Michael Soroka had heard rumblings of a potential trade.
“I had a good idea about the possibility of me being moved,” he said during a video conference call Monday.
The right-hander received a call from Alex Anthopoulos on Thursday evening, and the Atlanta Braves president of baseball operations informed Soroka he was headed to the Chicago White Sox.
“Alex laid out what their plans were and giving me an opportunity to get somewhere to pitch,” Soroka said. “I appreciate that, the candid conversation I had with him.
“And then the (call) after that with (Sox general manager) Chris Getz, they stressed how excited they were about me and that made me feel awesome.