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White Sox in talks with free agent SS Ian Desmond

They’d prefer to retain their compensatory draft pick, but the White Sox have said all along they’d relinquish it for the right player.

Sounds like they may soon need to make that choice.

The White Sox -- a team some see as a bona fide contender with at least one more addition -- were listed Thursday as one of six clubs in pursuit of free agent shortstop Ian Desmond, according to Jon Heyman. A baseball source confirmed the report.

Desmond -- whom the White Sox have reportedly kept tabs on along with Dexter Fowler -- has averaged 3.