The Chicago White Sox have not made any significant moves this offseason.
They were fortunate to exercise Tim Anderson‘s club option.
However, nothing else has been done since the team hired Pedro Grifol to be their new manager.
The free agent market is rapidly changing, with players signing longer-term deals with a lower average annual value.
On Thursday, the New York Mets re-signed outfielder Brandon Nimmo to an eight-year, $162 million contract.
After Jeff Passan of ESPN announced the news on Twitter, a fan commented that if this is what free agency is going to look like in the future, then the White Sox may not make any major additions anytime soon.
It’s over for the #WhiteSox under Jerry if guys like Nimmo are fetching this. 2022 offseason has made one thing abundantly clear: the league is shifting to lower aav/longer yrs/total dollar amount deals. Jerry does not subscribe to those AT ALL. Free agency is no longer a route. https://t.co/SybtlKTcpx
— Owen Schoenfeld (@The_Xsport) December 9, 2022
White Sox Fan Makes Grim Prediction
This fan’s rationale is that Owner Jerry Reinsdorf has typically not been one to splurge on big free agents.
Granted, Nimmo doesn’t exactly fit the same profile as somebody like Carlos Correa or Dansby Swanson.
But with him receiving such a large contract, the White Sox may be in trouble, as Reinsdorf is not known for offering large contracts.
This does not mean that the White Sox won’t do anything, but as the fan mentioned, if players such as Nimmo are receiving large contracts, free agency doesn’t exactly bode well for the White Sox as long as Reinsdorf is in charge.
Somebody like Joey Gallo could potentially be a fit.
Michael Brantley could be another option.
Understandably, White Sox fans are feeling a little uneasy about free agency and the way Reinsdorf goes about things during the offseason.
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