White Sox at ease amid Deadline uncertainty
CHICAGO -- Jose Quintana will likely not be the last White Sox player to make his final appearance with the club this month, something that is apparent in the clubhouse.Just ask Todd Frazier, the veteran third baseman who, as a free agent after this season, is a prime trade candidate
CHICAGO --
Just ask
"It might be a game of 'Who's next,'" Frazier said. "You never know, a flip of a coin or it might be a game of wait and see or it's a game of if they give us something, we'll do something."
Frazier and closer
Unless it's someone --
"I won't be surprised if there is a few more moves," Abreu said through interpreter Billy Russo. "We are buying into this process and you know that's going to be a few situations in there. But this is a process the team -- it's progress to developing. I'm just glad to be here."
White Sox manager Rick Renteria said he spoke with his team before Friday's game against Seattle -- its first since the Quintana deal -- to address the uncertainty of trade season.
"It's going to be there," Renteria said. "That's human nature. That's the natural consequence of the business that we're in, the uncertainty at times of how things are and what the landscape is. They have to control what they can control and prepare every single day."
While Hahn said Quintana admitted the year-long trade rumors had begun to get to him, Frazier said he loves the frenzy the non-waiver Trade Deadline brings.
"The rumors I love, because when people are talking about you most of the time it's usually good things," Frazier said. "If it's a bad thing, then you know what you did wrong inside; then you know you're in trouble. When I'm not in trouble, it's just a rumor. I love to see it."
Worth noting
• Renteria said outfielder
"It took him a little longer than most, I guess," Renteria said. "None of us can measure the tolerance one has in terms of discomfort. You can never question an individual if they say they're uncomfortable doing things."
• Right-hander
• The White Sox acquired Minor League infielder Yeyson Yrizarri from the Texas Rangers for international signing bonus pool money on Saturday. Yrizarri, a middle infielder who was No. 17 in the Rangers system according to MLB Pipeline, will debut as No. 30 in the White Sox system.
Fabian Ardaya is a reporter for MLB.com based in Chicago who covered the White Sox on Saturday.