Rebuild, rebuild, rebuild. The White Sox are not going to be competitive in 2019, and 2020 should bear limited playoff hopes. Depending on when you believe the rebuild started, 2019 will be about the third year of the process, and the White Sox should operate like that process is ongoing.
Now, that does not mean free agents like Manny Machado and Patrick Corbin should not be targeted. They are good and young enough to play a role in a championship window — starting in two to three years. That means injury-riddled players like A.