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Front office miscalculations led to disastrous trades. Players like Marcus Semien and Chris Bassitt—both who would achieve remarkable success elsewhere—were dismissed too early, while the team brought in veterans like Jeff Samardzija, whose performance failed to justify the deals made. Another major blunder occurred in 2016, when the White Sox traded a then-unknown Fernando Tatis Jr. for an ailing James Shields, a decision that reverberated through the franchise's history.