The aggressive moves of the White Sox this offseason have pushed the team into what appears to be some version of win-now mode.
Win-now mode involves checking in on what division rivals are doing. After years of not caring about what the rest of the AL Central was doing, things have changed.
That brings us to the Minnesota Twins, the reigning division winners, signing starting pitchers Rich Hill and Homer Bailey. The Twins, like the White Sox, needed starting pitching depth this offseason and got some with these two veterans.
Hill, who will turn 40 during spring training, and Bailey, 33, aren’t the same level of pitching additions the White Sox got in Dallas Keuchel and Gio Gonzalez, but they do fill a need for the Twins.