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Colorado Rockies: Revisiting a 2018 trade proposal with the Chicago White Sox

By Noah Yingling

DENVER, CO - AUGUST 31: Ryan McMahon #24 of the Colorado Rockies walks off the field after striking out during the seventh inning against the San Diego Padres at Coors Field on August 31, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. The Padres defeated the Rockies 6-0. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - AUGUST 31: Ryan McMahon #24 of the Colorado Rockies walks off the field after striking out during the seventh inning against the San Diego Padres at Coors Field on August 31, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. The Padres defeated the Rockies 6-0. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) /
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CHICAGO – AUGUST 30: Jose Abreu #79 of the Chicago White Sox bats against the Kansas City Royals on August 30, 2020 at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Ron Vesely/Getty Images)
CHICAGO – AUGUST 30: Jose Abreu #79 of the Chicago White Sox bats against the Kansas City Royals on August 30, 2020 at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Ron Vesely/Getty Images) /

Since 2018, when Heyman proposed this trade, Abreu would have become an even bigger fit for the Rockies. If they would have traded for him, the Rockies could have moved Ian Desmond to the bench earlier. Also, the Rockies would not have signed Daniel Murphy, who has been struggling himself.

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Abreu would have become a free agent after 2019 but the White Sox offered and Abreu accepted the qualifying offer to stay with the White Sox. Later in the offseason, Abreu and the White Sox agreed upon a three-year deal for $50 million, superseding the qualifying offer.

Especially without Murphy’s contract, that is something that the Rockies could have been able to afford.

Before 2020, Abreu’s biggest was consistently his defense as he was below league average in Defensive Runs Saved (DRS) every season. However, both FanGraphs and Baseball-Reference have him well above league average in 2020 at 6 DRS. But still, in 2020, the Rockies have the DH due to the new rules after the season was put on hold.

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Who knows if the two teams even spoke with each other on a possible trade. However, if that trade were to have happened, it very well could have been one of the biggest trades in franchise history.

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