A look at the White Sox starting roster in 2020

Has work to do on offense and defense to get to majors but has confidence he can.

Has work to do on offense and defense to get to majors but has confidence he can.

(Ross D. Franklin / AP)

By Colleen Kane

Chicago Tribune

Aug. 1, 2017 6:06 AM PT

The White Sox rebuilding project should be complete in 2020. Here’s what the starting lineup and rotation could look like. Not pictured: Alec Hansen, RHP, minor-leaguer

Jose Abreu, free agent after 2019

Has expressed desire to stay with Sox, and at age 33 in 2020, could be the veteran leader needed.

(David Zalubowski / AP)

Yoan Moncada, free agent after 2022

Top prospect in baseball this season expected to be one of the stars of the group.

(John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)

Jake Burger, minor-leaguer

First-round draft pick this year ranked in Baseball America’s top 10 Sox prospects.

(Nuccio DiNuzzo / Chicago Tribune)

Tim Anderson, club options through 2024

Signed to contract extension this year, Sox hope he will be in prime during contention years.

(Matthew Stockman / Getty Images)

Eloy Jimenez, minor-leaguer

The top prospect from the Jose Quintana trade, the Sox view him as similar in potential to Moncada.

(Nuccio DiNuzzo / Chicago Tribune)

Luis Robert, minor-leaguer

At 19, he’s the youngest of this crop and the one with the most levels to climb.

(Nuccio DiNuzzo / Chicago Tribune)

Blake Rutherford, minor-leaguer

The newest addition to the group via the Yankees is starting off with Sox in low-Class A.

(Lenny Ignelzi / AP)

Avisail Garcia, free agent after 2019

Another who would need to sign contract extension, or Sox might decide to trade him before then.

(Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)

Carlos Rodon, free agent after 2021

Health has slowed his progress this year, but Sox still hoping he will be front-end starter.

(Nuccio DiNuzzo / Chicago Tribune)

Michael Kopech, minor-leaguer

The club’s top-ranked pitching prospect has big potential and competitive fire.

(Ross D. Franklin / AP)

Reynaldo Lopez, minor-leaguer with 44 days of MLB service time

The most experienced of Sox prospects has looked deserving of a call-up.

(John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)

Lucas Giolito, minor-leaguer with 39 days of MLB service time

Once the top right-handed pitching prospect in the country, he needs consistent command to reach potential.

(Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)

Colleen Kane is a Bears reporter for the Chicago Tribune. She has worked at the Tribune since 2007, starting in high school sports before moving to the White Sox and then the Bears. Before the Tribune, Kane was a sports reporter at the Cincinnati Enquirer following her graduation from the University of Illinois.

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