White Sox, A’s Close On Brett Lawrie Trade
WEDNESDAY: The trade appears to be near to completion, and the Athletics seem
likely to receive two minor leaguers, although the two teams have not yet
agreed on which ones, Slusser writes.
TUESDAY: The White Sox and Athletics are having serious trade discussions
focusing on infielder Brett Lawrie, reports Susan Slusser of the San
Francisco Chronicle (on Twitter). Slusser recently reported that Lawrie was
likely to be traded following Oakland’s acquisition of Jed Lowrie from
Houston, and the White Sox have needs at both second base and third base —
each positions at which Lawrie has experience.
Lawrie, 26 in January, batted .260/.299/.407 with 16 homers and five steals
in a career-high 602 plate appearances/149 games for the A’s last season
after coming over from the Blue Jays in the Josh Donaldson blockbuster. He’d
most likely give the White Sox a much-needed everyday option at third base,
where the upper levels of the minor leagues are thin after former top
prospect Matt Davidson endured a dismal campaign for the second consecutive
season (.203/.293/.375).
Chicago would be dealing for two years of Lawrie, who projects to make $3.9MM
next year (via MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz) in his second trip through the
arbitration process as a Super Two player. From a defensive standpoint,
Lawrie graded out excellently at third base early in his career but has seen
metrics like Defensive Runs Saved and Ultimate Zone Rating sour on his skills
over the past three seasons. Then again, he’s also dealt with myriad
injuries, missing significant time with a pair of oblique injuries, two
broken fingers and an ankle sprain, among other, more minor maladies.
If completed, this would mark the second straight season in which A’s
president Billy Beane and White Sox GM Rick Hahn have brokered a notable
trade at the Winter Meetings, as the Jeff Samardzija trade that sent Marcus
Semien and three others to Oakland was completed one year ago at this time.
運動家白襪接近完成Brett Lawrie的交易
白襪預計送出2名小聯盟選手
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A's 之前就說Valencia跟Lawrie 2選1留下 看來Valencia留下了