White Sox set Opening Day roster originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
It may not crack 50 degrees in Chicago, but for baseball fans things are certainly a little brighter. Opening Day is here, and with it, announcements of who will begin the year on each team’s 26-man roster. Here’s who will play on the White Sox big-league roster to start the season:
STARTING PITCHERS
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Dylan Cease, Mike Clevinger, Lucas Giolito, Michael Kopech, Lance Lynn
The rotation has been set for a long time. Cease gets the Opening Day nod, with Lynn and Giolito rounding out the top three.
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Aaron Bummer, Jake Diekman, Kendall Graveman, Joe Kelly, Jimmy Lambert, Reynaldo López, José Ruiz, Gregory Santos
After a rough 2021, the White Sox hope Bummer can pick up where he left off in 2022. Bummer finished last season on a run of 11 appearances without an earned run. Santos earned the last roster spot in the pen with a 1.98 ERA and 1.071 WHIP in spring training.
CATCHERS
Yasmani Grandal, Seby Zavala
When Grandal is healthy, he’s one of the best offensive catchers in the game. Zavala has pop in his bat, too.
INFIELDERS
Andrew Vaughn, Elvis Andrus, Yoán Moncada, Tim Anderson, Hanser Alberto, Romy Gonzalez, Gavin Sheets
Vaughn will be the everyday starter at first base, his natural position, for the first time in his young career. Meanwhile Andrus will be the everyday starter at second base, not his natural position, for the first time in his long career.
OUTFIELDERS
Andrew Benintendi, Luis Robert, Oscar Colás, Eloy Jiménez, Gonzalez
Colás earned a job in spring training and figures to play a lot in right field. Sheets, Gonzalez and Jiménez may platoon there, but Jiménez will be the team’s primary designated hitter.
