The Chicago White Sox have had one of the best offseasons to position themselves to at least try to make a playoff push, if all goes well.
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General manager Chris Getz showed a willingness to add to the young core the White Sox have formed, and feels the team enters 2026 in a good position, with the players they have.
“The best way to kind of summarize it where we were a year ago, and I was talking to Will Venable, looking out on the field, and we didn’t know who was going to be playing shortstop coming into this year, and we know who that person is,” Getz said to MLB Network Radio. “We’ve got two young catchers, and Kyle Teel, Edgar Quero, we got Miguel Vargas, who, initially, when he came over in trade [with the Los Angeles Dodgers], had his struggles, and, you know, made a lot, you know, leaps and bounds of a better season last year, you had a Murakami to the mix. Now, you look at our the depth of our starting pitching, our bullpen, just will and the coaching staff, you know, the front office, you know, the first couple years you’re forming, you’re developing, you’re growing up together and and now to go into year three, year two. For Will Venable, we feel really good about, you know, what this where this club is, and the direction it’s headed.”
“We feel really good about where this club is heading.”
After three straight 100 loss seasons GM Chris Getz and the #WhiteSox are excited about the direction of the team.
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— MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM (@MLBNetworkRadio) February 23, 2026
The Chicago White Sox need to prove that there is an end goal to this rebuild
Sep 26, 2023; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago White Sox vice president and general manager Chris Getz speaks before a baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks at Guaranteed Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports
In year three of the rebuild, the White Sox need to start showing their fans and the American League that they’re going to give their counterparts a run for their money. Two seasons removed from setting the all-time loss record in 2024 (41-121), the White Sox losing over 100+ games for a fourth straight season could happen. But it doesn’t seem likely, given the 19 wins added last season (going from 41 to 60).
Players like shortstop Colson Montgomery and starter right-hander Shane Smith (All-Star in 2025) need to take major steps forward in their development, as they’re cornerstones to the franchise and critical to the rebuild. Others, like infielders Chase Meidroth and Lenyn Sosa, catchers Teel and Quero, and first baseman/designated hitter Murakami, provide a great supporting cast.
The White Sox could win 60-70 games in 2026, according to some models, but will need to show that this is the core that could make a run at a World Series.
Apr 26, 2024; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago White Sox general manager Chris Getz speaks before a baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and Tampa Bay Rays at Guaranteed Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports
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