Breaking down the eight-year, $77.5 million Eloy Jiménez extension - South Side Sox 🔗 ⚾️ 💵

Of course, Jiménez has secured his future, and his family’s, and his family’s family. But there’s little doubt that this deal will turn out to be Chris Sale-like if Jiménez can even come close to his potential as a Top 5 overall MLB prospect, with prodigious hitting skills. Put another way, Jiménez could turn out to be just half the player Frank Thomas was, and still give the White Sox a significant surplus on this contract.

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