Is This Roster Anything?

Four days from now, the White Sox take the field for Opening Day against the Angels at (Cut) Rate Field. As to who the starting nine hitters will be, your guess is as good as mine. As of Monday morning, the team still has five catchers in camp, six, if you include minor leaguer Adam Hackenberg, who’s having himself a nice spring with two homeruns and a .385 BA. But, with all due respect to Casey Stengel, there comes a point when you can have too many catchers, passed balls be damned. The starting rotation is pretty set, barring an unforeseen Tommy John surgery, but the bullpen is, as they say, a work in progress. Personally, I can’t wait to see Mike Clevinger coming in to close. Thing is, that’s probably a better option than Michael Kopech. Infield, outfield—who knows? Brandon Drury looked set to make the team, until he broke his thumb the other day and then got cut. Mike Tauchman was supposed to play right, but he’s injured, along with shortstop-apparent Josh Rojas. Really, you hold your breath every time a Sox player steps into or out of the dugout. I’m looking hard for bright spots, and about the only one I can find is the likelihood of Bryan Ramos making the team. Bryan, if you want to stay, hit from day one. Otherwise, a catcher might take your spot.