2026 lineup predictions

[Kyyle23]

Let’s try and make some educated guesses on how you think this team will look when they break camp in 2026 compared to the starters at the end of 2025

Starting Pitchers

1. 2025 Shane Smith  -> 2026 Shane Smith

easy one here.  Shane ended 2025 very strong after a lull in the middle of the season (which followed a strong start that put him in the all star game) .

2. 2025 Jonathan Cannon -> 2026 Davis Martin 

Cannon was first injured, then demoted for a good portion of the season.  It was a disappointing season for him, and I for one thought he would be better this season but he became batting practice.  Davis Martin looked like he finally belonged at the end of the season, he might not be a true #2 but in this rotation he will be.

3. 2025 Davis Martin -> 2026 Mike Vasil

this may be misguided but I felt like Vasils stuff was starter worthy and he deserved a shot.  We will see, he was valuable out of the pen and they may want to keep him there 

4. 2025 Yoendrys Gomez -> 2026 free agent

Not an inspiring guess, but I have to think they are gonna sign a Martin Perez type again for “veteran leadership” and innings eating experience 

5. 2025 Sean Burke -> 2026 Sean Burke

 Burke was demoted, and came back strong in September but I don’t believe we will be seeing him as Opening Day starter again and letting him figure out in the 5th slot could be very beneficial for him.

overall, I don’t see Schultz or Smith making it out of camp.  There is a huge blob of intriguing guys but it seems like a lot of them spent 2025 recovering from season ending surgery.  The last two spots could be vultured by any of them and I will not be surprised.

bullpen 

2025 Stephen Wilson -> 2026 Stephen Wilson

had a strong start to the season but imo was pretty NOT fun to follow at the end.  He seemed to have a hand in pretty much every blown lead.  I hope someone else can take his place as Venables safety blanket but I don’t think they will.

2025 Jordan Leasure -> 2026 Jordan Leasure 

He had imo the inverse season that Wilson had, and flashed a lot of potential in the last month, hopefully he can build on that and continue to get better 

2025 Grant Taylor - 2026 Wikelman Gonzalez

It seems like Taylor just really wants to start, and if the Sox agree with that, I have to think they will put him in the minors to stretch him out for that role.  Wikelman had some nasty run on his pitches, hopefully he can find the strike zone

2025 Tyler Gilbert - 2026 Tyler Gilbert 

the Sox need some left handed relievers to figure it out.  Gilbert looked better than Eisert to me, and I would definitely lean on him over Eisert 

2025 Brandon Eisert -> 2026 Fraser Ellard

I don’t see them giving up on Eisert yet, and he seems to find the plate a little better than Ellard, but Ellard seems to have a little more boring nastiness in his repertoire.  He reminds me (good and bad) of Aaron Bummer.

2025 Cam Booser -> 2026 somebody, anybody

thats pretty much my entire thought on him.  It will probably be Eisert 

2025 Mike Vasil - 2026 Free Agent off the scrap heap

if I’m right on Vasil moving to a starting role, then someone will need to replace him as the emergency innings eater and opener.  Could be a rule 5 guy as well.

2025 Tyler Alexander -> 2026 Jairo Iriarte

i know they want to see if Jairo can keep it around the plate.  In his 6 games pitched, he has 8 walks and 6 Ks.  Tyler was a mop up guy and pitched accordingly.  Death is not an option.

the “Blob of Intriguing players”(BoIP) mentioned above also contains guys that could conceivably unseat anyone mentioned above.  Nobody should feel safe in this bullpen.  Competition is going to be key but we aren’t looking at a Zumaya type that will come up and blow us all away.  I can’t even pick a closer here because nobody looked like a closer, they just happened to be the last pitcher in the game when it ended 

Position players next…

 

[Kyyle23]

Catcher 2025 Kyle Teel/ Edgar Quero -> 2026 Kyle Teel/ Edgar Quero

honestly this is the most exciting position on the team for me.  Teel just seems like the type of player that everyone that follows the team will love for his entire career, extremely enthusiastic and fun to watch.  Quero seemed like he faded a lot down the stretch but get his ass in the gym in the offseason and hopefully next season we can see a complete year from him.  I do, however, feel like this combination will not be for long, and Quero will likely be dealt at some point.

First Base 2025 Miguel Vargas -> 2026 Miguel Vargas 

this feels like a pick that is mostly because there is no organization first baseman waiting to take this spot.  Did everyone know that Miguel Vargas changed his hand position earlier this season and it did wonders for him?  I found that out 287 times this season.  Vargas did have some good runs, there is no doubt, but the droughts were not aesthetically appealing 

Second Base 2025 Chase Meidroth -> 2026 Chase Meidroth 

I know they messed around with him at short this year, but imo he needs to stay at second because the arm and range isn’t as good as it needs to be for short.  The guy is a grinder but he needs to stay healthy.  
 

Shortstop 2025 Colson Montgomery - 2026 Colson Montgomery 

clearly his power has opened everyone’s eyes, but his defense I felt was even better than advertised which gave him a lot of rope when he had some dry spells.  I really hope they can get him a better plan at the plate in 26, because there was a lot of at bats where he just went up there looking for one fastball and that was all, and good pitchers worked him over.  
 

3rd Base 2025 Curtis Mead -> 2026 Curtis Mead 

I think the ship has sailed on Lenyn Sosa being a starter at 3rd, and they seem to like Mead despite his lack of power.  I’m not a fan of it, but maybe he finds that extra bit of muscle and some of those doubles leave the park. This could be solved via trade (Robert?), I won’t be surprised if it is resolved that way 

Left field 2025 Brooks Baldwin -> 2026 Brooks Baldwin

his defense was an adventure, to put it mildly.  I have always felt that he needs to be put in one spot and left there to be at his best, but they keep moving him all over the diamond.  I’m a believer in this kid, I like his bat and I think it will only get better. 
 

Center Field 2025 Michael A Taylor -> 2026 Braden Montgomery 

I am planning on Robert getting traded this offseason.  I feel like they are going to be very aggressive with Braden and right now I see no reason why not, outside of him completely faceplanting in spring training.

Right Field 2025 Michael Tauchman - 2026 Michael Tauchman 

I hate for this to stay static, but feels like both parties are happy with the arrangement.   Maybe this could also be resolved via trade but I’m not seeing a up and coming RF coming back to the team any time soon, and we can’t put Benintendi out there again.

 

DH 2025 Lenyn Sosa/Andrew Benintendi -> 2026 Lenyn Sosa/Quero or Teel (whoever is not starting)

sosa showed us that when he gets hot, he can put up some big offensive numbers.  Unfortunately for him, that glove is suspect at best.  He will likely got starts at first and second for the benefit of everyone resting, but I think he spends most of his time at DH rotating with Teel and Quero for matchups 

Bench

I’m not gonna go 2025 guy to 2026 guy because this is a “position” that you fill towards the end of spring training with Swiss Army knife guys that can provide good defense in a pinch.  The Rojas experiment was a harsh lesson for all of us, and it seemed like everyone else they threw out there produced better than he did.  I have doubts that they spend that kind of money on a “super sub” any time soon.  
 

for arguments sake, these were the bench guys in 2025, if you want to argue anyone in 2026 im all ears 

1b/DH Tim Elko - despite the belief of a certain acronym that this guy should ask the Sox to release him so he can go start for a World Series contender, the hole in his bat was huge and put him back in AAA/AAAA hell

3B Bryan Ramos - this guy feels to me like someone who never really finds his footing with the Sox but finds success elsewhere 

OF Will Robertson - also seems stuck in AAA/AAAA hell.  I’m doubtful he finds his way out but who knows, maybe the pedigree finally surfaces 

OF Corey Julks - See above. 
 

OF Dominic fletcher - I want to believe in this guy, even being a short dude.  He seems like a gamer, I just don’t know that he will ever get “there”

IF/OF Curtis Mead - he actually showed some promise, but like I previously mentioned it really feels like there should be more power in that frame 

IF/OF Joshua Rojas - an unmitigated disaster.  A lot of money (for this payroll) and -1.5 WAR through mid August.  Hard to understand how bad he was in the role he was given but here we are 

OF Michael A Taylor - I’m glad he got to retire on his terms.  That’s all I got to say about that 

C Korey Lee - he is a strange cat in that sometimes he definitely looks like a legitimate major league catcher and other times you wonder why he is on the field.  He has two good catchers in front of him so it’s hard to see a consistent role for him at the major league level 

looking at the roster apparently there was a guy named Ben Cowles on the team as well.  I don’t believe this, but you can believe it if you want 

[fathom]

Lenyn Sosa traded for Jordan Walker is my big trade proposal (not that I support it)

[WestEddy]

I'd say:

SP - S. Smith, Martin, Burke, the odd journeyman signing, and a hodgepodge of Gomez, Cannon, Shane Murphy, McDougal, Tyler Schweitzer, and Duncan Davitt until Mason Adams, Thorpe and Bush rehab, and Schultz rounds into shape. I agree that Grant Taylor gets starter innings at Charlotte. 

RP - Somebody practically announced that Vasil will be in next year's bullpen again. I also see the cast of usual suspects getting another shot. Getz has shown he has little patience for the guys who get a clear shot and muff it (on the offensive side). Maybe he relies on Bannister more on the pitching side. That said, Eisert, Ellard, S. Wilson, Gilbert, Leasure, Wikelman and Booser should all get long looks here. We keep hearing names like Chase Plymell and Peyton Pallette, but none of them seem to have forced the issue, yet. 

C - Teel/Lee. I see a few "this team has big questions at catcher" articles on MLBTR and think the Sox can capitalize. Quero graded out as one of the worst defensive catchers in the game, and while he put up good BA and OBP, the power hasn't shown up. Maybe there's enough offense for Miami or TB to gamble on coaching his defense up. 
1B - Gotta be Lenyn Sosa. Vargas' bat takes a hit here. Unless they find that Naylor's very affordable. 
2B - Meidroth/Sosa until Antonacci or Gonzo force the issue here. And by "force the issue", I guess I mean, look slightly more like an average major leaguer than Meidroth. 
3B - Vargas/Mead - Vargas started out strong, defensively. Maybe further conditioning and development turn him into the 3-WAR 3B I envision. I'd also imagine Mead has pretty clear instructions on what's expected of him coming into 2026 camp. I blinked, and the dude fell to a .584 OPS.
SS - Colson. duh.
OF - There's got to be a spot for Brooks Baldwin for regular ABs here. Maybe WillBob and Fletch pick off a month or so? Also a spot for a Quero/Robert trade return OF? Rule 5?
DH - 10-D. If they can't trade him, he's got to spend more time here than LF. 

tl;dr - Quero, Robert and Tauchman are all good candidates to get traded. Meidroth is a nice story, but Getz doesn't strike me as having his Gordon Beckham who will start 5 years without a swipe at an upgrade. Rule 5 could make SP and OF fun spring training stories. There's probably 10 bullpen arms bouncing around the game that will be tweeting their White Sox horror stories at the end of 2026. 

Edited October 3 by WestEddy

[WestEddy]

12 minutes ago, fathom said:

Lenyn Sosa traded for Jordan Walker is my big trade proposal (not that I support it)

Jordan Walker better be the 3rd or 4th piece in that deal. Dude's out of options. Frankly, I think he's a DFA at this point. 

[fathom]

I’m gonna trust Harold and say Taylor is sticking in the pen.  I do think the Sox sign a late inning guy like Helsley.  And yes, Vasil is staying in the pen per Getz IIRC.

[fathom]

Edgar Quero for Chandler Simpson….don’t do it Getz!

[Bob Sacamano]

4 minutes ago, fathom said:

Edgar Quero for Chandler Simpson….don’t do it Getz!

I was just thinking about a deal with Tampa when I saw it was reported they were looking for catching lol well, not for Simpson but still.

[nrockway]

Rotation

SP1: Shane Smith

SP2: Davis Martin (I think he might get traded)

SP3: Sean Burke

SP4: Drew Thorpe

SP5: Shane Murphy/Mason Adams

I think Cannon or Yoendrys could be 5 depending how Murphy/Adams look in Spring. I'd like to see what those two are capable of though. Maybe Thorpe regressed (or isn't ready in time). I would think Smith and Martin are the only two who absolutely 'earned' a spot in the rotation.

Bullpen (from high to low leverage)

Grant Taylor

Jordan Leasure

Wikelman Gonzalez

Mike Vasil

Steven Wilson

Ky Bush

Fraser Ellard

Tyler Schweitzer

Ultimately, I think some of these pitchers could be moved. There is a fair amount of glut with MLB-quality pitchers returning from injury/set to debut.

I'd think of Martin and/or Gomez as being the ones to go. Height of their value. Burke and Cannon could be trade candidates but Cannon sucks until he proves otherwise and I think Burke has another gear. Wilson likely has some value. Vasil for sure does, but I'd like to keep him. Taylor/Leasure/Welkommen I really like as a backend core.

Position Players

C: Teel/Quero (Lee replaces Quero if he is traded like I think he might be)

DH: rotating cast of Quero, Benintendi, Sosa, whatever position player needs a day off from playing the field. Quero getting the most PAs.

1B: Lenyn "Vladdy" Sosa

2B: Chase Meidroth

SS: Colson Montgomery

3B: Miguel Vargas

I don't think there are any real surprises in store for the infield. Maybe Vargas plays first, Mead third, Sosa DH...maybe Chase plays himself out of an every day role and Sosa's defense is passable enough for 2b. Montgomery and Teel are the only 'locks'. 

LF: Brooks Baldwin/ Badrew Benintendi (Benny shouldn't see any time out there but I bet he will)

CF: Luis Robert (he ain't going anywhere any time soon)

RF: Mike Tauchman/Dom Fletcher (keeping the spot warm for Braden who I suspect will not make the team out of Spring Training)

I think it's possible to see some cheap free agent signed for the outfield. They could go for Mullins, maybe a $10mil deal, if Robert is in fact traded. Conforto or Winker or Grichuk wouldn't be totally surprising. 

Bench

Curtis Mead/Bryan Ramos, Benintendi/Brooks, Korey Lee, Corey Julks/Dom Fletcher. Some combination. Probably call-ups (Jacob Gonzalez should get a shot) and maybe a vet min free agent.

 

I would love to see some trades made to supplement this lineup especially in the outfield.

Edited October 3 by nrockway

[fathom]

I say this respectfully nrock, but god help us with that team.  That’s probably a 105 loss roster.

[WestEddy]

15 minutes ago, nrockway said:

Rotation

SP1: Shane Smith

SP2: Davis Martin (I think he might get traded)

SP3: Sean Burke

SP4: Drew Thorpe

SP5: Shane Murphy/Mason Adams

I think Cannon or Yoendrys could be 5 depending how Murphy/Adams look in Spring. I'd like to see what those two are capable of though. Maybe Thorpe regressed. I would think Smith and Martin are the only two who absolutely 'earned' a spot in the rotation.

Bullpen (from high to low leverage)

Grant Taylor

Jordan Leasure

Wikelman Gonzalez

Mike Vasil

Steven Wilson

Ky Bush

Fraser Ellard

Tyler Schweitzer

Ultimately, I think some of these pitchers could be moved. There is a fair amount of glut with MLB-quality pitchers returning from injury/set to debut.

I'd think of Martin and/or Gomez as being the ones to go. Height of their value. Burke and Cannon could be trade candidates but Cannon sucks until he proves otherwise and I think Burke has another gear. Wilson likely has some value. Vasil for sure does, but I'd like to keep him. Taylor/Leasure/Welkommen I really like as a backend core.

Position Players

😄 Teel/Quero (Lee replaces Quero if he is traded like I think he might be)

DH: rotating cast of Quero, Benintendi, Sosa, whatever position player needs a day off from playing the field. Quero getting the most PAs.

1B: Lenyn "Vladdy" Sosa

2B: Chase Meidroth

SS: Colson Montgomery

3B: Miguel Vargas

I don't think there are any real surprises in store for the infield. Maybe Vargas plays first, Mead third, Sosa DH...maybe Chase plays himself out of an every day role and Sosa's defense is passable enough for 2b. Montgomery and Teel are the only 'locks'. 

LF: Brooks Baldwin/ Badrew Benintendi (Benny shouldn't see any time out there but I bet he will)

CF: Luis Robert (he ain't going anywhere any time soon)

RF: Mike Tauchman/Dom Fletcher (keeping the spot warm for Braden who I suspect will not make the team out of Spring Training)

I think it's possible to see some cheap free agent signed for the outfield. They could go for Mullins, maybe a $10mil deal, if Robert is in fact traded. Conforto or Winker or Grichuk wouldn't be totally surprising. 

Bench:

Curtis Mead/Bryan Ramos, Benintendi/Brooks, Korey Lee, Corey Julks/Dom Fletcher. Some combination. Probably call-ups (Jacob Gonzalez should get a shot) and maybe a vet min free agent.

 

I would love to see some trades made to supplement this lineup especially in the outfield.

I wouldn't think they'd be trading any of Davis Martin, Burke or Cannon. They're all kind of in a "show me" state, and the team's going to be pressed for quality innings for the first 4 months of the season. 

[WestEddy]

I could also see Getz collecting a group of misfit outfielders like he did in the infield last year. A trade dude, a roster crunch DFA, Rule 5, maybe Ramos/Mead being repurposed, Baldwin. 

[kitekrazy]

my brain can't work that hard so I'll just tune in next season

not knowing what will happen after 2026 doesn't bother me if JR is cautious -  I guess a credible excuse

[nrockway]

5 minutes ago, WestEddy said:

I wouldn't think they'd be trading any of Davis Martin, Burke or Cannon. They're all kind of in a "show me" state, and the team's going to be pressed for quality innings for the first 4 months of the season. 

Tend to agree, only I think Martin is sort of just who he is at this point. I think he can increase his IPs and maybe drop his ERA below 4, but I think he'll hover around 100 ERA+ moving forward and he's already about to turn 29. He's a very good pitcher, but not a 1 or 2 IMO. I think this is the height of his value, or close to it. The same could not be said about Burke or Cannon. If Burke can harness his stuff, he's a true top of the rotation guy. 

I think Martin is more useful to other teams than he is to ours. I'd rather see some rotational churn in 2026 if it means getting back a legit every day position player. Can always find another Yoendrys Gomez, Adrian Houser, Erick Fedde off the scrapheap. I'm not saying that there is a deal available and I wouldn't trade him just to trade him, but I might be shopping him a semi-aggressively. I don't really think finding pitchers to fill innings will an in issue, even internally. There are several guys I left out of my rotation/bullpen who can likely replace 60-80 or so innings from Martin.

12 minutes ago, WestEddy said:

I could also see Getz collecting a group of misfit outfielders like he did in the infield last year. A trade dude, a roster crunch DFA, Rule 5, maybe Ramos/Mead being repurposed, Baldwin. 

This is what I'd actually like to see. Mead could definitely play the position. Vargas already has. Could give Antonacci minutes out there, even Bonemer. 

[Tony]

What an absolutely depressing thread. While I don't think any of these are incredibly far off from reality, it just speaks to the hole the White Sox are in under current management. Based on what everyone has posted thus far, they are at best a 70 win team, which means they lose 90+ games next year. For the sake of discussion, say the 2027 actually is played...they're maybe a .500 team that showed improvement from 2026? So they'll have gone .500 or worse in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 and 2027. 

This is not even mentioning them going 35-25 in the COVID season, 93-69 in 2021...which was took SEVEN years to get to with below .500 baseball....all for 222 games of above average play that birthed zero playoff series wins. 

Put another way, from 2013-2027, there is a real chance for them to have two winning seasons over a 15 year stretch. 

[nrockway]

24 minutes ago, fathom said:

I say this respectfully nrock, but god help us with that team.  That’s probably a 105 loss roster.

I don't see how it's worse than this past season unless every single young player regresses. One might expect actual prospects to join the team too, just not necessarily on opening day. This same-ish team was 28-37 after the ASB which, you know, isn't good, but isn't 105 losses.

Edited October 3 by nrockway

[WestEddy]

15 minutes ago, nrockway said:

Tend to agree, only I think Martin is sort of just who he is at this point. I think he can increase his IPs and maybe drop his ERA below 4, but I think he'll hover around 100 ERA+ moving forward and he's already about to turn 29. He's a very good pitcher, but not a 1 or 2 IMO. I think this is the height of his value, or close to it. The same could not be said about Burke or Cannon. If Burke can harness his stuff, he's a true top of the rotation guy. 

I think Martin is more useful to other teams than he is to ours. I'd rather see some rotational churn in 2026 if it means getting back a legit every day position player. Can always find another Yoendrys Gomez, Adrian Houser, Erick Fedde off the scrapheap. I'm not saying that there is a deal available and I wouldn't trade him just to trade him, but I might be shopping him a semi-aggressively. I don't really think finding pitchers to fill innings will an in issue, even internally. There are several guys I left out of my rotation/bullpen who can likely replace 60-80 or so innings from Martin.

This is what I'd actually like to see. Mead could definitely play the position. Vargas already has. Could give Antonacci minutes out there, even Bonemer. 

A trade for Martin would be trading low. Martin was 2nd in IP, and his WHIP and ERA were respectable. That said, picking a guy or two off the scrap heap would still leave the White Sox with 3 proven starters. Sure, maybe somebody hires Katz, and he sells them on the upside of a Davis Martin. If that's a thing. Or Baltimore has had their eye on him since his draft year and sees a tweak. But nobody's trading a top 150 OF for him. 

I think the Sox, as constituted on 9/28/25, are a 70 win team. It will take some moves to replace Houser/Perez, Tauchman/Slater and the inevitable regression guys like Colson, Teel and Shane Smith are going to experience. That said, some further development and a couple of moves could have this team in the mid-70's, and some luck could have them pushing for .500. 

Maybe Getz decides somebody else can take the win on Cannon's last 10% in exchange for another post-hype OF. But I think Martin and Burke are key to any chance at a respectable team next year. 

Bonemer's still a way's away. 

Edited October 3 by WestEddy

[Falstaff]

Sox 2026 home run production possibilities, a little better but if they could get to 185 -190, they would be in more games.

Montgomery 30 + 

Sosa 25 + 

Vargas 20 +

Robert 20 +

Benny 20 ? , probably more like 15+

Teel 10 +

[Kyyle23]

22 minutes ago, Tony said:

What an absolutely depressing thread. While I don't think any of these are incredibly far off from reality, it just speaks to the hole the White Sox are in under current management. Based on what everyone has posted thus far, they are at best a 70 win team, which means they lose 90+ games next year. For the sake of discussion, say the 2027 actually is played...they're maybe a .500 team that showed improvement from 2026? So they'll have gone .500 or worse in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 and 2027. 

This is not even mentioning them going 35-25 in the COVID season, 93-69 in 2021...which was took SEVEN years to get to with below .500 baseball....all for 222 games of above average play that birthed zero playoff series wins. 

Put another way, from 2013-2027, there is a real chance for them to have two winning seasons over a 15 year stretch. 

I did not intend to bring you down! 😂

[WestEddy]

6 minutes ago, Falstaff said:

Sox 2026 home run production possibilities, a little better but if they could get to 185 -190, they would be in more games.

Montgomery 30 + 

Sosa 25 + 

Vargas 20 +

Robert 20 +

Benny 20 ? , probably more like 15+

Teel 10 +

I would hope LuBob gives you 20 before he's traded at the deadline... unless his contributions have us firmly in the pennant race. I think Sosa could bulk up a little, learn 1B more, and give us 30 on the dot. 

[caulfield12]

Not buying Mead as a starter at this point...

Not buying a Robert trade until mid season unless the financial situation leads to a $50 - 60 million payroll, which would be 30th in mlb and lower than the .500is he and younger Marlins.

Braden should be in RF...that's his natural position fit arm and speed-wise and too much pressure on a rookie to handle CF and the almost obligatory offensive struggles for anyone not named Nicole Kurtz.

Have to find a viable CFer elsewhere...it can't be Dom.Fletcher.

 

Would really have liked a vet like Laureano in our OF, but the Padres hold a cheap $6.5 million option and that was a totally out of character offensive season, just like 2024 was for Profar...hard to find a legit guy in CF for under $10 million and the only name that comes to mind is Cedric Mullins unfortunately.

[caulfield12]

9 minutes ago, Falstaff said:

Sox 2026 home run production possibilities, a little better but if they could get to 185 -190, they would be in more games.

Montgomery 30 + 

Sosa 25 + 

Vargas 20 +

Robert 20 +

Benny 20 ? , probably more like 15+

Teel 10 +

Teel should be 15-18 hopefully

[Falstaff]

Anyone think Braden Montgomery could be in the opening day lineup?  To soon ? he has a little over 500 ab's in the minors.

Braden could possibly be the right fielder if Robert is still in CF.

[WestEddy]

5 minutes ago, Falstaff said:

Anyone think Braden Montgomery could be in the opening day lineup?  To soon ? he has a little over 500 ab's in the minors.

Braden could possibly be the right fielder if Robert is still in CF.

No. While advanced, I'd think he'd have to ace a level for a few months to even get consideration. 

[Baron]

Brooks and Benintendi in the outfield makes my eyes hurt.