Calm Before the Storm

The winter meetings start Sunday, and all indications are the White Sox will be active. Not big free-agent signings, of course, because Jerry Reinsdorf operates with a small mind that translates into a small-to-medium-sized budget for his team. But there will be trades, I’ll bet. Dylan Cease is all but gone, and probably Eloy Jimenez, too. I wouldn’t stop until Yoan Moncada was moved, but that’s just me. Then again, Moncada is Rick Hahn’s pride and joy, not Chris Getz’s. The one free-agent signing I’d like to see is Lucas Giolito, assuming everyone who thought Giolito was too smart by half is no longer part of the front office. Ownership couldn’t have felt that way, too, right?