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New York Mets: Five Possible Destinations For Yoenis Cespedes

By Nick Ziegler

Sep 30, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; New York Mets left fielder Yoenis Cespedes (52) celebrates a victory against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. The New York Mets won 5-1. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 30, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; New York Mets left fielder Yoenis Cespedes (52) celebrates a victory against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. The New York Mets won 5-1. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 15, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu (79) gets hugged by third baseman Todd Frazier (21) after his home run in the fourth inning against the Cleveland Indians at U.S. Cellular Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports /

Chicago White Sox

One of the teams that have struggled to live up to their potential in recent years has been the Chicago White Sox. As of now, the White Sox have one of the best pitchers in baseball in Chris Sale, but that has failed to get them anywhere. Sale has been a name that has been frequently mentioned in trade rumors, but he would take a ridiculous package for the White Sox to part ways with one of the premier left-handers in the game.

Last season, the White Sox were able to acquire third baseman Todd Fraizer with the hopes that he would be the missing piece to their offense. While Fraizer did hit 40 home runs last season, his batting average dropped like a stone to .225. Even with the addition of Fraizer, the White Sox were ranked 20th in baseball in runs scored last season.

With a pretty solid starting rotation led by Sale, the White Sox might look to try and add one more piece to help put their offense over the top. The addition of Cespedes would create a really great middle of the order for the White Sox with Jose Abreu and Frazier.

Finding a catcher will be tough in this free agent market for the White Sox upgrade behind the plate. If they don’t like the market for catchers, they might try to upgrade the offense through the outfield with the addition of Cespedes.

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