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The White Sox and Cubs have exchanged minor league pitchers, with the Cubs sending Bailey Horn to the White Sox in exchange for Matt Thompson. The trade allows the Cubs to make room for Cody Bellinger, while the White Sox plan to add Horn to their 40-man roster due to an injury. This marks the first trade between the two teams' current management.
The New York Yankees lost three minor league pitchers, Mitch Spence, Matt Sauer, and Coleman Crow, in the MLB portion of the Rule 5 draft, with Spence going to the Oakland Athletics, Sauer to the Kansas City Royals, and Crow to the Texas Rangers. The Yankees have been heavily impacted by the Rule 5 draft in recent years, with their farmhands accounting for 17% of total picks. Notable players selected from the Yankees in previous drafts include Garrett Whitlock and Trevor Stephan, who have excelled in the big leagues.