With Sale gone, White Sox ponder more moves

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — White Sox general manager Rick Hahn sat on a dais at the Gaylord Resort & Convention Center for nearly 20 minutes on Tuesday, discussing the five-player trade with the Red Sox that sent ace Chris Sale to Boston.

But it was his answer to the final question — albeit an off-the-cuff response concerning how to sell the move to the White Sox fan base — that truly could indicate the depth of this team’s rebuild.

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“There’s still some talented players in Chicago,” Hahn said. “There’s still some exciting young players that are going to be part of this going forward. There’s Tim Anderson, there’s Carlos Rodon. There’s a handful of others that come Spring Training we’ll focus upon even more.”

Maybe in the excitement of acquiring infielder Yoan Moncada, the top prospect in all of baseball per MLBPipeline.com, and hard-throwing right-hander Michael Kopech (No. 30 overall), Hahn couldn’t think of another player to add to the mix. Then again, maybe the rest of the White Sox veterans, even those on the younger side, should rent instead of looking to buy.

Basically, anyone but Anderson and Rodon will be available over the upcoming days, weeks and months leading into Spring Training. After being what …

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