The White Sox, Cardinals and Dodgers agreed to a three-team, seven-player trade on Monday that would see St. Louis land starting pitcher Erick Fedde and outfielder Tommy Pham, and Los Angeles get super-utility man Tommy Edman and reliever Michael Kopech, sources confirmed to ESPN amid multiple media reports Monday.
Three former Dodgers infield prospects — Miguel Vargas, Alexander Albertus and Jeral Perez — are headed to the White Sox, sources confirmed to ESPN.
The Cardinals, who began the week just one game out of a wild-card spot in the National League, had been looking for a starter to pair with Sonny Gray at the top of the rotation and will be landing one of the best arms available.
Fedde, 31, signed a two-year, $15 million contract coming off a stint in South Korea and has gone 7-4 with a 3.11 ERA and 108 strikeouts while making 21 starts for the last-place White Sox.
Pham, 36, didn’t sign until the middle of April but has slashed .266/.330/.380 with five homers and six stolen bases in 70 games for the White Sox.
Edman heads to the Dodgers after missing the entire first half of this season after undergoing offseason wrist surgery. He has since played eight games in a rehab assignment and could be nearing his return.
The 29-year-old switch-hitter slashed .259/.313/.395 with 37 homers and 89 stolen bases in 449 games from 2021 to 2023 and brings versatility to a Dodgers team that has suffered a slew of injuries, with experience playing shortstop, second base, third base and all three outfield spots, most notably center field.
Kopech, 28, has posted a 4.74 ERA in 43 appearances in his transition to the bullpen this year, striking out 59 batters and issuing 24 walks in 43 2/3 innings.
Vargas, 24, has slashed .201/.294/.364 with 11 homers in 129 major league games over the last three years and is a seen as a high-upside hitter with defensive limitations. Albertus and Perez are both 19-year-olds who were obtained out of the international market and had been playing at the Dodgers’ Class A affiliate together.
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