Final 2020 Chicago White Sox bWAR stats

[South Side Hit Men]

Hitting - 90 ABs + (Batter, Primary Position, bWAR (Plate Appearances) - Comments

Starting Nine:

1. Jose Abreu 1B 2.8 (262) - Top 10 MLB Finish, LeMahieu (2.9) lone AL hitter higher.
2. Tim Anderson SS 2.2 (221)
3. Luis Robert CF 1.6 (227) - dWAR > oWAR 1.0 vs. 0.8
4. Eloy Jimenez LF 1.1 (226) - Defense really hurt with a -0.6 dWAR
5. Yasmani Grandal C 0.6 (194) - Doubled after final game (0.3).
6. Yoan Moncada 3B 0.5 (231) - Hopefully he will regain full health next season, looked good to close the season.
7. Nick Madrigal 2B 0.4 (109) - 7th best OPS among starters / key reserves, nice rookie year but needs improvement in baserunning and added gap power.
8. Nomar Mazara RF -0.3 (149) - Adequate defense saved him from finishing last among the starters.
9. Edwin Encarnacion DH -0.5 (181) - Brutal signing, would like the real story as to whether Hahn or Ricky continued to want him in the lineup after Labor Day.

Bench

1. James McCann 1.2 (111) - 50 more ABs at C or DH would have been prudent.
2. Danny Mendick 0.6 (114) - Adequate fill in / reserve.
3. Adam Engel 0.5 (93) - 50 more ABs at RF / LF would have been prudent.

Pitching:  (IP) WAR 

Starters

1. Dallas Keuchel (63) 2.0 - Great first season with the Sox.
2. Lucas Giolito (72) 0.8 - Nice season, flashes of brilliance. Key rotation piece.
3. Dane Dunning (34) 0.1 - Nice exposure for the rookie, may need more seasoning in the minors to build on his success.
4. Dylan Cease (58) 0.1 - Took the ball each time with mixed results, needs to gain command of his pitches to gain the next step. Biggest ??? coming into next season.
5. Carlos Rodon (8) -0.4 - Should be joining Carson Fulmer as a former White Sox first rounder this offseason, unless he agrees to return as low $ / incentive laden contract.
6. Reynaldo Lopez (26) -0.6 - Not sure he will ever be able adequately perform at the ML level.

Relievers

1. Alex Colome (22) 1.0 - Great season for future free agent, hope he returns.
2. Codi Heuer (24) 0.8 - Excellent unexpected season for the 2018 6th rounder.
3. Matt Foster (29) 0.7 - Excellent unexpected season for the 2016 20th rounder.
4. Evan Marshall (23) 0.6 - Another solid season, hope he is on for the playoffs. 
5. Aaron Bummer (9) 0.3 - Injury major blow, though allowed Heuer and Foster to gain valuable exposure and experience.
6. Garrett Crochet (6) 0.3 - High impact for a mere 3 innings, hope he can transition to a starter by 2022.
7. Jace Fry (20) 0.1 - Adequate middle reliever.
8. Gio Gonzalez (32) -0.3 - Likely the end of the road with the White Sox.
9. Jimmy "Everyday" Cordero (27) -0.8 - WAR crushed on the final day, possibly his last as a Chicago White Sox.

My final grades are B+ for the starting nine, B+ for the bench, B for the starting pitching and A for the bullpen, the sum of which is B+ for the entire class.

[hi8is]

Bueno posto.

[hi8is]

12 hours ago, hi8is said:

Bueno posto.

See, I speak spanisho... can I manage? @WBWSF can be GM and I’ll take the ships helm.

[Soxnfins]

The future is bright it seems aside from some back of the end bullpen pieces (#5 option & Long-Relief) and RF..... Assuming Abreu goes to DH when Vaughn comes in, but yet again, he vastly improved at 1B this year..... Or do we sign another bullpen piece if Colome walks and allow Heuer to close and Foster to set up?

Edited September 28, 2020 by Soxnfins

[JuliusO1274]

Leury put up .6 WAR in his brief playing time, don't why you left him out.