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ESPN preseason listicle of One Guy to Watch for all 30 teams. 

MLB spring training 2026: One player to watch on every team - ESPN

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Chicago White Sox: UT Miguel Vargas

One member of the White Sox's front office singled out Vargas as having "a chance to be a breakout player in 2026," a sign the organization still believes in the potential of his bat. At this time three years ago, Vargas was a consensus top-100 prospect. The Dodgers then made him their Opening Day second baseman. But Vargas struggled mightily and wasn't any better during the 2024 season, when the White Sox acquired him at the trade deadline in a three-team, seven-player deal.

At his best, Vargas displays elite plate discipline and gap-to-gap power. There were times last year when that really showed up, mostly in May and August. As he enters his age-26 season, he needs to finally display that consistently.

 

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2 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Feels like he won’t be going on the 60 DL which is fantastic news.  Will be interesting to see where Thorpe is at.

Berroa's only got one option, so this is really the year he has to prove it. 

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1 hour ago, DoUEvenShift said:

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I recently watched the Jeff Torborg documentary,  A Wonderful Baseball Life ,made by the same people that brought you The Last Comiskey 3 part series on Youtube. 

It's so good along with Part 3 of the Last Comiskey which focused on the incredible season the 1990 Sox had in the last season of Old Comiskey park with Torborg as manager. 

Your meme about having a chance reminded me that the 1989 young Sox team was 69-92 and then under Torborg in 1990 won 94 games before eventually falling short of the roided up Oakland A's. 

So many fun memories and stories . The giant jock strap hanging from the LF upper deck was hilarious !

If you ever get cynical about culture,  hearing about Torborg and the 1990 Sox might remind you that a good clubhouse along with belief and talent can go a long way. Just visit the Last Comiskey channel on youtube for some great Sox content celebrating some good times. 

"It reminds you of what once was good, and can be again".  - James Earl Jones from Field of Dreams.

 

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2 hours ago, 77 Hitmen said:

Yeah, I thought maybe something eventful happened with 7 pages of posts after only one day of training camp.  Nah, it's just endless arguments about past Sox failures.

So just another day that ends in Y?

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1 hour ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

I recently watched the Jeff Torborg documentary,  A Wonderful Baseball Life ,made by the same people that brought you The Last Comiskey 3 part series on Youtube. 

It's so good along with Part 3 of the Last Comiskey which focused on the incredible season the 1990 Sox had in the last season of Old Comiskey park with Torborg as manager. 

Your meme about having a chance reminded me that the 1989 young Sox team was 69-92 and then under Torborg in 1990 won 94 games before eventually falling short of the roided up Oakland A's. 

So many fun memories and stories . The giant jock strap hanging from the LF upper deck was hilarious !

If you ever get cynical about culture,  hearing about Torborg and the 1990 Sox might remind you that a good clubhouse along with belief and talent can go a long way. Just visit the Last Comiskey channel on youtube for some great Sox content celebrating some good times. 

"It reminds you of what once was good, and can be again".  - James Earl Jones from Field of Dreams.

 

That 1990 team is probably my favorite of all time. Even ahead of 1992, 1993, 1994, and 2005. I went to a ton of games because I was under-employed that summer. At one point, the Sox won 18 straight games where I was in attendance. Great memories. Thanks for the reminder.

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10 minutes ago, Timmy U said:

That 1990 team is probably my favorite of all time. Even ahead of 1992, 1993, 1994, and 2005. I went to a ton of games because I was under-employed that summer. At one point, the Sox won 18 straight games where I was in attendance. Great memories. Thanks for the reminder.

You could almost see it coming though. In 1989, they were over .500 after the All Star break and only 3 under the last 81 games. And everything seemed to go their way in 1990. It was a lot of fun.

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