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White Sox acquire Royals’ All-Star starter in clever trade idea<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n The Chicago White Sox<\/a> have been one of the best stories of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Just two seasons ago, the White Sox set a Modern Era (since 1901) record for losses with 121. At the halfway mark of the current season, they are tied with the Cleveland Guardians<\/a> for first place in the AL Central.<\/p>\n Chicago’s approach at the trade deadline depends on how the next month of baseball goes, but they are set up nicely to be buyers.<\/p>\n One area of need could be the starting rotation. The White Sox have a young core, headlined by a breakout season <\/a>from right-hander Davis Martin<\/a>.<\/p>\n On Tuesday, FanSided’s John Perrotto<\/a> tabbed the Kansas City Royals<\/a> as potential trade partners with the White Sox.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n “Kansas City Royals right-hander Michael Wacha<\/a>\u00a0would fill the White Sox\u2019s rotation anchor role,” Perrotto wrote. “He is in his 14th season in the major leagues and has had a solid year, posting a 4-5 record and a 3.64 ERA in 15 starts.”<\/p>\n In the trade idea, the White Sox would send two prospects to the Royals, left-hander Shane Murphy and outfielder George Wolkow.<\/p>\n The Royals are 6.5 games back of the third and final Wild Card spot in a weak American League, so there’s no guarantee a deal like this will come to fruition.<\/p>\n “Adding to Wacha\u2019s attractiveness is that he is under contract through next season, with a club option in 2028,” Perrotto added. “His salary is a reasonable $14 million for both seasons.”<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n MORE<\/strong>:\u00a0Tigers<\/a>\u2019\u00a0projected trade return for Tarik Skubal from Braves would be a top-100 prospect and more<\/a><\/p>\n Not only would the White Sox have Wacha for the rest of 2026, but he could become a staple of their rotation for next year too.<\/p>\n Obviously, he would be much less expensive than Tarik Skubal, Sandy Alcantara<\/a>, or even Reid Detmers<\/a> from the Los Angeles Angels<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source sports.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" White Sox acquire Royals’ All-Star starter in clever trade idea originally appeared on The Sporting News. 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