CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox have acquired veteran right-handed pitcher Lance Lynn from the Texas Rangers in exchange for right-hander Dane Dunning and lefty Avery Weems.
Lynn, 33, finished sixth in the American League Cy Young Award voting last season with 22 points after going 6–3 with a 3.32 ERA (31 ER/84.0 IP) and 89 strikeouts over 13 starts with the Rangers. Future teammates Dallas Keuchel (46 points) and Lucas Giolito (18 points) were fifth and seventh, respectively, in 2020 AL Cy Young balloting.
Lynn, 6-foot-5 and 250 pounds, led the AL in IP and starts and ranked among the leaders in complete games (T1st, 1), quality starts (T1st, 10), pitching WAR (3rd, 2.