Rumor: Brewers Expressing Interest In White Sox Slugger Eloy Jimenez

[Brock Beauchamp]

Bruce Levine of 670 The Score in Chicago mentioned that the Brewers and Marlins are expressing interest in White Sox slugging DH Eloy Jimenez.

Pursuing Jimenez makes a lot of sense, as was argued by our own Tim Muma yesterday.

Jimenez checks almost every box imaginable for the Brewers: he's still only 26 years old, he is cost-controlled through the end of the 2026 season with multiple option years, he bats right-handed, and he has an OPS over .800 on the season.

The White Sox have been very active at the deadline but have only moved expiring contracts; over the past couple of weeks, they've reiterated that they will not move pieces they consider to be cornerstones of the 2024 season and beyond.

The White Sox are also 20 games under .500 and have the 26th-ranked farm system according to MLB.com. It's possible they come to their sense in the next 72 hours and start moving players that will actually bring back significant prospect capital.

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