The White Sox have a wealth of pitching. Pundits want to trade Jose Quintana for missing offensive pieces. But does that make sense? No.
Quintana, 26, is signed through 2020 on a team friendly deal: 5 years/$43.5 million.
Quintana had a 4.0 WAR last season, and a career 15.3 WAR. As such, he has outperformed his past contract value.
If the White Sox ever gave him even normal run support, Quintana could have been an easy 18 game winner.
With Jeff Samardzija set to reject the qualifying offer, the White Sox rotation is still good but not as great as it was last spring: Sale, Quintana, Rodon, Danks and Erik Johnson (with rookie Frankie Montas or new pick up but often injured Jacob Turner in the mix for the 6th starter spot).
This shows that Quintana is an extremely valuable #2 starter to bridge to Rodon, who may have a sophomore slump as the league adjusts to him, and Danks, who still is on a career downward spiral.
