Breaking: White Sox Acquired Another Top Star As Part Of Michael Kopech deal

“He’s returned to the AL Central after being traded by the Twins earlier this offseason.”

While much attention is focused on the Minnesota Twins and their trade deadline strategy, another team in the AL Central has been making headlines.

 

 

 

The Chicago White Sox are on track to have one of their worst seasons ever, currently at the bottom of the AL Central with a focus solely on future development. On Monday, they began that future-building process with a significant fire sale, which many had anticipated.

Chicago executed several trades, moving players like Erick Feddee, Tommy Pham, and reliever Michael Kopech. In exchange, the White Sox received a number of young prospects to enhance their farm system, including a familiar name for Twins fans from an earlier offseason move.

Former Twins prospect Noah Miller traded to White Sox as part of Michael Kopech deal

Back in February, the Twins traded Manuel Margot to the Los Angeles Dodgers, sending shortstop prospect Noah Miller in the other direction. Now, Miller is back in the AL Central after being traded to the White Sox as part of the Dodgers’ return package for Michael Kopech. Interestingly, despite the White Sox reportedly avoiding trades with AL Central teams before the deadline, they ended up with a Twins prospect.

The Dodgers also are getting White Sox reliever Michael Kopech in the trade.
The Dodgers are sending prospects Jeral Perez, Noah Miller and Alexander Albertus to the White Sox.

— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) July 29, 2024

Although Miller wasn’t a Top 20 prospect, he was close to making that list when the Twins dealt him. In retrospect, it might have been better for Minnesota to go in a different direction than acquiring Margot. However, the Dodgers have used Miller to secure a pitcher who could be valuable in the postseason, which is something the Twins are also aiming to address before Wednesday.

There might still be more dealings between Minnesota and Los Angeles, as the Dodgers are rumored to be interested in trading for Blue Jays starter Yusei Kikuchi—one of the players frequently linked to the Twins recently. Trading for Kopech has depleted some of the Dodgers’ farm system resources, so the White Sox might have unintentionally ended up helping the Twins in the long run.