As spring training continues on for the Chicago White Sox, I look at the fact that there's so much uncertainty with this team. At the very least, regarding position players, they could have four new starters once they break camp: at catcher, third, first and center.
Regarding the non-pitchers as a whole, I'd like to see the following done before the regular season actually starts, but this is just wishful thinking on my part: trade Dayan Viciedo, Alejandro De Aza, Adam Dunn and one of the infielders (either Gordon Beckham or Alexei Ramirez, as they seem to have a logjam in the infield and the outfield.
Take their chances with any of the following prospects: Andy Wilkins at first, Jordan Danks in the outfield, Marcus Semien, Micah Johnson, Carlos Sanchez or Leury Garcia in the infield. It's time for Dunn to go, even though he appears to be a clubhouse favorite, which should never trump winning ball games if a guy is just plain bad and appears to be taking up space.
In the case of Beckham, they've had ample time to see if he's going to live up to his potential. He hasn't done so, so bye-bye, but he's probably another clubhouse favorite as well.
As far as the prospect Matt Davidson is concerned, unfortunately it looks as if he could be sent to AAA once camp breaks. He had a good chance to be their starting third baseman but he's hitting poorly in spring training thus far. But, anything can change in the next two weeks or so.
Regarding the catching position, I'm guessing unless they shockingly trade for a catcher who is good enough to be a starter, they're going to break camp with Josh Phegley and Tyler Flowers, with them sharing starting assignments. Flowers is good at handling pitchers, we've been told over and over again, but for the most part, that hasn't translated into him even being an AVERAGE catcher. Ideally, I'd like to see him hit at LEAST .250 and play good defense. That's all I ask from either him or Phegley.
At this point, I can't see Flowers ever being an offensive machine (for obvious reasons, it's far too early to tell with Phegley), but give the team SOME offense.
Regarding the non-pitchers as a whole, I'd like to see the following done before the regular season actually starts, but this is just wishful thinking on my part: trade Dayan Viciedo, Alejandro De Aza, Adam Dunn and one of the infielders (either Gordon Beckham or Alexei Ramirez, as they seem to have a logjam in the infield and the outfield.
Take their chances with any of the following prospects: Andy Wilkins at first, Jordan Danks in the outfield, Marcus Semien, Micah Johnson, Carlos Sanchez or Leury Garcia in the infield. It's time for Dunn to go, even though he appears to be a clubhouse favorite, which should never trump winning ball games if a guy is just plain bad and appears to be taking up space.
In the case of Beckham, they've had ample time to see if he's going to live up to his potential. He hasn't done so, so bye-bye, but he's probably another clubhouse favorite as well.
As far as the prospect Matt Davidson is concerned, unfortunately it looks as if he could be sent to AAA once camp breaks. He had a good chance to be their starting third baseman but he's hitting poorly in spring training thus far. But, anything can change in the next two weeks or so.
Regarding the catching position, I'm guessing unless they shockingly trade for a catcher who is good enough to be a starter, they're going to break camp with Josh Phegley and Tyler Flowers, with them sharing starting assignments. Flowers is good at handling pitchers, we've been told over and over again, but for the most part, that hasn't translated into him even being an AVERAGE catcher. Ideally, I'd like to see him hit at LEAST .250 and play good defense. That's all I ask from either him or Phegley.
At this point, I can't see Flowers ever being an offensive machine (for obvious reasons, it's far too early to tell with Phegley), but give the team SOME offense.
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