Premonitions

This week, the White Sox signed 31-year old Joey Gallo (career .194 BA, hasn’t broken .200 since 2019) and 33-year old Michael A. Taylor (career .235 BA, .220 and .193 the last two seasons). What gives? My suspicion is that both moves are evidence of trades likely to happen before Opening Day, as in Andrew Vaughn and Luis Robert Jr. gone, to be replaced by the likes of Gallo and Taylor. And let’s not forget Andrew Benintendi. You think GM Chris Getz wouldn’t love to move him and start Mike Tauchman in his place? I also think the Sox “brain trust” is in no rush to promote any of its top prospects this season, especially not starting pitchers Noah Schultz and Hagen Smith. Check that. They might go with Colson Montgomery at short, assuming he can hit the ball better in Arizona than he did last year. Nothing says (Non) Rookie of the Year than a .214 BA at Triple-A Charlotte. Other than that, I’m really excited about the upcoming season on the South Side.