HBT's Position-by-position trade deadline overview

By Matthew PouliotJul 30, 2010, 11:31 AM EST
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In the event you’re a read-at-work-only HBT reader, you may have missed some of the great work our Matthew Pouliot has been doing breaking down the available — and possibly available — talent, position-by-position, at the deadline.  He still has the pitchers to go, but he’s got your position players covered like nobody’s business:

Check them out, and be sure to save the links someplace, because a great many of those guys are going to be available for waiver deadline deals through the month of August as well.

Report: White Sox acquire Yonder Alonso from Indians

Yonder Alonso
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By Ashley VarelaDec 14, 2018, 10:26 PM EST
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The White Sox have reportedly picked up first baseman Yonder Alonso from the Indians, according to Stadium. The return for Alonso is expected to be nothing more flashy than a “fringe prospect,” though the minutiae of the deal is still pending a formal announcement from both teams.

Alonso, 31, inked a two-year deal with the Indians during the 2017 offseason. His first campaign with the club yielded a modest .250/.317/.421 batting line, 23 home runs, .738 OPS and 0.7 fWAR in 574 PA. The real boon for the White Sox may not be a passable veteran bat, however, but something more intangible — like Alonso’s clout with his brother-in-law and highly-coveted free agent slugger, Manny Machado.

While Alonso’s 2018 output represented a significant decline from the career-best numbers he posted in 2017, he’s still a solid contributor at the plate and, more importantly, slated to remain under team control for the next two years with just $8 million owed in 2019 and a $9 million option in 2020. As MLB.com’s Anthony Castrovince notes, the $17 million the Indians just erased from their payroll should give them enough room to accommodate the contracts for right-handers Trevor Bauer and Corey Kluber — a bonus regardless of what they happen to get in the trade.