After having already shelled out extensions to first baseman Jose Abreu and outfielder Luis Robert among others this offseason, the Chicago White Sox look to be wanting to extend more of their young core before it becomes too expensive.
According to James Fox of FutureSox.com, the White Sox are currently engaged in discussions with third baseman Yoan Moncada on an extension that would give him the most guaranteed money in the history of the White Sox organization. Obviously not something to take lightly, any sort of deal that would buy out the remaining years of Moncada’s arbitration eligibility, plus push back his first foray into free agency (he was slated to become a free agent in 2024), clearly demonstrates the importance that the club is putting on their roster development and scouting departments.
As one of the larger pieces acquired from the Boston Red Sox in the Chris Sale trade, Moncada’s time with the White Sox has been a bit of an up-and-down trek through the league, with there being consistent doubt following him throughout his first three seasons with the White Sox.
The 2020 season marked only the second season while on Chicago’s roster that he played in 130 games or more in the regular season, but his 132 games played was down from his 149 that he suited up for in the prior season.
Any deal that Moncada would sign would easily surpass the six-year, $68 million deal that Abreu signed with the team back in 2013, which equaled out to be $11.33 million per season. For Moncada, even with only having played in just a shade over two seasons worth of games, that is a very large payday, and one that he will definitely need to live up to over the course of his career.
Going off of the characteristics that Fox provided, the deal would most likely average out to be around $13 million per season, and if that amount were to be averaged out over the course of, let’s say, seven seasons, that right there represents a $91 million commitment made by Rick Hahn and the front office, most likely putting an exclamation point on what has been a very exciting and expensive offseason for the club.
As the White Sox attempt to start their climb up the ladder in the American League Central division in a quest to catch both the Cleveland Indians and the Minnesota Twins, Moncada is looking to be a likely candidate to help them for many more years to come. And while expectations may be sky high for this team, especially with the type of expensive offseason that they had, they do have a good chunk of their core locked up for the foreseeable future, helping ease the pain if they do fail to reach the postseason in 2020.
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