Compare and Contrast

The White Sox decided this offseason they didn’t need Gavin Sheets, a pretty good lefthanded-hitting first baseman-outfielder. Arbitration and all. So, bye-bye, Gavin, and, hello, Boby Dalbec, just signed to a minor-league deal. Like Sheets, Dalbec is a power-hitting first baseman. Unlike Sheets, Dalbec bats righty and can play—as in it’s the fifteenth inning and we need somebody out there—the infield. Two of his career 333 games have been spent in right field. Maybe Dalbec will resurrect his career on the South Side, and maybe he’s a great clubhouse presence. He’s also ten months older than Sheets. And, I’m guessing, a good deal cheaper, if he even makes the team.