Chris Sale pitched a fit Saturday when he learned he and the Chicago White Sox would be playing in a throwback uniform, and was sent home by the team. But nothing that happened Saturday will affect what the White Sox want in return for him -- in the end, a package of young-player promise that might come close to what the Cowboys got for Herschel Walker in 1989 in one of the most one-sided deals in sports history. Nor will it alter the fact that Sale will remain with Chicago unless it gets exactly what it wants.

Yes, Sale can be temperamental, but he is one of the best pitchers in baseball and has one of the most team-friendly contracts in the sport; he's playing for $9.15 million this year, $12 million next year, then has team options in his deal for 2018 (for $12.5 million) and 2019 (for $13.5 million).

The possible per-dollar reward from Sale for his employer is ridiculously high, and the risk, greatly mitigated by the team options, is incredibly low, so the White Sox are justified in expecting a huge deal in return. There are few teams that even have the capability of putting together that type of offer, and among those, some rival executives believe Boston would have the best chance -- if it wanted to consider parting with infield prospect Yoan Moncada and/or outfielder Andrew Benintendi and/or others. At this point, there's no indication that is the case.

The White Sox are showing no inclination to trade their star pitchers, writes Rob Bradford. The Rangers had a brief dalliance with the White Sox, but they're again focused on working out something with the Rays, writes Evan Grant.

Dodgers-Cardinals on Sunday Night Baseball

• As Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner has gotten healthier this season after returning from microfracture surgery, his defense at third base has been significantly better, and he has seemingly trusted his legs more in his swing, driving the ball more as the summer has progressed.

His slugging percentage since the All-Star break is .838, with two doubles and five homers in 37 at-bats, and he has progressively gotten better month to month, as the table shows.

From the Elias Sports Bureau: Turner knocked in two runs in the Dodgers' win in St. Louis on Saturday, giving him a major league-leading 14 RBIs since the All-Star break. The only other Dodgers players with as many RBIs as Turner in their first eight games out of the break were Gil Hodges in 1953 (14) and Dusty Baker in 1983 (also 14).

We have the Dodgers and the Cardinals on Sunday Night Baseball, with Scott Kazmir pitching for the Dodgers. For the Cardinals, Mike Mayers was summoned from the minors to make his major league debut.

St. Louis' five-game winning streak ended on Saturday, when the Cardinals made more defensive mistakes, Rick Hummel writes.

Andrew Toles showed off some baserunning skills. He has a unique history, Mike DiGiovanna wrote earier this month.

L.A. summoned Ross Stripling from the minors. Kenley Jansen is working to get his mechanics in order.

• On the most recent podcast, the Fireball Express addresses Rob Manfred's remarks about a rule change and altering the culture of the All-Star Game; Dennis Lin discusses what's next for the Padres -- including the odds of Andrew Cashner making another start for San Diego; and a call from the White House.

• Giancarlo Stanton is on an incredible roll, and the Marlins continue to build equity in the playoff race: After Saturday's 7-2 victory, that's 16 wins in their past 26 games.

Trade-related links

1. The Pirates should stay out of the rental market, writes Travis Sawchik.

2. It's possible that the Orioles will acquire Melvin Upton Jr.

3. Don't expect a big trade from the Tigers.

4. The Rays are likely to take their trade talks right down to the deadline, writes Marc Topkin.

5. Brewers GM David Stearns is active in trade talks.

6. Some Rockies players are coming up in trade talks.

7. Yet another Oakland player who might be targeted for trades is hurting: Josh Reddick missed Saturday's game with a back issue.

8. The Angels are playing it close to the vest.

• A review of the two players who will be inducted into the Hall of Fame today:

Ken Griffey, Jr.'s career accomplishments: 630 homers (sixth all time), 1,836 RBIs (13th) and 1,662 runs over 22 seasons. He was the 1997 AL MVP winner and a 13-time All-Star, and he won 10 Gold Glove awards, tied for third among outfielders (Roberto Clemente and Willie Mays are tied with 12 apiece). Griffey is the first No. 1 overall pick to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Griffey hit 209 home runs and drove in 567 runs from 1996 to '99. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, only two other players have hit 200 homers with 550 RBIs in a four-year span: Sammy Sosa and Babe Ruth. Griffey is one of three players in MLB history with 500 homers and 10 Gold Gloves (the others being Mays and Mike Schmidt).

Upon his election to the Hall of Fame, Griffey set a record for the highest percentage of the vote received (99.3 percent). Phillies manager Pete Mackanin told a great story about Griffey.

Mike Piazza's career accomplishments: .308/.377/.545 with 427 homers, 1,335 RBIs and 2,127 hits in 16 MLB seasons. Among players who played at least 50 percent of their games at catcher, he's first in homers, fourth in RBIs, sixth in hits and sixth in WAR.

He's a 12-time All-Star (which ties for fourth all time among catchers). He won the 1993 NL Rookie of the Year award, and was a 10-time Silver Slugger winner. He is also the lowest-drafted player in the Hall of Fame, drafted in the 62nd round (1,390th overall) by the Dodgers in 1988.

Piazza is first all time in home runs and sixth in WAR among catchers. Piazza had six seasons with 30 home runs and 100 RBIs, the most in MLB history by a catcher (defined as someone playing at least 50 percent of his games at catcher). (For comparison's sake, Johnny Bench had four such seasons and Roy Campanella had three.) Piazza is one of 15 players in MLB history with a .300 batting average and 400 home runs in his career.

• Manager Chip Hale met with his players before the Diamondbacks lost again. That's four straight losses and counting for Arizona. Really, the whole thing is an embarrassment. If Hale isn't going to be fired, then somebody in a position of authority should come out and say so, instead of giving the qualified "he's the manager today" answer. Hale is hanging as the scapegoat when it's obvious that the problems of the 2016 Diamondbacks go far deeper than anything he could have controlled, from the disastrous Shelby Miller trade to the injury to A.J. Pollock.

Dings and dents

1. Phillies third baseman Maikel Franco is dealing with a wrist injury.

2. The Pirates' Tyler Glasnow has right shoulder discomfort.

3. D-backs shortstop Nick Ahmed landed on the disabled list.

4. Astros catcher Jason Castro suffered a bruised hand.

5. Tyson Ross has yet to throw off a mound for the Padres.

6. Ketel Marte was placed on the disabled list by the Mariners.

Moves, deals and decisions

1. Oakland called up catching prospect Bruce Maxwell.

2. The Orioles have recalled Tyler Wilson to help shore up their pitching staff.

3. Joe Kelly was promoted back up to the Red Sox's roster.

Saturday's games

1. Stephen Drew walked it off in the Nationals' win over the Padres.

2. Jacob deGrom had a short outing Saturday. From ESPN Stats and Information: Jacob deGrom lasted just 3⅔ innings Saturday, his shortest start of the season. He had gone at least five innings pitched in each of his first 16 starts in 2016. His fastball got hit hard Saturday as the Marlins went 6-for-13 against the pitch, the third-most hits he's allowed with his fastball in his career. One issue was his velocity: deGrom's fastball averaged 92.4 mph Saturday, his lowest clip in a start since May. He averaged 92.8 in the first three innings Saturday and just 91.6 in the fourth.

3. Aaron Nola struggled for the Phillies again, this time against the Pirates.

4. The Yankees gave it up in extra innings, ?ref=sports" target="_blank">falling to the Giants.

5. Kevin Gausman pitched great and the Orioles won.

6. The White Sox and Tigers were suspended by rain.

7. The Royals' season is at a crossroads.

8. The Indians were no match for the Orioles for the second straight game.

9. Alex Colome blew a lead for the Rays, after an impressive outing by Drew Smyly.

10. A bad inning doomed the Braves.

11. Nomar Mazara emerged from his slump.

12. Evan Gattis had a monster performance, and the Astros beat the Angels again, Jake Kaplan writes.

13. A Brewers outfielder stays hot.

14. The Giants ended their losing streak.

15. Trevor Story had another big day for the Rockies.

16. The Padres' streak of homers continues.

NL West

• Story hit his 25th and 26th homers of the season Saturday, passing Troy Tulowitzki for the most ever by an NL rookie shortstop. From Elias: The only rookie in MLB history to hit more home runs as a shortstop was Nomar Garciaparra with 30 in 1997.

• Jon Gray has a chance to be the Rockies' best starter ever.

NL Central

• Tyler Glasnow isn't ready for the big leagues yet, writes Ron Cook.

• Cardinals reliever Seung Hwan Oh talks about his path to the Cardinals with Derrick Goold.

• The Cubs' bullpen is armed.

• The Cubs are just trying to beat the Brewers.

NL East

• Christian Yelich is adding power.

AL West

• From Elias: The Astros defeated the Angels for the 10th game in a row on Saturday, 7–2. Houston's two other double-digit winning streaks within one season against a team were in 1980 against the Cubs (11 games) and 2003 against the Reds (10). The Angels have lost 10 straight to an opponent in one season just twice, in 1974 against the Athletics (10 games) and 1975 against the Royals (12 games).

• A.J. Griffin has been hitting a wall in the middle of his starts, writes Jeff Wilson.

AL Central

• Manager Brad Ausmus has done a good job, says Tigers GM Al Avila.

• With the Twins in the market for a GM, Phil Miller writes about the new wave of GMs.

• Miguel Sano promises to fix his popup problem.

AL East

• Mark Teixeira is happy the Yankees are giving him a chance to play.

• The Yankees have not talked about releasing Alex Rodriguez yet.

Lastly

• Johnny Cueto wasn't invited to join the Royals at the White House. Cueto is upset, writes Henry Schulman.

• Red Sox announcer Jerry Remy was struck by a TV monitor.

• Ichiro Suzuki has visited the Hall of Fame six times.

• David Ortiz is a Hall of Famer, says Ken Griffey Jr.

• Jay Bruce is one of Griffey's biggest backers.

• Mike Piazza's legacy is complicated, writes J.P. Hoornstra.

• Griffey is preparing for the rest of his life.

And today will be better than yesterday.