CHICAGO -- White Sox general manager Rick Hahn wasn’t about to talk near-misses concerning potential team moves leading into Wednesday’s 3 p.m. CT Trade Deadline.

Hahn views these deals as rather binary, in that there are deals or there aren’t.

“And we had no deals,” Hahn said.

Actually, the White Sox made the first move Wednesday of the day of the Trade Deadline. Right-handed reliever Nate Jones, who was the longest-tenured player on the White Sox roster by years in the Majors, was traded to the Rangers with international signing bonus pool money and cash considerations in exchange for Minor League right-handed pitchers Ray Castro and Joseph Jarneski.

José Abreu, who can become a free agent after the 2019 season, started at first base for the White Sox on Wednesday night against Mets ace Jacob deGrom. Closer Alex Colomé and left-handers Aaron Bummer and Jace Fry all were available out of the bullpen.

Colome is under White Sox contractual control through 2020, and Bummer and Fry haven’t reached their arbitration-eligible years. So there was no reason to force a deal if the team’s asking price wasn’t met.

“We had a lot of interesting conversations over the last several days, including a few late last night and again this morning,” Hahn said. “In the end, it got down to the point of we weren't able to really put ourselves into what we felt was a better position for the long term, so we stood pat with where we were at.

“This is a logical spot to be at, in terms of where we are in this rebuild. We're obviously moving away from the player accumulation standpoint, in terms of these veterans or short-term assets for long-term play moves. A lot of our conversations -- actually all of our conversations -- were centered around long-term fits, some of them involving pieces off the big league club and even many that were more of the prospect-for-prospect variety.

“As you come to these points in time where you have the opportunity to improve the club, it's the natural desire of all the front offices to make moves. We prefer to make trades than not make trades, but given where we're at in terms of this rebuild, it made more sense to only move if there was something that made sense for the long term. And that did not present itself.”

Jarneski, 19, has appeared in 10 games with the Arizona Rookie League Rangers this season, going 2-0 with a 1.62 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 16 2/3 innings. The 6-foot, 170-pound Jarneski missed the entire 2018 season while recovering from right elbow surgery in September 2017. A native of Keaau, Hawaii, Jarneski made eight appearances in 2017 after being selected in the 12th round of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of Hilo High School.

Castro, 22, is 4-0 with a 2.02 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 28 strikeouts and no home runs allowed in nine appearances (seven starts) this season with the Dominican Summer League Rangers 1. A native of San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic, Castro made 13 combined appearances between the DSL Rangers and AZL Rangers in 2018. The 6-foot-3, 165-pound Castro is 7-6 with a 2.21 ERA in 31 career games (15 starts) in the Texas system. He was signed as an international free agent on April 6, 2016.

The White Sox will assign Jarneski to the Arizona Rookie League White Sox and will assign Castro to the DSL White Sox.

Jones, 33, is on the 60-day injured list and out for the season following surgery to repair a flexor mass tear in his right forearm on May 13, which marked his fourth surgery since 2014. The hard thrower does not believe he has thrown his last pitch in the Majors.

“Everybody knows Nate, and when he’s out there and healthy, he’s one of the best,” White Sox manager Rick Renteria said. “We wish him well. I know all these guys are going to miss him.”

Abreu certainly will.

“It’s very difficult when you see your teammates, people that welcome you here when you first get here, and just see them get traded or released or whatever the case may be,” Abreu said through interpreter Billy Russo. “In this case with Nate, it was difficult. He’s not the first one but it’s always difficult just to digest. “

Outfielder Leury García now becomes the longest-tenured current White Sox player. White Sox service time continues for players such as Abreu, Colome and Bummer, not just in ’19 but perhaps into what the White Sox hope will be a playoff-caliber 2020.

“Rumors are rumors until they're substantiated,” Bummer said. “That's all you can ask for, that's all you could ever say. Until someone comes to you with actual information, pertinent information that's relevant to your day-to-day livelihood, then it's irrelevant information.”

Said Abreu: “Like I said before, I’m part of this organization and I always will be part of this organization, even if in the future I’m not here. I want to stay here. I want to be part of this organization forever. During this deadline, it never passed through my mind I will be on a different team.”