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MLB ’24 AL CENTRAL PREVIEW CHICAGO WHITE SOX
Sunday, March 24, 2024 24
2023: 61-101, fourth place | Manager: Pedro Grifol (second season) | Opening Day: March 28 vs. Detroit
OVERVIEW
TOP HITTERS
1B Andrew Vaughn (.258, 21, 80), LF/DH Eloy
Jiménez (.272, 18, 64), 3B Yoán Moncada (.260,
11, 40).
PROJECTED ROTATION
RH Michael Soroka (2-2, 6.40 with Atlanta),
RH Erick Fedde (6-13, 5.81 with Washington in
2022), RH Chris Flexen (2-8, 6.86 with Seattle
and Colorado), LH Garrett Crochet (0-2, 3.55 in
13 relief appearances).
KEY RELIEVERS
RH Michael Kopech (5-12, 5.43 ERA), RH John
Brebbia (3-5, 3.99 ERA with Giants), RH Jesse
Chavez (1-0, 1.56 with Atlanta), RH Steven
Wilson (1-2, 3.91 with Padres), RH Corey Knebel
(3-5, 3.43, 12 saves with Philadelphia in 2022).
ONE TO WATCH
CF Luis Robert
Jr. (.264, 38
HRs, 80 RBIs,
.857 OPS)
OUTLOOK
General manager Chris Getz begins his first full
season with a huge task on his hands, trying
to lift a team that matched the third-highest
loss total in franchise history. And the odds of
a quick turnaround don’t look good. Chicago
was second-to-last in the majors in runs and
gave up more than all but four teams. The club
also ranked among the worst on defense. The
White Sox declined options on Tim Anderson
and Liam Hendriks, letting them go as free
agents, and made smaller additions rather than
major moves in free agency. The most notable
headlines involved chairman Jerry Reinsdorf’s
efforts to secure funding for a stadium in the
city’s South Loop. Dylan Cease, runner-up for
the 2022 AL Cy Young Award, was traded to
San Diego on March 13 for Wilson and three
prospects: right-handers Drew Thorpe and Jairo
Iriarte, and outfielder Samuel Zavala.
— Associated Press
E. JASON WAMBSGANS/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
HE’S HERE
SS Paul DeJong, RHP Michael Soroka, RHP John Brebbia, C Martín Maldonado, RHP Chris Flexen, RHP Steven Wilson,
LHP Tim Hill, RHP Erick Fedde, C Max Stassi.
HE’S OUTTA HERE
RHP Dylan Cease (left), SS Tim Anderson, RHP Liam Hendriks, RHP Mike Clevinger, RHP Gregory Santos, LHP Aaron Bummer,
C Yasmani Grandal.
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