The White Sox’s offseason blueprint starts with a clear stance on their arbitration group: Miguel Vargas, Brenton Doyle and Huascar Brazobán get tendered, while Joey Bart, Jordan Leasure and Chris Murphy do not.
There’s also a list of impending free agents the Sox could bring back, with estimated deals attached. Erick Fedde is among that group, along with Randal Grichuk, Sean Newcomb and Trevor Richards. The projected fits on that board are Grichuk on a two-year deal worth $8 million per year, Newcomb on two years and $10 million per year, and Richards on two years and $4 million per year.
The free-agent wish list is more aggressive. Seiya Suzuki is pegged for three years and $75 million total, Morejon for three years and $45 million total, and Clay Holmes for three years and $60 million.
On the trade front, one proposal sends Chase Meidroth and Andrew Benitteni, a starting pitcher, to the Dodgers for Mike Sirota, Christian Zazuetta and Zach Root. The idea is that Los Angeles would want the Southern California native and would be willing to absorb Benitteni’s one-year deal, while Chicago would be targeting Dodgers prospects. The suggested move would also shuffle the infield, with Sam moving to second or Bergolla sliding there instead.
Another deal has Colson Montgomery heading to Boston for Justin Gonzales and Juan Valera. The logic there is straightforward: Boston needs a shortstop, and the White Sox would land a pair of high-level Red Sox prospects while moving on from a strikeout-heavy bat.
The biggest swing on the page is a four-player package centered on Roch Cholowski, Acuna, Castillo and Mune going to San Francisco for Willy Adames, Josuar Gonzalez, Jackson Fiora, Bryce Eldridge and Logan Webb. The Giants would be getting a Bay Area native in Cholowski and could sign Murakami, while Acuna could hold down the spot until Cholowski is ready.
Chicago would be hoping for an Adames rebound, would use Eldridge as the replacement for Murakami after he “would have set k record if he did not miss 6 weeks,” and would get Webb to step into the No. 1 starter role. The Sox would also come away with two additional prospects because Posey wants Cholowski and for taking on Adames’ contract.
The final vision for the roster is laid out plainly: C Teel and Quero, Eldridge at first, Antonacci and Bergolla at second, Adames at short, Vargas at third, left field to be determined, Peters or Doyle in center, Montgomery in right, and Crichech at DH.
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Colson Montgomery Gave The White Sox Hope And One Huge Concern
Colson Montgomerys 2026 season gave the White Sox plenty to build on at shortstop. He played in 153 games, led American League shortstops with 31 home runs and 87 RBIs, and finished with a 2.8 WAR, the kind of everyday production Chicago has been waiting for from the position. Even with the offensive value, his defensive metrics stayed strong enough to suggest theres a real long-term piece here, not just a power surge.
The concern, though, is how narrow the path to that production appears to be. Montgomerys contact quality dipped from his 2025 debut, his chase rate climbed, and the swing-and-miss issues were impossible to ignore over the course of the year. The White Sox can live with some strikeouts from a power-hitting shortstop, but if the swing decisions and fastball handling do not improve, the ceiling comes with a fairly obvious catch. [Read more 🡒]
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Bonemer also turned in a big game for Glendale, adding extra-base hits in a convincing win over Mesa and reinforcing why he has become a name to keep circling on the White Sox prospect map. Within the organization, some in player development are even looking at his frame and athleticism and seeing a familiar kind of upside, which only adds to the intrigue as he continues to build momentum in front of evaluators. [Read more 🡒]
Caleb Bonemer Is Giving White Sox Fans Something To Watch Closely
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The Desert Dogs have the leagues worst record and are unlikely to push into the playoffs, which has shifted the focus even more toward individual development than results. For Chicago, that makes Bonemers showing especially notable, since he has handled the assignment well while the rest of the group has produced a mixed bag, with some players getting more out of the experience than others. [Read more 🡒]