Lucas Giolito feels 'a lot of emotions' as White Sox run ends - ESPN

CHICAGO — Chicago White Sox manager Pedro Grifol called the season to date «painful» as his team began taking apart its roster on Wednesday night after trading veteran pitchers Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez to the Angels for two prospects.

Giolito, speaking to reporters as he packed his bags in the White Sox clubhouse on Thursday afternoon, said it was a «surreal moment» despite the fact he «knew something like this was coming.»

«A lot of emotions,» Giolito said. «I grew up here as a player and as a man. A lot of failure, a lot of success. I owe this organization so much. The city, the fans, it's been an absolute pleasure.»

Giolito joins an Angels team that is attempting to make the postseason for the first time in a decade. He expressed excitement over joining two-way star Shohei Ohtani in their rotation, though as he scrambled to leave Chicago on Thursday, Giolito had to be informed of the one-hit shutout the Japanese star threw over the Tigers in a matinee contest.

«Oh, really?» Giolito said. «Well, unbelievable. Being able to be his teammate, between him and Mike Trout, two of the best guys in the league. I'm very excited.

»I like what they have going on. The push that they're trying to make. I'm excited to be a part of that."

The trade is the first of several the White Sox are expected to make before next Tuesday's deadline. Righty Lance Lynn could be on the move soon.

«Everyone around the league is telling me that I'm gone, but I have yet to hear anything from anybody here, so you never know,» Lynn said. «In the past, I've had a little more communication, knowing what's going on, knowing what may happen. This is one of those things you just prepare for.»

Lynn lasted only 4⅔ innings on Wednesday, giving up seven