What You Need To Know About The Charlie Tilson Trade
The White Sox have made their first selling move of the 2016 MLB trade deadline. Zach Duke , whom the Sox signed to a three-year, $15 million dollar deal before the 2015 season, and was supposed to be a part of a playoff team -- Melky Cabrera , Jeff Samardzija and David Robertson headlined the 2015 winter, but Duke was considered a key part by the Sox -- has been shipped to the St. Louis Cardinals for outfielder Charlie Tilson . Who the hell is Charlie Tilson? We'll get to that soon enough, but here's what Rick Hahn had to say about him in the release. "Charlie is a left-handed hitting outfielder whose speed and defensive ability enable him to do a number of things well to help his team win ball games," said Hahn. "We have liked him as a player since the Cardinals selected him out of New Trier in the second round in 2011." Okay, there's that. Now let's get to what you really need to know about this deal.