OD 26 Man Roster Projection

[Buehrle>Wood]

Berroa will be there assuming hes healthy. Elite arm and I think your closer at some point.

Edited January 25 by Buehrle>Wood

[GGajewski18]

On 1/25/2026 at 11:45 AM, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

Wikelman Gonzalez ? 

Not enough roster spots available especially if Sox keep two Rule 5 guys at the beginning.  

Let him develop as the closer in Charlotte

[Bob Sacamano]

17 minutes ago, GGajewski18 said:

Not enough roster spots available especially if Sox keep two Rule 5 guys at the beginning.  

Let him develop as the closer in Charlotte

Not a guarantee that they will. Kind of hard to.

[Chicago White Sox]

Update post latest moves:

Lineup:

• 1B: Murakami (L)
• 2B: Meidroth (R)
• SS: C. Montgomery (L)
• 3B: Vargas (R)
• LF: Baldwin (S)
• CF: Acuña (R)
• RF: Hays (R)
• DH: Quero (S)
• CA: Teel (L)

Bench:

• BC: Lee (R)
• IF: Sosa (R)
• OF: Pereira (R)
• OF: Benintendi (L)

Rotation:

1. Smith (R)
2. Martin (R)
3. Kay (L)
4. Burke (R)
5. Newcomb (L)

Bullpen:

• CL: Dominguez (R)
• SU: Taylor (R)
• SU: Leasure (R)
• MR: Hicks (R)
• MR: Eisert (L)
• MR: Vasil (R)
• MR: Gilbert (L)
• LR: Paez (R)

DFA or Returned:

• IF: Mead (R) 
• OF: Hill (R)
• RP: Alberto (R)
• RP: Hudson (L)

Edited yesterday at 02:26 AM by Chicago White Sox

[Bob Sacamano]

16 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Update post latest moves:

Lineup:

• 1B: Murakami (L)
• 2B: Meidroth (R)
• SS: C. Montgomery (L)
• 3B: Vargas (R)
• LF: Baldwin (S)
• CF: Acuña (R)
• RF: Hays (R)
• DH: Quero (S)
• CA: Teel (L)

Bench:

• BC: Lee (R)
• IF: Sosa (R)
• OF: Pereira (R)
• OF: Benintendi (L)

Rotation:

1. Smith (R)
2. Martin (R)
3. Kay (L)
4. Burke (R)
5. Newcomb (L)

Bullpen:

• CL: Dominguez (R)
• SU: Taylor (R)
• SU: Leasure (R)
• MR: Hicks (R)
• MR: Eisert (L)
• MR: Vasil (R)
• MR: Gilbert (L)
• LR: Paez (R)

DFA or Returned:

• IF: Mead (R) 
• OF: Hill (R)
• RP: Alberto (R)
• RP: Hudson (L)

Why is the text white/light!?!?!?

[Chicago White Sox]

7 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

Why is the text white/light!?!?!?

Oh s%*# is it?  I have a dark mode filter on so it must be because of that.

[Bob Sacamano]

3 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Oh s%*# is it?  I have a dark mode filter on so it must be because of that.

Not all of your posts are like that. Just the roster one you keep sharing in this thread.

Edit: at least for me for some reason. Guess I can’t speak for all haha

Edited yesterday at 02:26 AM by Bob Sacamano

[southsider2k5]

11 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

Not all of your posts are like that. Just the roster one you keep sharing in this thread.

Edit: at least for me for some reason. Guess I can’t speak for all haha

If it is a copy/paste job, it could have been picked up from the original text

[SoxBlanco]

35 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

Not all of your posts are like that. Just the roster one you keep sharing in this thread.

Edit: at least for me for some reason. Guess I can’t speak for all haha

It has been like that for me also. Not just you. 

Also, I thought Hays would play LF. @Chicago White Sox, was that an accidental mix up, or are you expecting him to play RF?

[Chicago White Sox]

4 minutes ago, SoxBlanco said:

It has been like that for me also. Not just you. 

Also, I thought Hays would play LF. @Chicago White Sox, was that an accidental mix up, or are you expecting him to play RF?

I just went with him in RF due to his arm being better than Baldwin’s.  I could see those two flipped flop though.

[ptatc]

13 hours ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Update post latest moves:

Lineup:

• 1B: Murakami (L)
• 2B: Meidroth (R)
• SS: C. Montgomery (L)
• 3B: Vargas (R)
• LF: Baldwin (S)
• CF: Acuña (R)
• RF: Hays (R)
• DH: Quero (S)
• CA: Teel (L)

Bench:

• BC: Lee (R)
• IF: Sosa (R)
• OF: Pereira (R)
• OF: Benintendi (L)

Rotation:

1. Smith (R)
2. Martin (R)
3. Kay (L)
4. Burke (R)
5. Newcomb (L)

Bullpen:

• CL: Dominguez (R)
• SU: Taylor (R)
• SU: Leasure (R)
• MR: Hicks (R)
• MR: Eisert (L)
• MR: Vasil (R)
• MR: Gilbert (L)
• LR: Paez (R)

DFA or Returned:

• IF: Mead (R) 
• OF: Hill (R)
• RP: Alberto (R)
• RP: Hudson (L)

I think Taylor is high leverage, middle relief, multi-inning guy. They seem to want to try to stretch him out for a possible shot at starting at some point.

I also think Murphy will be a lefty in the pen over ine of the others.

Edited yesterday at 03:17 PM by ptatc

[Chicago White Sox]

Couple of questions / thoughts as I look at the roster above:

1. DFA’ing Romo makes me feel we’re carrying three catchers to start the season, which leaves only three bench spots to cover everything else.
2. With Lee on the bench, Teel & Quero should get plenty of time at DH.  It also feels like Benintendi will get some time at DH as well.
3. The primary OF should be Acuna in CF and some combo of Hayes & Baldwin in the corners.  Pereira replaces Baldwin against LHP and Benintendi fills in against RHP with Baldwin shifted over to CF when Acuna needs a day off.
4. Based on the above, two of the three bench spots are going toward OFs, which means the last one should go to an IF.  Given other SS coverage options, it feels like Sosa is a shoe-in for the role of they keep him.
5. How does Antonacci their impact decision-making?  If Getz feels he could be ready by July, do they proactively trade Sosa and give Mead the reserve IF spot?  I still believe that’s a very real possibility if a market is there for Sosa.
6. The top three of the rotation appears to be set, leaving two roles open for competition.  I think Burke is the heavy favorite for the #4 spot as he got better as last year progressed and could easily be our best SP if he can get his slider back in form (which was an offseason priority for him).
7. The final rotation spot is wide open and reflects a fairly big hole at the moment.  Will they add one more SP in free agency or go with what they have?  My gut tells me this is what they are going with and the #5 spot will likely come down to Newcomb vs. Cannon (and maybe Vasil).  That being said, I think this spot will quickly go to Thorpe, Sandlin, or McDougal.
8. The right side of the bullpen is mostly locked in and will occupy at least five spots and likely six.  Dominguez, Hicks, Leasure, Taylor, & Vasil will all make the Opening Day roster.  My guess is one of the Rule 5 guys will be that sixth guy, but Gonzalez will certainly challenge them for that last spot.
9. The left side of the pen is a big question mark and I think anything is possible there assuming Newcomb starts the year in the rotation.  Gilbert is out of options and was ok last year which should give him an edge.  Hudson is also out of options, but was bad last year.  However, he has survived multiple rounds of roster shuffle and I think they want to give him a legit shot to make the OD roster.  I could see those being your two lefties early on with Eisert & Murphy in AAA to start the season.  Borucki is also probably in the mix.
10. Unless Paez is one of the PTBNL in the Hicks trade, there is zero chance we are able to keep both him and Alberto.  Paez remains the favorite for that last spot as they obviously liked him better at the time of the Rule 5 draft and he can provide some bulk garbage innings.  IMO, Alberto will have to be an absolute monster this spring to make the team given recent additions.

[WestEddy]

1 hour ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Couple of questions / thoughts as I look at the roster above:

1. DFA’ing Romo makes me feel we’re carrying three catchers to start the season, which leaves only three bench spots to cover everything else.
2. With Lee on the bench, Teel & Quero should get plenty of time at DH.  It also feels like Benintendi will get some time at DH as well.
3. The primary OF should be Acuna in CF and some combo of Hayes & Baldwin in the corners.  Pereira replaces Baldwin against LHP and Benintendi fills in against RHP with Baldwin shifted over to CF when Acuna needs a day off.
4. Based on the above, two of the three bench spots are going toward OFs, which means the last one should go to an IF.  Given other SS coverage options, it feels like Sosa is a shoe-in for the role of they keep him.
5. How does Antonacci their impact decision-making?  If Getz feels he could be ready by July, do they proactively trade Sosa and give Mead the reserve IF spot?  I still believe that’s a very real possibility if a market is there for Sosa.
6. The top three of the rotation appears to be set, leaving two roles open for competition.  I think Burke is the heavy favorite for the #4 spot as he got better as last year progressed and could easily be our best SP if he can get his slider back in form (which was an offseason priority for him).
7. The final rotation spot is wide open and reflects a fairly big hole at the moment.  Will they add one more SP in free agency or go with what they have?  My gut tells me this is what they are going with and the #5 spot will likely come down to Newcomb vs. Cannon (and maybe Vasil).  That being said, I think this spot will quickly go to Thorpe, Sandlin, or McDougal.
8. The right side of the bullpen is mostly locked in and will occupy at least five spots and likely six.  Dominguez, Hicks, Leasure, Taylor, & Vasil will all make the Opening Day roster.  My guess is one of the Rule 5 guys will be that sixth guy, but Gonzalez will certainly challenge them for that last spot.
9. The left side of the pen is a big question mark and I think anything is possible there assuming Newcomb starts the year in the rotation.  Gilbert is out of options and was ok last year which should give him an edge.  Hudson is also out of options, but was bad last year.  However, he has survived multiple rounds of roster shuffle and I think they want to give him a legit shot to make the OD roster.  I could see those being your two lefties early on with Eisert & Murphy in AAA to start the season.  Borucki is also probably in the mix.
10. Unless Paez is one of the PTBNL in the Hicks trade, there is zero chance we are able to keep both him and Alberto.  Paez remains the favorite for that last spot as they obviously liked him better at the time of the Rule 5 draft and he can provide some bulk garbage innings.  IMO, Alberto will have to be an absolute monster this spring to make the team given recent additions.

5) I don't think they'll "pre-plan" what to do with Antonacci. He's not even on the 40-man. Meidroth would have to stumble for Ant to get a shot. Or maybe, I don't know, Benintendi OPS's about .520 in the first 2 months. Ant will have to really force the issue. 
7) I believe Getz is just waiting for somebody to drop mid ST. Martin Perez just signed a minor league deal. These guys are going to see their markets aren't developing. 
9) Gilbert and Hudson start out with the inside track, and roster spots are theirs to lose. Getz kept Hudson over many when the 40-man got tight. They want to see what he has in spring. Newcomb could break camp in the rotation for a few cycles, and if Hudson struggles (and Newcomb looks weak 2nd time through the lineup), that's the move to the pen for New. 
10) The closer we get to pitchers & catchers, Paez looks like a PTBNL. Maybe the other is Alberto, and the Red Sox send somebody to the Rays to facilitate that.