For the second year in a row, Oscar Colás has failed to secure a spot on the White Sox Opening Day roster—a stark disappointment for a player once regarded as one of the team’s top prospects since joining the organization in 2022.
Colás got just 16 at-bats in Cactus League action this spring, hitting .250 with one RBI. The White Sox experimented with Colás at first base, but the added versatility was not enough to keep the 26-year-old on the roster.
Last season Colás got just 33 at-bats with the White Sox despite their abysmal 121-loss record. When he was sent down to Triple-A in June after a short 12-game stint, former manager Pedro Grifol called it “a numbers game”. But the front office has already indicated they are not fond of Colás.
After Colás made his MLB debut in 2023, he was criticized by general manager Chris Getz after slashing just .216/.257/.314 with five home runs and 19 RBIs before getting sent down just six days before his 25th birthday. At the time, Grifol said he needed to clean up some “reoccurring mistakes.” Getz went as far as to say Colás needed to “completely clean up his whole game.”
In just 301 MLB plate appearances he is slashing .223/.271/.309 with a near 27 percent strikeout rate. In 2023 he also led all American League right fielders with six errors despite only appearing in 69 games.
The 2024 season saw Colás spend the bulk of his time in Triple-A Charlotte. The White Sox were looking for him to cut down on his strikeouts and clean up mental mistakes that plagued him during his rookie season. Colás hit just .246/.332/.401 with 11 home runs and 51 RBIs. He did manage to draw 51 walks but countered that with 107 strikeouts.
Another underwhelming season might be why the front office is ready to move on. Given the current roster, Colás is buried on the depth chart and will have to earn his way back onto the major league roster.
