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CHICAGO, July 22 (UPI) -- Teams looking to grab a playoff spot down the stretch and those already solidified as contenders are equally intrigued at bringing on Chicago White Sox ace Chris Sale. Sale's 14 wins are tied for tops in MLB. According to Todays Knuckleball's Jon Heyman, the White Sox "are being inundated with calls of interest" in the ace.
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Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal reported Thursday that the White Sox were offered a "king's ransom" for sale this week, but "responded with a flat no."
Another source says the #WhiteSox were offered a "king's ransom" for Sale in the last 48 hours and responded with a flat "no."
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 21, 2016
Sale, 27, owns a 3.18 ERA and has 129 strikeouts and three complete games in 19 opportunities this season.
Heyman mentioned the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers as teams that could make a run at Sale.
"The Red Sox, who already have made four trades, are said by some insiders to be greatly interested in the star pitchers, especially Sale, but the list of interested suitors is expected to be extremely long," Heyman wrote.
Sale is due $9.15 million this season and $12 million next season. He has a $12.5 million club option next season, with a $1 million buyout in 2018.
