The White Sox have been getting some calls about slugger , GM told ESPNs Je se Rogers ( ) and other reporters today. There isnt a sense that a deal might be close or that the Sox are New York Yankees Jersey truly inclined to shop Jimenez, but t eams are interested , Getz said. It just has to make sense for both sides . Getzs meeting with the media (including ) also included a reiteration of the GMs openne s for talks, as he stated Ive made it very clear that the White Sox are willing to listen in on any of our players . This follows Getzs statement , when he noted that there are no untouchables on the Chicago roster. We saw some evidence of this last night, when the Sox to the Braves for a package of five players. Moving Jimenez would be another matter altogether, given his higher profile as a would-be franchise cornerstone. Signed to a six-year, $43MM deal before hed even made his MLB debut, Jimenez has hit .275/.324/.487 with 89 homers over 1777 plate appearances in five seasons. With a 118 career wRC+, Jimenez has certainly been good, and he has shown some flashes of greatne s at the plate with particularly good numbers in 2019 and 2022. However, Jimenezs production has been limited by injuries, and his 122 games and 504 PA from his 2019 rookie season remain his career high for playing time. The White Sox have given Jimenez an increasingly large share of DH time over the last two years in an attempt to keep him healthy, and this mightve worked to a limited degree in 2023, when he made 489 PA over 120 games. Jimenez still mi sed over a month of the season, but that was mostly due to a one-off i sue of an appendectomy. Still, Jimenez didnt hit particularly well, with a modest 105 wRC+ from 18 homers and a .272/.317/.441 slash line over his 489 PA. Because Jimenez debuted in the majors as a 22-year-old, he has still yet to reach his true prime years, as he turns 27 later this month. The White Sox owe him $13MM in 2024 and then hold club options on his services for the following two seasons, with values of $16.5MM in 2025 and $18.5MM in 2026 (with $3MM buyouts on both options). That makes him a nicely affordable player if he can ever stay healthy and extend his 143 wRC+ from his 327-PA 2022 season over the course of a full year. These three years of control over Jimenez might not nece sarily put him within Chicagos timeline, however. Despite Getzs comments about the roster and the fact that the White Sox are to reduce payroll, there isnt yet a sign that the Sox are actually going to rebuild in the traditional sense. At the time of Getzs hiring, owner Jerry Reinsdorf was adamant about wanting to deliver another winning team, so another retooling doesnt appear to be in the works. Moving Bummer allowed the ChiSox to addre s multiple roster holes, and a Jimenez trade could conceivably work the same fashion should Getz find a suitable offer on the table. In some sense Jimenezs value has been lowered by his lackluster 2023 season, yet it isnt surprising that teams are interested considering his age, contractual control, and perhaps the sense that a change of scenery is needed for Jimenez to hit his potential ceiling. Alex Rodriguez Jersey