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With Cactus League ball nearly at an end, the Sox have made at least one great decision: Oscar Colás will see action on the South Side this year.
The 24-year-old Cuban fielder has had himself a respectable spring, with three homers and a glimmer of future greatness.
It was pretty evident that Colás would be playing right field at some point this season, especially after the Sox declined to sign a right fielder this previous offseason.
What likely convinced the brain trust to ink the promotion was Colás’ performance in the minors in 2022, when he rocketed from Winston-Salem to Birmingham to Charlotte in the span of a single season. Colás assailed the farms with 23 homers, 79 RBI, and slugged .524 last year.
Does that guarantee a smooth transition to the majors? Not necessarily. But I can guarantee that with his face already hanging on the new lamppost banners all down 35th Street, Colás will find a warm welcome for the home opener on April 3.
2023 South Side Sox Players of the Week
Oscar Colás (February 25-March 2)
Andrew Vaughn (March 3-8)
Carlos Pérez (March 9-16)
Oscar Colás (March 17-22)
Top 10 MVP Standings
Oscar Colás (18.9)
Hanser Alberto (12.9)
Jake Burger (9.9)
Seby Zavala (9.4)
Michael Kopech (9.3)
Carlos Pérez (8.8)
Melissa Sage-Bollenbach (8.4)
Zach Remillard (7.1)
Eloy Jiménez (6.4)
Malachi Hayes (6.1)
Top 10 Cold Cat Standings
Yasmani Grandal (-14.9)
Yoán Moncada (-14.6)
White Sox Offense (-10.0)
Gavin Sheets (-8.2)
Declan Cronin (-8.1)
Tristan Stivors (-7.9)
Nick Avila (-7.2)
Kendall Graveman (-6.5)
Keynan Middleton (-6.3)
Davis Martin (-5.5)
Yasmani Grandal may be anticipating more bat drops in 2023, but so far he’s only dropped YoYo to runner-up Cold Cat, as of this week.
Writer Standings
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Joe Resis stays hot with his coverage, undefeated so far through spring (he has the Cactus League finale this week). Bad news for Malachi; we are going to carry over spring standings into our full-year totals this year, and this starts him in a bit of a pothole.
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