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The second half of the MLB season is underway and rumors are flying about deals that could be made days before Monday's non-waiver trade deadline. As teams scramble to get a foothold of their positions in their respective divisions, injuries have already Continue to Article

July 28, 2017 6:36:am EST

Alex Colome had gotten Gary Sanchez to hit a two-hopper to the left side of infield with two outs in the ninth inning, thought he had stranded Brett Gardner on third base and preserved a 5-4 win over the New York Yankees. Shifted to the shortstop side, second baseman Tim Beckham looked at Adeiny Hechavarria. Gardner then homered leading off the 11th inning to give the Yankees an improbable 6-5 win over the Tampa Bay Rays, who felt great Thursday afternoon after adding two more reinforcements and lousy at the end of a long night. Continue to Article

July 28, 2017 1:08:am EST

Nearly eight months into their rebuild, the White Sox have accrued an eye-popping amount of young talent. The franchise continues to receive kudos even in trading a pair of relievers this week to add depth to what might be the best farm system in baseball. Well versed on the subject having experienced it on his own, Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo acknowledged before Thursdays 6-3 win over the White Sox just how uncertain the rebuilding process can be. Continue to Article

July 27, 2017 10:48:pm EST

For Aaron Bummer, Thursday was far from a bummer. While experience continues to pour out the door of the White Sox clubhouse, new opportunities arise with those exits. For the White Sox, openings seem to be arriving every other day and Bummer is the latest to get a chance after Dan Jennings was traded was the Tampa Bay Rays for minor-leaguer Casey Gillaspie on Thursday morning. Continue to Article

July 27, 2017 8:16:pm EST

The White Sox have traded multiple relievers recently. They just traded another, sending lefty Dan Jennings to the Rays for first baseman Casey Gillaspie. Jennings has a 3.45 ERA and a 38/19 K/BB ratio in 44.1 innings. He’ll likely serve as a setup man with Tampa Bay. He’s more than a rental, as he’s under team control for two more years. Gillaspie, 24, is hitting .227/.296/.357 with nine home runs in 395 plate appearances at Triple-A. He hit much better in 2016 at Triple-A, however, and made it on some top-100 prospects lists. What the White Sox’ plans for him are with Jose Abreu around, however, are unclear. Continue to Article

July 27, 2017 7:41:pm EST