3 difficult roster decisions the White Sox must make before the end of June
The Chicago White Sox are a very bad baseball team that shows flashes of brilliance from time to time. They have a lot of talent that they don't get the most out of.
As of right now, they are not completely buried in the American League Central Division because they are so bad. However, they are buried in the Wild Card standings because they are such a bad team.
Before the 2023 MLB Trade Deadline approaches at the end of July, the White Sox have some decisions to make.
They might even want to do it before July arrives at all. If they go that route, these three decisions need to be made the most before the month of June is over:
1. Lucas Giolito
The Chicago White Sox should decide what to do with Lucas Giolito.
The Chicago White Sox are a team that could be sellers at the deadline. One of their most attractive pieces right now is Lucas Giolito.
This is a pitcher that was a top-ten American League starter in 2019, 2020, and 2021. He was terrible (by his standards) in 2022 but 2023 has been all about him showing that last year was a one-off bad year.
He has done that all year long. He has a case as the ace of the staff right now as he has been even better than Dylan Cease up to this point.
He'd make a great number three starter on an elite team because he is good enough to be a number one starter at times.
The White Sox have to decide if the return for Giolito would be worth it or if they would be better off keeping him in the long term. Getting that decided soon would be nice.
2. Tim Anderson
Tim Anderson's Chicago White Sox future should be decided very soon.
It would be nice to see the Chicago White Sox make a decision on Tim Anderson. He has been the face of the franchise for a few years but things are clearly changing.
Anderson is not having a very good year this year. He is far from the guy that competes for the batting title pretty much every year. In fact, his offense has been borderline bad so far this year.
Anderson also has some things going on off the field that seem to be impacting him on the field. Those are things you never like to hear about in this day and age.
It is hard enough to be a Major League Baseball player as it is so this type of stuff doesn’t make it easier.
If the White Sox are going to move on from Anderson while he still may have some value left, now might be the time.
There are plenty of teams that could use a shortstop but will the White Sox get a good return? That is the question they should answer before the month is over.
3. Prospects
The White Sox should decide what young players are getting time.
The Chicago White Sox, with the record that they have, are probably not looking to move a bunch of prospects to buy players for their playoff run.
Instead, they should be looking to acquire more for the future. With the ones that they have though, they should be smart about how they handle them.
Certain players in the organization should be seen at the Major League level if they are ready. It is better than running out veterans that are terrible at this stage of the game.
If people are dominating in AA, they might want to bring them up to AAA now. If someone like Oscar Colas is proving that he should be called back up, he should be called back up.
Making all of these decisions with the prospects before July comes would really help them as they move on with their roster. Some of these players are very important for their future.
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