The White Sox already had a Burr and Hamilton, so they went ahead and added Jon Jay
When the White Sox reportedly signed free agent outfielder
The #WhiteSox now have Burr, Hamilton and Jon Jay. Let that sink in.
— James Fox (@JamesFox917) January 8, 2019
In case you don't remember your high school history classes, (Aaron) Burr was Thomas Jefferson's vice president, (Alexander) Hamilton was the first Secretary of the Treasury and John Jay was the first Chief Justice for the United States. Now all the White Sox need to do is hire Ron Washington as a coach and acquire
Of course, putting together the Founding Fathers wasn't the only reason fans, writers and conspiracy theorists were excited by Jay's signing: The outfielder often spends his offseason training with recent White Sox acquisition
If #WhiteSox complete deal for Jon Jay, it might be another step in their recruitment of Manny Machado. Jay, Machado and Machado’s brother-in-law Yonder Alonso train together in Miami in the off-season. Each wrote about it for The Players’ Tribune in 2017: https://t.co/MSyUwSm8dM
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) January 8, 2019