Ep. 50: White Sox shocker: Jose Quintana traded to the Cubs

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

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4.7 • 620 Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2017

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

It happened. It really happened. The White Sox traded Jose Quintana to the Cubs. The White Sox got a big haul in return. Outfielder Eloy Jimenez and pitcher Dylan Cease are the headliners coming back to the White Sox. How big of a trade is this? What does it mean for the White Sox? And what transpired behind the scenes with Rick Hahn and Theo Epstein to make the deal happen? CSN's Chuck Garfien, Dan Hayes and Ryan McGuffey break it all down. Later, they're joined by Jesse Rogers from ESPNChicago.com with insight about Jimenez and Cease, why the Cubs needed to make the trade, etc.. Plus, will Reynaldo Lopez be called up to take Quintana's place in the rotation and which of the Sale/Eaton/Quintana trades will end up being the best? That and a whole lot more in this earth-shattering day in Chicago baseball on the White Sox Talk Podcast.

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0:00.0	You are listening to the emergency.
0:02.3	Jose Cantana traded to the Cubs. Yes, it really happened. White Sox Talk podcast. Brought to you by WinTrust Community Bank, home of White Sox checking with free ATMs nationwide. Find out more at WinTrust.com slash socks. That is WinTrust.com slash socks. Chuck Arfine here with Ryan McGuffie and a sleeping Dan Hayes. Hayes, wake up. Sorry, I was dreaming. And did something happen today?
0:00.8	I don't blame you.
0:01.9	Only... Sox, Chuck Ard Fine, here with Ryan McGuffey and a sleeping Dan Hayes. Hayes, wake up. Sorry, I was dreaming. Did something happen today? I don't blame you. Only arguably one of the biggest trades in the history of Chicago sports. Jose Cantana goes to the Cubs. That wasn't a dream. This is reality. Eloy Jimenez, Dylan Cease, and I don't have the other two guys' names in front of me, coming back to the White Sox, initial thoughts, wow, wow, wow, they've just continued to do this.
0:47.9	We don't know who these guys are beyond Elo Jimenez really in Cease, but they keep accumulating the talent that they,
0:56.0	people didn't think they were going to get. And they've done it now four times if you count
0:59.2	Luis Robert. I just tried, you know, I tweeted wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, when it happened.
1:04.2	I'm happy it happened because I'm part of this for me is that two smart front offices got
1:09.4	together and made a baseball decision, not a what our
1:12.1	fans think of this, what are fans going to think decision, which makes, I think, all of us
1:17.1	better in the city of Chicago that both baseball teams got what they need at this particular
1:21.4	time.
1:21.8	So coming up here on the podcast, how the Cubs and Sox kept this quiet, the background stories, how the deal came to be with Rick Hahn and Theo Webstein.
1:32.8	And we'll be joined by Jesse Rogers from ESPNChicago.com to get the Cubs side of things.
1:38.6	You are listening to the emergency, Jose Cantana, Traded to the Cubs podcast.
1:45.2	Here we go.
1:55.9	All right, so Jose Cantana traded to the Cubs.
2:01.5	Eloy Jimenez, Dylan Sees, I'll say, and company, come back for the White Sox.
2:06.9	This is really a mainly a two-for-one deal. Hopefully the other prospects will turn into something.
2:13.5	But my question for you guys, first, is this. Is this the biggest baseball trade in Chicago sports history?
2:15.6	No. Yeah. No.
2:18.6	But it's the biggest, like, breakthrough, maybe.
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