From Merkin's story:

https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/news/white-sox-talk-infield-depth-ahead-of-2027-season

17 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said:

From Merkin's story:

https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/news/white-sox-talk-infield-depth-ahead-of-2027-season

One way of saying they have no starting pitching and outfield depth.

Remember how a year ago Quero AND Teel supposedly provided them a niche advantage over the rest of baseball?

Now, not so much.

Teel will be fine.

Colson Montgomery should reexamine what changes he may have made when he went to AZ after he was struggling earlier in the season.

Maybe he had a back issue....maybe he simply could not see and react to pitches in time, and maybe he could not or refused to cut down on his swing with two strikes or adjust the plane of his swing through the zone. I imagine that the Sox/ Getz will want Colson to figure things out during Spring Training or after a few weeks into the 2027 season, or a move of some sort will be made. IMO,Tanner Murray could be a temporary stepping stone at SS until Roch is ready IF Colson continues as a strike-out king.

2 hours ago, tray said:

Teel will be fine.

Colson Montgomery should reexamine what changes he may have made when he went to AZ after he was struggling earlier in the season.

Maybe he had a back issue....maybe he simply could not see and react to pitches in time, and maybe he could not or refused to cut down on his swing with two strikes or adjust the plane of his swing through the zone. I imagine that the Sox/ Getz will want Colson to figure things out during Spring Training or after a few weeks into the 2027 season, or a move of some sort will be made. IMO,Tanner Murray could be a temporary stepping stone at SS until Roch is ready IF Colson continues as a strike-out king.

The White Sox aren't going to use TAnne Murray as a starting SS.

They would go with Acuna or Meidroth first and foremost.

As bad as Colson's season ended, he was still 13th out of 26 in SS ratings.

It would be a minor miracle if Colson could be out of bottom 5.

now there's a word losing organization and fans never believe in is depth. So if Colson can't hit major league pitching he can still be a backup at SS/3B. So instead our mindset is trading a problem which just means you inherit new ones. Rarely does that work ever for the Sox. But there are plenty of Castillos out there to appease the fan's dislike of Colson. I still don't trust Getz in trades. Any GM can get pretty good value out of trading a future CY pitcher. Trading from a strength is just as much as trading from weakness.

1 minute ago, kitekrazy1 said:

now there's a word losing organization and fans never believe in is depth. So if Colson can't hit major league pitching he can still be a backup at SS/3B. So instead our mindset is trading a problem which just means you inherit new ones. Rarely does that work ever for the Sox. But there are plenty of Castillos out there to appease the fan's dislike of Colson. I still don't trust Getz in trades. Any GM can get pretty good value out of trading a future CY pitcher. Trading from a strength is just as much as trading from weakness.

I get what you are saying and agree in many respects. Depth though...I just wonder what Colson means as far as depth? If he isn't our starting SS/3B...what value does he have? Bench? Minors until that time runs out? I really don' t have that answer...just thinking out loud. I just don't see Colson having much value to the White Sox if he is NOT playing everyday. Would you feel good about him pinch-hitting in the 8th inning of a close game? All hypothetical though...if they bring Colson back next year (which they will)...he will be starting at SS!

14 hours ago, tray said:

Teel will be fine.

Colson Montgomery should reexamine what changes he may have made when he went to AZ after he was struggling earlier in the season.

Maybe he had a back issue....maybe he simply could not see and react to pitches in time, and maybe he could not or refused to cut down on his swing with two strikes or adjust the plane of his swing through the zone. I imagine that the Sox/ Getz will want Colson to figure things out during Spring Training or after a few weeks into the 2027 season, or a move of some sort will be made. IMO,Tanner Murray could be a temporary stepping stone at SS until Roch is ready IF Colson continues as a strike-out king.

At least they now have opportunities to work on stuff like other organizations. At least Getz got Jerry to move the organization up to the 21st century.

Yet we think Roch is the real thing but if you do the usual short sample size............nothing yet, Making the least predictable sport predictable. Trace that during the Reinsdorf era.

3 minutes ago, BrittBurnsFan said:

I get what you are saying and agree in many respects. Depth though...I just wonder what Colson means as far as depth? If he isn't our starting SS/3B...what value does he have? Bench? Minors until that time runs out? I really don' t have that answer...just thinking out loud. I just don't see Colson having much value to the White Sox if he is NOT playing everyday. Would you feel good about him pinch-hitting in the 8th inning of a close game? All hypothetical though...if they bring Colson back next year (which they will)...he will be starting at SS!

Few people are good at pinch hitting. It's one small scenario. The best one are those who can lay a bunt down so good even if the defense is playing against.

2 minutes ago, kitekrazy1 said:

Few people are good at pinch hitting. It's one small scenario. The best one are those who can lay a bunt down so good even if the defense is playing against.

Great point...I forget that I grew up in an era where pinch-hitting was a specialty (Jerry Hairston) and is no longer treated that way! 😁 I agree with your point. However, only the guys on the bench are available to pinch-hit and I am not so sure I would be thrilled with Colson being one of those guys.

8 hours ago, BrittBurnsFan said:

Great point...I forget that I grew up in an era where pinch-hitting was a specialty (Jerry Hairston) and is no longer treated that way! 😁 I agree with your point. However, only the guys on the bench are available to pinch-hit and I am not so sure I would be thrilled with Colson being one of those guys.

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