Introduction

Feel free to summarize your plan here, outline your overall strategy, celebrate the 2021 White Sox ... whatever will help us understand who you are and where you are coming from with your offseason plan. You are also free to delete the Introduction, as nobody told you there would be an essay portion of this test.

Arbitration-eligibles

Jimmy Cordero (rehabbing from Tommy John surgery, return uncertain) $1.2 million Non-Tender
Adam Engel $2.2 million Tender
Jace Fry $1 million Non-Tender
Lucas Giolito $7.9 million Tender
Brian Goodwin $1.7 million Non-Tender
Reynaldo López $2.8 million Tender
Evan Marshall (just underwent TJS, extremely unlikely to pitch in 2022) $2.3 million Non-Tender

Impending Free Agents ($6 Million)

Leury García (2021 contract: $3.5 million) Cut Loose
Billy Hamilton (2021 contract: $1 million) Cut Loose
Ryan Tepera (2021 contract: $950,000) Re-Sign – 2 Years $12 Million
Carlos Rodón (2021 contract: $3 million; Spotrac market value is $24.1 million) Cut Loose (Personally quite glad they did not offer QO – Even though Boras said he would have declined and Sox would have gotten a comp pick, they could not risk tying up $19 million on Rodon who can not stay healthy when it matters most)

Team Contract Options

Craig Kimbrel $16 million (or a $1 million buyout) Pick-Up
César Hernández $6 million (no buyout) Cut Loose (This one was tough, but ultimately $6 million is too much)

Free agents

Eduardo Escobar 2B/IF (two years, $20 million). Versatile veteran player who can be your everyday second baseman, Sox were connected with him at the trade deadline.

Collin McHugh RHP (one year, $7 million). Solid bullpen arm, low risk, high reward.

Jonathan Villar IF (one year, $7 million). Veteran player who essentially replaces Leury.

Trades

Trade #1: Three Team Trade: White Sox Send Kimbrel to the Phillies, Pirates Receive Prospects, White Sox Receive Cost Controllable Switch-Hitting Outfielder in Bryan Reynolds

· Sox Send Phillies RHP Craig Kimbrel ($16 Million)

· Sox Send Pirates RHP Jared Kelly (Sox #5 Prospect) + C/1B Zack Collins (Former Top Prospect)

· Philies Send Pirates OF Johan Rojas (Phillies #6 Prospect) + LHP Christopher Sanchez (Phillies #20 Prospect)

· Pirates Send Sox OF Bryan Reynolds ($4.5 Million)

Trade #2: Sox Trade OF Adam Engel + RHP Matt Foster + OF Blake Rutherford to Athletics for LHP Sean Manaea

Summary

SP1: Lance Lynn (R)

SP2: Lucas Giolito (R)

SP3: Sean Manaea (L)

SP4: Dylan Cease (R)

SP5: Dallas Keuchel (L)

CP: Liam Hendriks (R)

SU1: Michael Kopech (R)

SU2: Aaron Bummer (L)

RP1: Ryan Tepera (R)

RP2: Collin McHugh (R)

RP3: Garrett Crochet (L)

RP4: Reynaldo Lopez (R)

RP5: Jose Ruiz (R)

C: Yazmani Grandal (S)

1B: Jose Abreu (R)

2B: Eduardo Escobar (S)

SS: Tim Anderson (R)

3B: Yoan Moncada (S)

LF: Eloy Jimenez (R)

CF: Luis Robert (R)

RF: Bryan Reynolds (S)

DH: Gavin Sheets (L)

Bench 1: Andrew Vaughn (R) 1B, LF, RF

Bench 2: Jonathan Villar (S) IF

Bench 3: Romy Gonzalez (R) IF/OF

Bench 4: Seby Zavala (R) C