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White Sox sign Jarred Kelenic, non-roster invite


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1 hour ago, CWSpalehoseCWS said:

I don't they are necessarily assured a starting gig, but I do believe teams sign guys to NRI's with handshake agreements they have a higher chance to make the team in order to not disrupt or make any rash decisions regarding the 40-Man roster before heading into ST. It just seems like Kelenic has a great shot at making the team, they obviously really like his potential, and there are glaring holes in the OF. Baldwin is literally his only competition and he is most definitely not a RF. Montgomery is in the wings, but there is literally no reason to hand him the job or rush him to the majors after only 125 AB's in Birmingham.

We traded for Periera and gave him a 40 man roster spot.  Baldwin hit too good down the stretch to not get consistent at-bats somewhere and the lack of reps in the OF last year shouldn’t be used against him IMO.  And then you have Hill who was also tendered and given a 40 man spot.  If we assume Benintendi is the LF, it’s actually kind of a filled OF but with room for someone to overtake Periera or Hill.  If they plan to make Benintendi mostly DH, then Kelenic’s chance to make the OD roster vastly improve.  This is all assuming no other additions either.

Don’t get me wrong, I could see Kelenic making the OD roster, but I don’t think it should be expected.  And I don’t think that conflicts with Kelenic looking at the guys in front of him and saying “Chicago is my best spot for a major league job” with no guarantees he will got one.  The reality is everyone ahead of him was some combo of good in the majors or AAA last year and he wasn’t.  To me, it should be a cut and dry uphill battle for him to make the team, but one not impossible to imagine.

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