In an ultimate act of bravado, the third-place, 51-51 Chicago White Sox head into the final 60 games of the season having made a singular addition at the trade deadline.
Jake Diekman.
Jake Diekman is a mediocre lefty from Boston, sporting a -0.5 WAR in 2022 and having trouble finding the plate. And GM Rick Hahn did such a poor job in this trade that despite giving up at least an equal asset in good-glove, no-hit Reese McGuire to a team in fairly dire need of a backup, barring disaster he will have to send additional money or a player to finalize the Diekman deal.