February 9, 2015

Changes, Chicago White Sox

With major league teams going through trading frenzies this off-season, Baseball Musings takes a look at the players added by each team this off-season, continuing with the Chicago White Sox. The White Sox brought in the following players from other organizations:

The White Sox shored up their weak positions. Leftfielders hit poorly so they brought in Melky Cabrera. The closer role was a mess, so they snagged David Robertson. Adam Dunn retired, so Adam LaRoche joins the team to split time at first base and designated hitter with Jose Abreu. Jeff Samardzija adds depth to a decent rotation. This is exactly what teams should do, replace the weak links with better players. One person not on the above list is Geovany Soto, signed to a minor league contract. An offensive resurgence by the former Cubs backstop could move Tyler Flowers out.

This is an improved team in a tough division. We’ll see if the offense is good enough to support the pitching staff.

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