Report: White Sox trade Adam Eaton to Nationals for Lucas Giolito
The Chicago White Sox have reportedly agreed to trade outfielder Adam Eaton to the Washington Nationals in exchange for pitchers Lucas Giolito, Dane Dunning and Reynaldo Lopez according to FanRag Sports' Jon Heyman and CSN Chicago's Dan Hayes .
Eaton is under team control through 2021 and is coming off a season in which he hit .284 with 14 home runs and 59 RBIs with an on-base percentage of .362.
Giolito went 0–1 with 11 strikeouts and a 6.75 ERA in his six games for 2016.
The move allows the Nationals to focus National League Rookie of the Year finalist Trea Turner on playing shortstop while Eaton plays center field. Jayson Werth will become a free agent after next season, which would allow Eaton to move back to right field where he played 121 games for the White Sox last season.
Washington has also been linked to interest in Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen and Kansas City Royals outfielder Lorenzo Cain. The Pirates were reportedly asking for Giolito from Washington as the centerpiece for any trade, according to Jon Heyman.
The White Sox trade comes just one day after the team dealt ace Chris Sale to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for prospects Yoan Moncada and Michael Kopech.
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