The White Sox and David Price

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With a 5th playoff spot in each league and with each league generally bunched up around the middle, we find ourselves slowly closing in on what should be an interesting trade deadline. Some teams, the White Sox included, may have to make some hard decisions about their prognosis for the second half of 2014. And at this point with only Tampa Bay, San Diego, Arizona, and Houston looking definitely dead at this point - okay, probably Minnesota, the Cubs, the Mets, and the Phillies too - the pieces that will be on the trade market is still unclear. And even though David Price has been the subject of trade rumors for forever now, his market is shaping out in pretty weird fashion. Where do the White Sox fit in?

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Re-Visiting Adam Dunn's Trade Market

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James already did a lovely assessment of the White Sox' current awkward position of "mediocre team that's kind of hanging around, and has non-crazy reasons to think it might hang around, but really should just consolidate and go for it next year." Unless the White Sox do ultimately decide that they're really going for it this year, there is one player that it is pretty much unanimous should be traded: Adam Dunn.

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Is Trading Dunn Even Possible?

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Nick Cafardo has reported something that has probably been true for a long time -- the White Sox would be interested in trading Adam Dunn. Dunn is owed $15 million for 2014, which will be the last year on his deal, his age 34 season.

It is certainly fair to say that Dunn's tenure with the White Sox has been a disappointment. The signing made sense at the time, as the team had positioned itself as a playoff contender that desperately needed lefty bats, walks, and power. Based on that description Dunn seemed an obvious choice.

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