The Chicago White Sox are engaged in serious discussions with the Oakland Athletics about acquiring Brett Lawrie, according to the San Francisco Chronicle's Susan Slusser, and a deal involving the two sides appears imminent.
Slusser reports the proposed trade would net the Athletics a pair of minor leaguers in exchange for Lawrie, though the clubs have yet to agree on which prospects to include.
Lawrie is second-year arbitration eligible and won't become a free agent until 2018, giving any potential suitors two seasons of control. He hit .260/.299/.407 with a career-high 16 homers and 60 RBIs in 149 games for Oakland last season after being acquired in a blockbuster trade with Toronto that sent Josh Donaldson to the Blue Jays.
Lawrie, who can play both second and third base, is also rumored to be drawing interest from the Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Angels.