3 White Sox that should follow Oscar Colas back to AAA
The Chicago White Sox are in a very interesting spot. They are a horrific baseball team, they have a bad farm system, and are looking like a franchise that will start over with another rebuild.
Earlier this week, they made the decision to send Oscar Colas down to AAA Charlotte. In September, in a lost season, they didn't want to leave one of their top prospects in the big leagues.
That is not a good sign. They clearly don't see much in him right now and they don't feel the need to see him in Major League Baseball anymore.
It may or may not end up looking smart but it is a curious decision as of right now. With that in mind, these three players should follow him right back down to AAA:
1. Gavin Sheets
Gavin Sheets doesn't need to be with the MLB White Sox right now.
The Chicago White Sox had some good times with Gavin Sheets. He was a promising lefty power-bat early in his MLB career but he has followed the White Sox's path of moving backward in his development.
Sheets is not having a good year at all and should be sent back to AAA. He is currently slashing .208/.276/.347 with an OPS of .624. He only has nine home runs with 37 RBIs and 21 runs scored.
He is a first baseman by trade by Andrew Vaughn has taken over for Jose Abreu at that spot this year. That really only leaves right-field as a position that he can play and he doesn't play it that well.
Between his bad stats offensively and his bad outfield play, he has a WAR of -1.0. He could certainly use a refresher course down in the minors.
2. Lenyn Sosa
Lenyn Sosa should finish the season with Charlotte after this failed year.
The Chicago White Sox brought up Lenyn Sosa during the 2022 season from AA. That was one of the great mistakes that they have made.
He should have gone straight to AAA from AA instead of making that kind of ump. Of course, he struggled in MLB last year and then was sent down to AAA Charlotte.
Now, he has been back and forth all year long but he is currently with the big-league club. He does not belong there and should go back to Charlotte immediately.
Sosa is currently slashing .193/.197/.341 for an OPS of .538. He has 26 hits (five of them left the yard) with 13 RBI and 11 runs scored in 42 games played including last night's second leg of the doubleheader.
His WAR of -0.8 in that little of playing time is horrific. He should be back down in AAA to see if he is even good enough to play there.
3. Korey Lee
The White Sox should be sending Korey Lee back down to the minors.
Korey Lee is trying really hard to not join the list of White Sox prospects that fail. However, they are trying hard to make that happen.
Lee is an upgrade on the defensive side of things. Awesome, this season is over and they just need to get it over with. He can continue working on that craft in AAA.
They are going to stunt his offensive development if they keep him up too long. He doesn't need to become a superstar hitter if he is great at catching but his current slash line of .081/.171/.162 for an OPS of .333 is terrible.
He could be the greatest defensive catcher who ever lived and those offensive stats would keep him out of the league! He has a -0.1 WAR for a reason.
The White Sox got Lee as a prospect at the trade deadline. If they ever want him to become something, they should start taking care of his development.
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