3 White Sox prospects who should not get a September call-up
The Chicago White Sox are getting ready for a finish to a season that has not gone their way. Things have been worse than bad this year and a lot of changes need to be made.
Of course, rosters are set to expand for all 30 teams on September 1st and the White Sox will certainly make some moves.
None of it will be in the interest of winning but it should be in the interest of the future. They need to be smart with these decisions.
There are plenty of prospects who could handle being called up but there are some that should be nowhere near this team right now. These three should for sure not be called up:
1. Colson Montgomery
The Chicago White Sox should not see Colson Montgomery this season.
Colson Montgomery is the White Sox's number-one prospect right now. He is also considered to be a top-20 prospect in all of baseball.
He keeps the farm from being one of the worst in the league because he has been so good in 2023. For those reasons, he does have no business coming to this Chicago White Sox team.
He is still in AA so if they want to have him finish the year in AAA that is fine but in no way should he make his MLB debut during this horrific season.
If Rick Hahn is fired during the off-season, we can thank him for Montgomery on his way out because not much else has gone right.
Montgomery could eventually be the replacement for Tim Anderson at shortstop or he could be an infielder at a different position but he must finish this season in the minors.
2. Noah Schultz
Noah Schultz has been an impressive minor leaguer in 2023.
Noah Schultz was another high draft pick for the Chicago White Sox. He is still only in A ball so he was never going to make his MLB debut this season but it must be said that he definitely should not be getting a September call-up.
He probably shouldn't be anywhere near this team for the next few years. It would be best for his career to see him play at every level in the minor leagues.
The White Sox, hopefully, will be a completely different-looking team by the time he is Major League ready. It will be fun to watch him ascend through the minors in the meantime.
If they want to let him move on to AA to end the season, that would be fine but they should also make sure that he is comfortable down the stretch.
Of course, he is the team's number two prospect so they can't make any mistakes with him. He is also a top-100 prospect (65) so the league has high regard for him as well.
Thank goodness he is still in A ball because the team won't get any funny ideas to try and save a job or two.
3. Edgar Quero
Edgar Quero has no business on this bad White Sox team right now.
The Chicago White Sox are an impressively bad team. They should be very careful with how they handle what good prospects they do have now.
Edgar Quero was a trade deadline acquired prospect that they have high hopes for. He is currently seen as the team's number three guy and he is currently playing in AA.
Quero is also a top-100 prospect right now (86) so there are big things expected of him. The White Sox love promoting guys straight from AA lately but he must not come to the league right now.
Like the previous two, if they want to promote him a level in September that is fine but he is not ready for the big leagues. The White Sox are also not ready for him.
Yasmani Grandal and Seby Zavala should just finish the year behind the plate and Quero can take over when he is truly ready. There is no reason to put him around all of the bad vibes surrounding this team. That goes for every top prospect in this organization.
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