Jordan Hicks traded to the White Sox

Charles-Alexis Brisebois
Jordan Hicks traded to the White Sox
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Last year, Rafael Devers was traded to the Giants. Clearly, the Red Sox chose to take advantage of his refusal to change positions to move his salary.

And then Boston didn't keep Alex Bregman… but anyway.

All this to say that of the four pieces received in return for Devers, two are gone. James Tibbs III was also traded for Dustin May, who only spent 2025 in Boston last year…

And now Jordan Hicks has just been traded to the White Sox. Kyle Harrison (who lost some ground in 2025) and Jose Bello are still with the Red Sox organization.

But anyway. All this to say that Hicks, who really angered people in Boston with his poor performances, is off to Chicago. And clearly, it wasn't easy to get him out of Boston because the Red Sox paid a high price to do so.

It cost them prospects David Sandlin and Tyler Duffey, two players to be named later, and $8 million (of the remaining $25 million on his contract, which expires in two years) to send the pitcher to Chicago. In return, Boston gets only Gage Ziehl and a player to be named later.

The White Sox believe that Hicks, who didn't perform well with the Red Sox, could be better in white. And they see Sandlin as a potential starter in the rotation this summer.

The White Sox have improved this winter. We like that.

With this personnel move, however, the Red Sox manage to fall below the second luxury tax threshold. In itself, that's a nice win for Craig Breslow.

Will the money be reinvested? Don't hold your breath…

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