White Sox acquire Miguel Vargas and two Minor Leaguers from Los Angeles Dodgers; send Erick Fedde and Tommy Pham to St. Louis and Michael Kopech to Dodgers as part of three-team trade
CHICAGO – The Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals have completed a three-team trade:
- White Sox Acquire from Los Angeles-NL (3); INFs Miguel Vargas, Alexander Albertus, Jeral Perez and a Player to be Named Later or cash considerations;
- White Sox Trade to St. Louis (2): RHP Erick Fedde, OF Tommy Pham and cash considerations;
- White Sox Trade to Dodgers (1); RHP Michael Kopech;
- Dodgers Acquire from St. Louis (2): INF Tommy Edman and RHP Oliver Gonzalez;
- Dodgers send Player to be Named Later or Cash Considerations to St. Louis.
Vargas, 24, will be added to the White Sox 26-player roster after hitting .239/.313/.423 (17-71) with four doubles, three home runs, nine RBI, 11 runs scored and eight walks in 30 games with the Dodgers this season. The 6-foot-2, 205-pound Vargas also has appeared in 41 games with Class AAA Oklahoma City, hitting .290/.440/.566 (42-145) with 14 doubles, eight homers, 38 RBI, 38 walks and a 1.006 OPS.
Vargas, a native of La Habana Cuba, made his first career Opening Day roster with the Dodgers in 2023 and appeared in 81 games. He was named the 2022 Triple-A Player of the Year and Dodgers Minor League Player of the Year by Baseball America after slashing .304/.404/.511 (133-438) with 17 home runs, 82 RBI and a .915 OPS in 113 games. He also was selected as the Top Prospect in the Pacific Coast League and played in the 2022 All-Star Futures Game.
Vargas is a career .201/.294/.364 (75-364) with 20 doubles, four triples, 11 home runs, 40 RBI, 51 runs scored and 48 walks in 129 games over three seasons with the Dodgers (2022-24). He originally was signed as an international free agent on September 7, 2017.
Albertus, 19, is hitting .298/.420/.409 (54-181) with 11 doubles, three home runs and 42 RBI over 51 games this season between the Arizona Complex League Dodgers and Class A Rancho Cucamonga. Albertus, 6-foot-1 and 175 pounds, is ranked by Baseball America as the No. 16 prospect in the Dodgers system (No. 23 by MLB.com). He was named ACL Player of the Week for the period of June 3-9.
A native of Oranjestad, Aruba, Albertus is a career .303/.449/.415 (127-419) hitter with 19 doubles, eight home runs, 91 RBI, 107 walks and an .864 OPS in 136 games over three seasons (2022-24) in the Los Angeles system. He originally was signed by the Dodgers as an international free agent on June 1, 2022.
Perez, 19, is batting .264/.380/.420 (76-288) with 15 doubles, 10 home runs, 42 RBI, 49 runs scored and 48 walks over 75 games with Rancho Cucamonga. He currently ranks among the California League leaders in homers (T7th), OPS (9th, .800), walks (T9th) and on-base percentage (10th).
Perez, 6-foot and 185 pounds, is rated by MLB.com as the No. 17 prospect in the Dodgers organization. He was an All-Star Futures Game selection this season and was named CL Player of the Week for the period of April 15-21.
Perez has spent three seasons (2022-24) in the Dodgers minor-league system, slashing .265/.381/.461 (176-664) with 37 doubles, three triples, 113 RBI, 122 runs scored and 18 stolen bases over 182 games. A native of La Romana, Dominican Republic, he originally was signed by Los Angeles as an international free agent on January 15, 2022.
Albertus and Perez both will be assigned to Class A Kannapolis.
Fedde, 31, is 7-4 with a 3.11 ERA (42 ER/121.2 IP) and 108 strikeouts over 21 starts this season, his first with the White Sox after being signed as a free agent on December 12, 2023.
Kopech, 28, has gone 2-8 with a 4.74 ERA (23 ER/43.2 IP), 59 strikeouts and nine saves over 43 relief appearances this season, his fifth with the White Sox.
Pham, 36, is hitting .266/.330/.380 (72-271) with 14 doubles, five home runs, 19 RBI and 33 runs scored in 70 games with the White Sox this season. He was signed by the Sox as a minor-league free agent on April 16.