Great Expectations, Not

The baseball winter meetings heat up tomorrow in Orlando. If the White Sox sign any free agents, it’s likely to be another Anthony Kay, a first-round bust for the Mets back in 2016 who went 17-15 with a 2.49 ERA over the last two seasons in Japan. Kay signed a two-year, $12 million deal. I’m guessing he gets flipped before the end of that contract. What I expect, hope, to happen is a degree of resolution on the roster—come spring training, will it include, Luis Robert Jr., Lenyn Sosa, Miguel Vargas? And what will happen to rookie catcher Edgar Quero? Does he stay, or does he go? Some combination of the above could bring a nice haul in return. Or maybe GM Chris Getz will borrow a page from his predecessor. Rick Hahn loved working under the radar, announcing a deal or signing out of the blue. Good thing there isn’t another Yasmani Grandal out there. I don’t need a sequel.