{"id":118786,"date":"2025-11-09T23:58:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T23:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=118786"},"modified":"2025-11-09T23:58:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T23:58:01","slug":"white-sox-notes-free-agency-hitting-coaches-young-bats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=118786","title":{"rendered":"White Sox Notes: Free Agency, Hitting Coaches, Young Bats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><main id=\"main-content-area\"><\/p>\n<article>\n<header>By Charlie Wright | <time datetime=\"2025-11-09T15:00:33-06:00\">November 9, 2025<\/time> at <time datetime=\"2025-11-09T15:00:33-06:00\">3:00pm CDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div>\n<p>The White Sox lost 100+ games for the third straight season in 2025. Their 60 wins were the fewest in the American League. The club has multiple areas for improvement, but is unlikely to address those needs via lengthy free agent deals, general manager <strong>Chris Getz<\/strong> told reporters this week, including Scott Merkin of MLB.com. \u201c<em>Free agency is an avenue to bring in players to help in the win total<\/em>,\u201d Getz said. \u201c<em>But to go beyond this upcoming season I think would be a little premature considering the state of our club right now and the development of these young players<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Chicago wasn\u2019t expected to be a major player in free agency, and Getz\u2019s comments confirm the club will continue to get by with veterans on short deals around their young players. In two offseasons at the helm, Getz has only handed out one multi-year deal, inking <strong>Erick Fedde<\/strong> to a two-year, $15MM pact in 2024. Getz\u2019s largest investment this past offseason was a one-year, $5M deal to Martin Perez. The contract included a $10MM mutual option for 2026, which Perez declined. Getz will need to replace Perez and fellow journeymen <strong>Adrian Houser<\/strong> and <strong>Aaron Civale<\/strong>, who all made double-digit starts with Chicago this past year. If Chicago goes the free agent route, reinforcements will likely be of the one-year variety.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>More than anything we want to strengthen our coaching staff, improve our processes within the front office and go out there and try to win as many games as we can next year<\/em>,\u201d Getz said. \u201c<em>That\u2019s something we can control, and then in the future years, when we are approaching that \u201927 season, we\u2019ll adjust and put together the best club for the future that we can after the \u201926 season<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Getz has already made headway regarding the coaching staff. The White Sox announced this week that Derek Shomon will take over as hitting coach, and Sherman Johnson Jr. will join the organization as minor league hitting coordinator.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Chicago had the third-lowest OPS and the fourth-lowest wRC+ as a team last season, but did get promising contributions from some young hitters. Top prospect Colson Montgomery debuted in July and delivered strong power numbers, belting 21 home runs in just 71 games. The Garrett Crochet trade paid immediate dividends, as Kyle Teel posted a 125 wRC+ and <strong>Chase Meidroth<\/strong> offered decent production at the top of the order with a .329 OBP. The White Sox were even able to get a league-average season from <strong>Miguel Vargas<\/strong>. The former top prospect came over in 2024 as part of the Michael Kopech trade. He struggled to close that season, but bounced back with a respectable .234\/.316\/.401 in his first full year with the team.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo courtesy of Kamil Krzaczynski, Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>View Comments (25)<\/main><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A handful of updates on the White Sox, including free agency strategy and new hitting coaches. 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