On Thursday, the White Sox pulled off the trade that many said couldn’t be done, sending Jose Quintana to the Cubs in exchange for Eloy Jimenez, Dylan Cease, Matt Rose, and Bryant Flete. Jimenez, an outfielder, is the 8th ranked prospect in baseball and Cease, a pitcher, is the 63rd, giving the White Sox 9 out of the top 100 prospects. Quintana, meanwhile, gives the Cubs starting rotation a boost as last year’s strength turned in to a question mark during the first half of the season.
Quintana originally signed with the White Sox as a minor league free agent on November 9, 2011. He made his major league debut on May 7, 2012, throwing 5 2/3 scoreless innings of relief against the Indians at Progressive Field. He quickly moved in to the rotation and became a steady, if unlucky, presence on the mound. At the time of the trade, he had a career mark of 50-54 with an unbelievable 65 no decisions. Last year, he made his first All Star team and finished 10th in Cy Young Award voting.
Quintana’s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:
| Wins | Losses | ERA | Saves | IP | Hits | Runs | ER | Walks | Strike Outs | HR | HBP | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 13 | 3.85 | 0 | 191.667 | 182 | 90 | 82 | 50 | 174 | 31 | 5 | 33 |
| 50 | 54 | 3.51 | 0 | 1055.333 | 1035 | 444 | 412 | 284 | 890 | 99 | 24 | 172 |
[…] Five years ago today, the White Sox continued their selloff and pulled off the trade that many said couldn’t be done, sending Jose Quintana to the Cubs in exchange for Eloy Jimenez, Dylan Cease, Matt Rose, and Bryant Flete. At the time, the Cubs were looking for a boost to their starting rotation as one of the strengths of their championship season the year before had turned into a question mark during the first half of 2017. For the rebuilding White Sox, Jimenez, who was the 8th ranked prospect in baseball, and Cease, who was the 63rd, gave them nine out of the top 100 prospects. […]