CHICAGO — The White Sox have quite a lot of holes to fill as they retool the 2024 roster below basic supervisor Chris Getz following a dismal 61-101 exhibiting in 2023 — shortstop, second base, proper area, catcher and not less than three beginning pitchers, for openers. However of their commerce of veteran left-handed reliever Aaron Bummer to Atlanta, introduced late Thursday night time, Getz began to cowl a few of these vacancies.
Bummer, 30, is one yr faraway from a robust exhibiting with the White Sox, and with an impressive clubhouse presence to match his dominant sinker, he needs to be match with the Nationwide League East champs.
White Sox obtain: RHP Mike Soroka, INF Nicky Lopez, LHP Jared Shuster, SS Braden Shewmake, RHP Riley Gowens
Braves obtain: LHP Aaron Bummer
Bummer is below contractual management by way of ‘24, with membership choices for ‘25 and ‘26.
Lopez, who performed for the Royals from 2019-23 and hails from Naperville, Sick., figures to bridge the hole at shortstop from Tim Anderson to Colson Montgomery, however he can successfully play across the infield. The left-handed-hitting Montgomery — the prime White Sox prospect and No. 17 total per MLB Pipeline — ought to arrive within the Majors ahead of later in ‘24.
Including Lopez, 29, who’s a robust defensive presence, is step one in fulfilling one in all Getz’s main offseason objectives of creating this crew extra stable defensively. Per FanGraphs, Lopez is tied for tenth in baseball with 31 outs above common because the begin of 2020.
Soroka, 26, and Shuster, 25, will be part of Dylan Stop and Michael Kopech within the White Sox rotation. Shewmake, 26, additionally might work into the infield plans.
Over components of 4 huge league seasons with the Braves, Soroka has a 17-8 document and three.32 ERA in 44 video games (43 begins). He tore his proper Achilles tendon on Aug. 3, 2020, and missed many of the following two seasons resulting from damage, speaking at instances with Jake Burger, the one-time White Sox third baseman who made his approach again from two Achilles tears. Soroka completed this previous season 2-2 with a 6.40 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 32 1/3 innings over seven video games.
Shuster cut up the 2023 season between Atlanta and Triple-A Gwinnett, going 4-3 with a 5.81 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 11 begins with the Braves. Shewmake spent many of the 2023 season with Gwinnett, hitting .234 with 28 doubles, 16 residence runs, 69 RBIs and 79 runs scored.