\u201cYou look at some of the acquisitions from this offseason, whether it be (pitcher) Anthony Kay, (pitcher Sean) Newcomb, (infielder\/outfielder Luisangel) Acu\u00f1a, (first baseman Munetaka) Murakami<\/a> of course, but some of those free-agent adds, they are guys that not only we feel like are going to bring present value but real upside there too.\u201d<\/p>\n Getz and Venable looked back at the offseason and ahead to spring training \u2014 which begins with pitchers and catchers reporting to Glendale, Ariz., on Feb. 10 \u2014 as SoxFest Live takes place this weekend at the Ramova Theatre in Bridgeport. Here are three takeaways from the sessions.<\/p>\n 1. More activity could be on the way.<\/p>\n Getz entered the offseason hopeful the Sox would be active.<\/p>\n \u201cYou are at the mercy of so many different things, the free-agent market, which can affect the willingness to work out trades with clubs,\u201d Getz said. \u201cThe best way to kind of summarize it is the players we acquired were targets but it was a pool of targets. It was more our process led to those players.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd we feel really good because we\u2019ve got players that have some real upside. It\u2019s going to be interesting to see how Anthony Kay comes over from Japan<\/a>. It\u2019s going to be interesting to see how Murakami performs over here. We see the upside of it, with limited risk and downside. Where we are as an organization, we felt that was the best way to go about the offseason.\u201d<\/p>\n Getz said more moves could be on the way.<\/p>\n \u201cI believe that there are going to be more adds,\u201d he said. \u201cTo what level, unsure. We are continuing to have conversations with agents to bring in some more free agents. On top of that, we are having conversations with other teams with potentially trades as well. After we did the Luis (Robert Jr.) move<\/a> and I said that we were going to be active, we\u2019ve remained active.<\/p>\n \u201cBut we\u2019ve had a lot of fruitful conversations with other clubs as well.\u201d<\/p>\n 2. The Sox see strong defense and offensive potential in possible Robert replacements.<\/p>\n Robert had been the team\u2019s starting center fielder since 2020. They\u2019ll go in a new direction after trading him to the New York Mets for Acu\u00f1a and minor-league pitcher Truman Pauley<\/a>.<\/p>\n Acu\u00f1a has major-league experience starting at second base, shortstop and third. He has played shortstop and center field in winter ball.<\/p>\n \u201cThe more talent you bring in, guys that are versatile, just helps everyone be at their best,\u201d Venable said.<\/p>\n Getz broke down some of the options for center field, including Acu\u00f1a.<\/p>\n \u201c(Acu\u00f1a is) a very versatile defender,\u201d Getz said. \u201cHe\u2019s been very strong at shortstop and second base. He\u2019s got instincts that\u2019s going to make him a strong defender anywhere on the field. We\u2019ve got Derek Hill, who has historically been a very good defender.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have Everson Pereira<\/a>, who is a high level of prospect who hasn\u2019t gotten a whole lot of runway at the major-league level who is a strong defender in center field and the wings. Those three guys right there we feel like we can cover plenty of ground and have some offensive potential. Brooks Baldwin has played center field and he\u2019s getting more and more comfortable in the outfield. We\u2019ll continue to look at availability on the market and trades as well.\u201d<\/p>\n 3. Who are the nonroster invitees to watch? \u201c(Kelenic is) a higher-profile player (first-round pick in 2018) that played in Seattle and Atlanta,\u201d Getz said. \u201cHasn\u2019t quite been able to tap into his potential, but we\u2019re really excited to be able to work with him to be able to see what we can get out of Jarred and if he can help us out.\u201d<\/p>\n Getz noted Borucki\u2019s effectiveness against lefties.<\/p>\n In addition to Kelenic and Borucki, the nonroster invitees from outside of the organization include pitcher Tyson Miller, infielders Oliver Dunn, Tim Elko and LaMonte Wade Jr. and outfielder Dustin Harris.<\/p>\n \u201cWe know spring training will come and as we get to know these guys more, I\u2019m sure there\u2019s going to be other players that perhaps make a push for the opening-day roster,\u201d Getz said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"General manager Chris Getz believes the Chicago White Sox are positioned to \u201cmake a meaningful step forward.\u201d. \u201cYou…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":545850,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2379],"tags":[10945,5,1001,138,49,2561,4071,10448,458,13095,4,73,72102,71923,396,2562,998],"class_list":{"0":"post-545849","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago-white-sox","8":"tag-anthony-kay","9":"tag-baseball","10":"tag-chase-meidroth","11":"tag-chicago","12":"tag-chicago-white-sox","13":"tag-chicagowhitesox","14":"tag-chris-getz","15":"tag-colson-montgomery","16":"tag-edgar-quero","17":"tag-kyle-teel","18":"tag-mlb","19":"tag-munetaka-murakami","20":"tag-ramova-theatre","21":"tag-soxfest","22":"tag-white-sox","23":"tag-whitesox","24":"tag-will-venable"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/115984317633880264","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=545849"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545849\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/545850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=545849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=545849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=545849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"White](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CTC-WHITE-SOX-BGCC015.jpg\")
White Sox general manager Chris Getz, right, smiles before posing for a photo with manager Will Venable and kids during a community event Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at the Bartlett J. McCartin Boys & Girls Club in Bridgeport. (Josh Boland\/Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n
\nThe Sox have 22 nonroster invitees<\/a>, including seven coming in after signing minor-league deals this offseason.\u00a0Getz said outfielder Jarred Kelenic<\/a> and left-handed pitcher Ryan Borucki were among the standouts.<\/p>\n