The Chicago White Sox are not going to be very good in 2017, hell they won’t even be that good in 2018. A rebuild doesn’t happen overnight, it’ll take a few years before the White Sox return to relevance.
While losing is never fun, fans have been calling for the team to rebuild. The White Sox were in the middle of the pack for too long. It was time for a change of direction, moving Chris Sale and Adam Eaton was just the beginning.
Chicago now has a glutton of talented pitching prospects in Michael Kopech, Lucas Giolito, Reynaldo Lopez and others. Assuming all of them reach their potential and avoid major injury, the White Sox could have the best pitching staff in the major leagues.
With the team’s future pitching staff practically in place, the White Sox could focus on building their lineup.
The team stilll has multiple assets that could be moved in Jose Quintana, Todd Frazier, David Robertson and others. There is a chance that more top prospects are brought to the South Side.
For now, the only major hitting prospects on the White Sox are Yoan Moncada and Zack Collins. Both are vital to the team’s future success and will be cornerstones in the lineup upon their arrival to the MLB.
The White Sox are building their team around young, talented prospects. However eventually the team will need to start signing major free agents. General Manager Rick Hahn has said that the team will be more than willing to add outside talent when the team is ready to compete. When the time comes, the White Sox need to be willing to add top-flight talent to boost their postseason potential.
Having a solid blend of top free agents mixed with their already established top prospects could give the White Sox one of the most potent offenses in the MLB. If their pitching staff plays out, the South Siders could be destined for the World Series.
The White Sox lineup should see massive changes from now until 2020. By then, the team should be ready to compete for a playoff birth. While it may look bleak now, the future is bright for the Sox.
While reading this, remember that it is all speculation. This is not a confirmation that the team will show interest in any of these players, but rather an educated guess of potential future moves. However if any of them do happen, remember that I told you first.
It may take a few years for the Chicago White Sox to reach the playoffs. But if they’re prospects pan out and they’re willing to spend in free agency, the South Siders should have an extremely dangerous offense by the 2020 season.
