Yoan Moncada and Michael Kopech don’t know much about the White Sox’s ongoing rebuild, but they’ll find out soon enough.
The two were traded by the Boston Red Sox, along with outfielder Luis Alexander Basabe and pitcher Victor Diaz, for former White Sox ace Chris Sale. A couple hours after Moncada and Kopech spoke to reporters via conference call Wednesday, the Sox made another huge deal, sending outfielder Adam Eaton to the Washington Nationals for top pitching prospect Lucas Giolito and fellow right-handers Reynaldo Lopez and Dane Dunning.
Kopech, a hard-throwing righty from Texas, said he was working out with a trainer on Tuesday and had just exited a cryotherapy chamber to the news that he had a new team.