White Sox' trade-deadline acquisitions off to slow start

The White Sox wanted to thread the needle at the trade deadline Aug. 3. ‘‘It was important for us to maintain the high-end talent that we have in our farm system but add players that certainly can boost our major-league club currently [and] also [are under contract] control and can help us for next year, as well,’’ general manager Chris Getz said four days later. Usually, two out of three ain’t bad. Rival clubs eyeing top prospects Caleb Bonemer and Billy Carlson were turned away. New…