The Chicago White Sox are looking to see different things from a lot of different players in 2020. There are some legit breakout candidates this year.
A lot of people want the Chicago White Sox to turn the corner in 2020. They took a major step in 2019 when guys like Lucas Giolito, Yoan Moncada, Eloy Jimenez, and Tim Anderson had breakout years for Chicago. A big key to the success of this team in 2020 is these guys repeating some of that and perhaps improving on that. Those guys are all a huge part of this team and maintaining that level of production is key.
With that said, there needs to be more from other guys in order for this team to turn into a real winner. They need the starting rotation, bullpen, and starting lineup to all come together as a team in order to win more than they lose. It is going to be very fun watching another year of development from all of these players.
There are some very young players in the organization that is looking to break out in 2020. There are plenty of options to look at in the organization to have breakout years. Plenty of guys are going to be given the opportunity to do so. One thing that these guys will have that the ones who came right before them didn’t is a good team around them. These guys are all well protected in the lineup so easing them into their full-time MLB roles should go smoothly.
The White Sox have done a tremendous job building this thing back up after stripping it down to nothing. They have executed the rebuild exactly how it is supposed to go so far. Now it is up to the players to get the job done. These three players have the best chance to have breakout years in 2020: