As we move into the final hours of the trade deadline, we’ll be tracking all of the rumors and trades surrounding the Chicago White Sox.
3:10pm: The White Sox, despite being “all in” on Cespedes, ultimately remained extremely quiet and no deals have been announced.
2:49pm: Yoenis Cespedes has reportedly been traded to the New York Mets.
Source says Cespedes has been dealt to the Mets .
— Bruce Levine (@MLBBruceLevine) July 31, 2015
2:44pm: The White Sox, according to Bob Nightengale, are officially out of the running for Yoenis Cespedes.
The #Whitesox were aggressive, but fell short, and now out of #Tigers Cespedes sweepstakes
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) July 31, 2015
2:36pm: Despite not being the favorites, White Sox, per Bruce Levine, continue to pursue both Cespedes and Justin Upton.
WhSox pressing forward on Cespedes or Upton clubs asking for Frank Montes or Tim Anderson -no go on him. EJohnson also pitcher of interest
— Bruce Levine (@MLBBruceLevine) July 31, 2015
2:30 p.m: The Detroit Tigers are reportedly “real close” to trading Yoenis Cespedes, but the White Sox are not the favorites.
The #Tigers real close to moving Cespedes. The #whitesox involved but not the favorite
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) July 31, 2015
12:09 p.m.: The White Sox haven’t ruled out trading Shark..
#WhiteSox listening to "everything," source says. Have not completely ruled out Jeff Samardzija trade — and open to adding, too.
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) July 31, 2015
Update 10:06am: Jayson Stark has an interesting tweet about the White Sox’s interest in Justin Upton and Yoenis Cespedes:
Teams talking to #WhiteSox say they're struggling with how impact of Cespedes or Upton would impact roster. Already overloaded at OF/DH/1B
— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) July 31, 2015
Update 9:40am: The White Sox have expressed interest in both San Diego Padres outfielder Justin Upton, as well as Detroit Tigers outfielder Yoenis Cespedes. The White Sox, thanks to a surprise winning streak, find themselves just 3 1/2 games out of a wild card spot.
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