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Underachieving Chicago White Sox trade pitchers Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo López to the LA Angels

CHICAGO — Lucas Giolito walked into the Chicago White Sox clubhouse late Wednesday and saw fellow pitcher Reynaldo López saying goodbye to teammates. “I was like, ‘Oh, you’ve been traded? Where are you going?’ ” Giolito said Thursday afternoon at Guaranteed Rate Field. The two had been in the same organization since 2012 with the Washington Nationals. “I was like ‘Oh, my God, this is going to ...
Chicago White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito celebrates after recording an inning-ending out against the Philadelphia Phillies at Guaranteed Rate Field on April 18, 2023, in Chicago.

CHICAGO — Lucas Giolito walked into the Chicago White Sox clubhouse late Wednesday and saw fellow pitcher Reynaldo López saying goodbye to teammates.

“I was like, ‘Oh, you’ve been traded? Where are you going?’ ” Giolito said Thursday afternoon at Guaranteed Rate Field.

The two had been in the same organization since 2012 with the Washington Nationals.

“I was like ‘Oh, my God, this is going to be the first time in our whole career we’re not teammates,’ ” Giolito said.

Soon thereafter, Giolito was called into the office and found out he was traded along with López to the Los Angeles Angels for switch-hitting minor-league catcher Edgar Quero and left-handed

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