White Sox at non-tender deadline: Breaking down decisions on Gavin Sheets, Andrew Vaughn and more

The latest day of note on the Chicago White Sox’ offseason calendar has come and gone.
The non-tender deadline’s biggest headline was the end of the Gavin Sheets Era on the South Side, the White Sox opting to non-tender their 2017 second-round pick alongside far more recent waiver claim Enyel De Los Santos on Friday evening. Meanwhile, they hung onto 2019 first-round pick Andrew Vaughn, made the no-brainer choice to tender staff ace Garrett Crochet a contract – ahead of a likely trade – and kept relatively inexpensive veteran relievers Steven Wilson and Justin Anderson.
So what to make of these moves? Let’s get into it.
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