Paul Sullivan: Despite a fun season, the White Sox rebuild isn’t complete. Changes are needed for 2027.
CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox rebuild was well ahead of schedule with their run to the American League Division Series. Some think the rebuild is done and the Sox are onto their next phase, only needing to add a few pieces to the puzzle to get back to the postseason, as they did after the pandemic-shortened 2020 season with Lance Lynn, Liam Hendriks and, of course, manager Tony La Russa. But ...
Despite an exciting season, the Chicago White Sox's rebuild remains incomplete, and general manager Chris Getz has work to do to ensure they make a return to the postseason in 2027. While the team made it to the American League Division Series, their experienced core from the 2021 season far surpasses the 2026 roster, which had an easier postseason path and faced a .500 Houston team in the wild-card series.
Changes are needed for next season. Potential additions include Sonny Gray as a free-agent starter, while the team should focus on acquiring starting pitching, bullpen support, a stronger bench, and more catching talent to address the regression of Edgar Quero and Munetaka Murakami. The team's offensive performance was lackluster, with four of its bottom eight hitters in strikeout percentage being first-year players, including Murakami (51.6%), Braden Montgomery (50%), Teel (45.2%), and Colson Montgomery (42.3%).
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