Late on Wednesday, Jeff Passan of ESPN reported that the Los Angeles Angels and Chicago White Sox had agreed on a trade for right-hander Lucas Giolito. Earlier in the day, the Angels had made it clear that they were no longer considering trading Shohei Ohtani after a 7-3 stretch pulled them within four games of a wild card spot. With less than a week to the trade deadline, the first big trade of the season was finally completed.
As a result, Thursday’s doubleheader with the Angels will have a lot more attention on it than expected.