White Sox trade Giolito, Lopez to Angels for Quero and Bush

CHICAGO - The Chicago White Sox have traded pitchers Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez to the Los Angeles Angels.

The bombshell announcement was made Wednesday night following the conclusion of Game 2 of the Crosstown Classic between the Chicago Cubs and White Sox.

In exchange for Giolito and Lopez, the Sox have acquired minor-league switch-hitting catcher Edgar Quero and left-handed pitcher Ky Bush.

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Quero, 20, is rated by MLB.com as the No. 2 prospect in the Angels organization and No. 65 overall in baseball.

Bush, 23, is rated by MLB.com as the No. 3 prospect for the Angels. He's 6-foot-6, 240 pounds, and has gone 8-10 with a 4.47 ERA and 163 strikeouts in 34 career starts over three minor-league seasons (2021-23).

Giolito, Lopez, Quero, and Bush | Getty Images

Giolito and Lopez had been with the Sox since 2016.

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