Picking and Choosing

For the White Sox to go anywhere next season, they have to be able to evaluate talent. If only for argument’s sake, let’s say they can. Yeah, I know it’s a stretch, but what else is there to do on the last day of the regular season? Off of yesterday, it’s a definite “Yes” with Colson Montgomery, plus a couple of “Maybes.” Montgomery hit his 21st homerun of the year to give the Sox a 2-0 that eventually turned into a 6-5 defeat. Oh, that bullpen. Grant Taylor, Mike Vasil, maybe Jordan Leasure. After them, a whole lot of “No’s,” especially if they’re lefties. Sean Burke, a starter who was relieving because that’s the silliness of a “bullpen” day, struck out ten in 4.1 innings of work. I want to say “Yes” about Burke, but that 4.29 ERA forces me back to “Maybe.” Ditto Brooks Baldwin. He joined Montgomery in hitting a two-run homer in the fourth inning. That gives him ten along with 35 RBIs in 296 at-bats. The “Maybe” comes in due to a .236 BA and 85 strikeouts. Yes, No, Maybe—let the evaluations begin.