With the Winter Meetings coming to an end and the free agent market starting to heat up, the White Sox have been connected to a few players in rumors. Among them, former Rays closer Pete Fairbanks, who has netted 75 saves over the past three seasons. While other markets remain dormant, the market for late-inning relievers has been moving quickly, and recent developments call into question how likely the White Sox are to land their target.
Over the past few weeks, several big-name relievers have agreed to deals. Edwin Diaz, Robert Suarez, Ryan Helsley, Devin Williams, Raisel Iglesias, Emilio Pagan, Gregory Soto, and Kyle Finnegan have all signed with teams, and all represent players on the free agent market who have closing experience.