The White Sox are getting a former closer who is owed $24 million over the next two years in a trade with the Red Sox.

The Boston Red Sox traded right-handed pitchers Jordan Hicks and David Sandlin to the Chicago White Sox on Monday.

Hicks, 29, had a 6.95 ERA in 34 appearances split between the Giants and the Red Sox in 2025. He began the year with San Francisco and had a 6.47 ERA in 13 games, and then they moved him to Boston, where his ERA was 8.20 in 21 games. Hicks has a career 4.41 ERA and has also pitched for the Cardinals and Blue Jays.

The Boston Red Sox continue to receive interest from clubs on their starting pitching depth, according to a team source. Though the source said nothing is imminent, the Red Sox ha

The Red Sox received Gage Ziehl, a mid-level pitching prospect, in their trade that sent Jordan Hicks and prospect David Sandlin to the White Sox on Sunday. The trade also includes two players to be named later heading to Chicago and one player to be named later heading to Boston.

According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the Red Sox are also sending $8 million to the White Sox as part of the deal, making this an effective salary dump on their end. The White Sox will owe Hicks $16 million over the remaining two years on his contract.

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The Boston Red Sox made the Rafael Devers trade look even worse by dumping Jordan Hicks onto the Chicago White Sox.

The Boston Red Sox have been one of the more active trade partners in the MLB this offseason, but they have yet to use a trade to address their logjam in the outfield. With Roman Anthony, Wilyer Abreu, Jarren Duran, and Ceddanne Rafaela all fighting for field time, something has to give.

The Boston Red Sox today traded right-handed pitchers Jordan Hicks and David Sandlin to the Chicago White Sox, along with cash considerations and two players to be named later, in exchange for minor league right-handed pitcher Gage Ziehl and a player to be named later.

Bleacher Report predicts the 2026 trade deadline market will be thin on righty bats, which the Boston Red Sox already know well.