Jerry Crasnick @jcrasnick

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The #Dodgers and #Whitesox are working on a trade. Stay tuned.

Kemp + prospect?

Hell Of a job getting this so fast !

 

Very intrigued

Kemp + prospect?

gotta be, right?

Will lol if it’s some swapping of AAA pitchers

Will lol if it’s some swapping of AAA pitchers

Yeah me too, got so jacked when I saw it come through on the twitters.

Weird tweet to get out. Like is it done or being worked on?

Garfien tweeted 45 mins ago that he had just taped a bonus Sox podcast. Maybe he knew

I hope Joc Pederson is involved. That is a reclamation project I could get behind.

I hope Joc Pederson is involved. That is a reclamation project I could get behind.

 

I agree with this, but I definitely think it's Kemp plus a couple prospects for something

Any guesses on who could be on the move from the White Sox?

Any guesses on who could be on the move from the White Sox?

 

I would guess a high priced player from our team (Shields) or minor league depth like Jacob May or someone like that.

I would guess a high priced player from our team (Shields) or minor league depth like Jacob May or someone like that.

 

Dodgers are trying to shed salary, not gain it.

Garfien tweeted 45 mins ago that he had just taped a bonus Sox podcast. Maybe he knew

I can assure you that is not true. The bonus pod is Hall of Fame related

I would guess a high priced player from our team (Shields) or minor league depth like Jacob May or someone like that.

Shields is a terrible fit for what the Dodgers are trying to do - they want to remove payroll in 2018 so that they have space under the tax level. That way they're out of the "multi-year offender" penalties next year when Harper is on the market. That's what they did with the Braves deal - they shed payroll in 2019 but took on payroll in 2018 to stay under the Tax.

 

If they could move Kemp without taking back salary, that could give them space to sign Darvish.

I can assure you that is not true. The bonus pod is Hall of Fame related

 

I think he could of. If not, scrap that podcast and edit it to talk about the trade.

#Dodgers and #WhiteSox talking trade in what would be another salary dump (Kemp) for LA. Stay tuned.

From a reporter in LA

My guess is Kemp for Moustakas

My guess is Kemp for Moustakas

It will be funny if they get Kemp after the crap he pulled against Sox minor leagues

#Dodgers and #WhiteSox talking trade in what would be another salary dump (Kemp) for LA. Stay tuned.

From a reporter in LA

 

Michael J. Duarte‏Verified account @michaeljduarte 6m6 minutes ago #Dodgers and #WhiteSox talking trade in what would be another salary dump (Kemp) for LA. Stay tuned.

 

 

Give me Y. Diaz and I'm thrilled. Hope it's not Lux

Ken Rosenthal @Ken_Rosenthal

now

#Dodgers have indeed made trade, as @jcrasnick reported, but not with #WhiteSox, source tells The Athletic. In process of calling players.

 

well this is awkward...

Ken Rosenthal‏Verified account @Ken_Rosenthal 9s10 seconds ago #Dodgers have indeed made trade, as @jcrasnick reported, but not with #WhiteSox, source tells The Athletic. In process of calling players.

 

 

As noted before - the only salary the White Sox would really care to shed is Shields, and he's not signed in 2019 so there's no real way the White Sox can send any money back to balance this.

 

That means the only money moving in the deal would be Kemp's deal. The White Sox would basically be taking on $40 million or so in order to get talent from the Dodgers. That's comparable to the price the White Sox paid for Robert, give or take the penalties.

 

In other words, for any version of this to make sense for the White Sox...they better be getting absolute gold back. Not a reclamation project like Joc - or at least not "only Joc", you need a very strong package to make this fair for the White Sox. You want guys who, 14 months ago, would be the top prospect in the White Sox system.