With the White Sox down to their final 10 games, the roster is starting to look like it could use a jolt. The lineup has been dragging, the depth pieces have not offered much, and Colson Montgomery’s early exit from Wednesday’s game after being hit by a pitch in the wrist only added more uncertainty to the mix. That opens the door for a possible change, and one name that could make sense is recently DFA’d Yankees infielder Oswaldo Cabrera.
Cabrera’s path has been a long one. The Yankees signed him out of Venezuela in 2015 when he was 16, and he worked his way through the minors with modest offensive production before breaking out in a big way in 2021.
That year, he hit 29 homers in 118 games between Double-A and Triple-A. He reached the majors in 2022 and put together a .741 OPS over 44 games, but the production dipped over larger samples in 2023 and 2024.
The last couple of seasons have been rough for Cabrera, mostly because of injury and limited chances. He was held to 34 games in 2025 after suffering a nasty ankle fracture in May.
When he came back, there wasn’t much room for him in New York. He played only three big league games this season, going 0-for-9 with four strikeouts, while hitting .288 with 19 home runs in 122 Triple-A games.
The Yankees designated him for assignment earlier this week, and now he’s available on waivers for the other 29 teams.
For Chicago, the appeal is pretty straightforward. Cabrera has a .635 OPS and 20 home runs in 305 career big league games, and he brings defensive flexibility, having spent time at second base and third base this season.
Luisangel Acuna is currently the White Sox’s main backup infielder, but his bat has not given them much, and his value has mostly come from baserunning and defense. The problem is that the White Sox already have Brenton Doyle on the roster, and he brings a very similar skill set.
That makes Acuna’s spot look redundant, especially if the goal is to squeeze a little more offense out of the bench.
There is one catch. Because the August 31st deadline has already passed, Cabrera would not be eligible for the Postseason if the White Sox qualify.
But with a playoff spot still far from certain, the immediate priority is obvious: win as many of these last 10 games as possible. In that sense, Cabrera could still help right now, even if he wouldn’t be part of a postseason roster.
The White Sox have been sliding in the wrong direction, and they need something to shake loose. Cabrera is not a magic fix, but he does offer more offensive upside than the current backup-infielder setup. His situation should be settled in the next couple of days, and it will be worth watching whether Chris Getz and the White Sox decide to make a move.
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Erick Fedde is on the White Sox side of the spotlight as well, giving this one a little extra weight beyond the usual early-series shuffle. Detroit comes in with its own starting nine set, but the more interesting question for Chicago is how this collection of right-handed bats handles the first test of the series and whether the absence of Montgomery forces the club into a longer adjustment than just one night. [Read more 🡒]