It's July 31st, 2017.
The Chicago White Sox are 6 games over .500, 1.5 games behind the Cleveland Indians, and in 2nd place in the AL Central.
Avisail Garcia is hitting .325, Matt Davidson has 18 home runs, Rodon has a sub-3 ERA, and the bullpen remains dominant.
Yoan Moncada and Lucas Giolito have had strong showings since their early June call-ups.
Nevertheless, the Sox swing trades for Dan Jennings, David Robertson, Melky Cabrera, Todd Frazier, and Nate Jones.
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Even though that was mostly sarcastic, I can actually see this team being pretty good and still selling, to the dismay of *some* fans.