Eloy Jimenez
The Chicago White Sox rebuild may be reaching a tipping point this off-season. They’ve added Yonder Alonso and Jon Jay along with Alex Colome and Kelvin Herrera for the bullpen and Ivan Nova to be a veteran presence in the rotation. Alonso and Jay were added in hopes that Manny Machado would follow his friend and brother-in-law to the Windy City.
They’ve certainly added some interesting bats over the past few seasons in trades, but their most interesting bat may be 22-year old outfielder Eloy Jimenez, who they acquired from the crosstown Cubs in the Jose Quintana deal. If you are looking for an outfielder during your fantasy baseball draft, he may be a nice one to grab and, like Acuna last year, wait a couple of weeks to unleash.
Between AA and AAA last season, Jimenez hit .337 with a .961 OPS, 22 homers and 75 RBI.
The White Sox outfield currently consists of Jay, Daniel Palka (who may be more of a DH type), Adam Engel, Nicky Delmonico and Leury Garica.
Of note, Jimenez was added to the White Sox 40-man roster earlier this off-season. Should they add Machado, they may bring Jimenez up sooner rather than later, once that extra year of team control kicks in.