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- Updated: June 4, 2016
DETROIT — Trade rumors of James Shields to the White Sox picked up steam again on Saturday, with MLB Network’s Jon Heyman tweeting that the two sides had agreed on the principals with only details to go. The White Sox had no comment at this point.
Shields, 34, is scheduled to start Sunday night in San Diego against the Rockies, so there appears to be incentive to get the deal done before he takes the mound. The right-hander is coming of a dreadful 2 2/3 innings performance against the Mariners on May 31, when he allowed 10 runs on eight hits, with one strikeout and four walks.
But Shields is believed to be a better fit on a team in contention, which is the case for the White Sox in the American League Central. Shields has nine straight seasons for at least 200 innings pitched, 30 starts and double-digit victories.
He makes sense for a rotation that entered Saturday’s contest with a 0-5 record and 4.40 ERA over their last 10 games. Chris Sale and Jose Quintana stand as bona fide aces at the top of the starting …
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