Anybody But Them

The White Sox think they’ve found themselves another Cuban prodigy, 22-year old Cuban outfield prospect Oscar Colas. According to The Athletic yesterday, the $2.7 million deal will become official next January. The Sox have used up their international signing funds until then. What struck me in this was a sentence beat reporter James Fegan wrote: “But even scouts who wonder if Colas’ hit tool[s] will weather the acclimation phase to translate his thump into games believe it’s largely a risk worth taking.” As opposed to signing a woman, I guess.