White Sox get Jordan Hicks, David Sandlin in trade with Red Sox - ESPN

The Chicago White Sox acquired veteran right-hander Jordan Hicks and pitching prospect David Sandlin in a trade with the Boston Red Sox on Sunday, continuing to reallocate the money they saved in the Luis Robert Jr. trade.

Though Hicks is the most notable name in the deal — the Red Sox received Class A right-hander Gage Ziehl — Chicago values Sandlin more and was willing to take on a majority of Hicks' salary to facilitate the trade, sources told ESPN.

«We wanted to utilize that money toward players that can help us for the long term,» White Sox general manager Chris Getz said of the $20 million cleared by sending Robert to the New York Mets in January.

Hicks, 29, was traded for the second time in the past year after heading to Boston from San Francisco in the Rafael Devers blockbuster. Hicks is owed $25 million on the last two seasons of a four-year, $44 million deal, and Chicago agreed to pay $17 million of it because of the inclusion of Sandlin.

The White Sox also acquired two players to be named later in the deal and will send a player to be named to the Red Sox.

Other moves by the White Sox since the Robert trade include the signing of closer Seranthony Dominguez to a two-year, $20 million contract, outfielder Austin Hays to a one-year, $6 million deal and now the acquisition of Hicks, who has been most effective as a relief pitcher but also can start.

«I think the White Sox are at their best if [Hicks] is at his best in the bullpen,» Getz said.

The Red Sox had sought to trade from their deep well of starting pitching, and with no clear path for the 24-year-old Sandlin, he allowed them to dump all but $8 million owed Hicks.

Sandlin split time between Double-A and Triple-A in 2025, posting a 4.50 ERA and striking out