The White Sox used a whopping 62 players on their active roster over the course of the 2025 season, just one shy of the total they used while trudging through their record-breaking 121-loss campaign the year before.
Yet for all the turnover, the White Sox didn't dive deep into their pool of non-roster invitees over the course of the season. They purchased the contracts of just 10 of their 26 NRIs, and half of them were prospects who were expected to earn auditions at some point (especially once Grant Taylor converted to relief). A greater share of the churn involved the waiver wire, and that could very well continue into the upcoming season.
Bryan Ramos was just designated for assignment to clear a 40-man roster spot for Seranthony Domínguez's two-year pact going official, setting up a fringe chance for the Sox to add him to their NRI list after he clears said waiver wire.
Let's update the big board to Remember Some Guys over the course of 16 seasons ...
- 2025: Kyle Teel, Grant Taylor, Dan Altavilla, Omar Narváez, Bobby Dalbec, Corey Julks, Nick Maton, Tim Elko, Chase Meidroth, Edgar Quero
- 2024: Justin Anderson, Ky Bush, Jonathan Cannon, Fraser Ellard, Chad Kuhl, Jordan Leasure, Danny Mendick, Nick Nastrini, Rafael Ortega, Nick Padilla, Kevin Pillar, Zach Remillard, Chuckie Robinson, Jake Woodford
- 2023: Hanser Alberto, Oscar Colás, Declan Cronin, Billy Hamilton, Adam Haseley, Jake Marisnick, Keynan Middleton, Edgar Navarro, Sammy Peralta, Remillard, Lane Ramsey, Jesse Scholtens,
- 2022: Tanner Banks, Kyle Crick, Carlos Pérez
- 2021: Andrew Vaughn, Nick Williams, Ryan Burr, Alex McRae, Mike Wright
- 2020: Codi Heuer, Jonathan Stiever, Drew Anderson, Brady Lail, McRae, Ross Detwiler, Cheslor Cuthbert, Nicky Delmonico, Luis Gonzalez, Nick Madrigal
- 2019: Evan Marshall, Ryan Goins, Matt Skole, Charlie Tilson, Zack Collins, Mendick
- 2018: Chris Beck, Rob Scahill, Chris Volstad, Alfredo Gonzalez, Skole, Michael Kopech
- 2017: Anthony Swarzak, David Holmberg, Aaron Bummer, Jace Fry, Nicky Delmonico, Geovany Soto, Cody Asche
- 2016: Tim Anderson, Tyler Danish, Carson Fulmer, Jason Coats, Matt Purke, Hector Sanchez, Omar Narvaez
- 2015: Soto, Beck, Carlos Rodon, Scott Carroll, Micah Johnson
- 2014: Zach Putnam, Chris Bassitt, Scott Snodgress, Andy Wilkins
- 2013: Erik Johnson, Marcus Semien, Jake Petricka, Ramon Troncoso, David Purcey, Bryan Anderson
- 2012: Brian Bruney, Leyson Septimo, Eric Stults, Hector Gimenez, Ray Olmedo, Jordan Danks, Brian Omogrosso
- 2011: Bruney, Donny Lucy, Jeff Gray (and his journal), Josh Kinney, Shane Lindsay, Dallas McPherson
- 2010: Donny, Erick Threets
... before turning our attention to the 22 players the White Sox have invited to spring training next month. It involves only six players from outside the organization, which hopefully signals an intent to sign external solutions to major league contracts, rather than minor league ones.
Baby's first spring, hitters
Two-thirds of Birmingham's Slappers Only attack is represented here, with Rikuu Nishida on the outside looking in. Antonacci comes roaring into 2026 after following up a .291/.433/.409 showing across Winston-Salem and Birmingham with a .378/.505/.541 line for Glendale. He doesn't have a lane to a White Sox infield position right now, but should injury strike, the Sox don't sound afraid of giving him an audition earlier than expected.
Bergolla, fresh off some surprising top-200 heat, shows up to spring training with a "Jr." attached to his name. Perhaps this is a way to address his father--who was a remarkably similar player--being the default result when searching his name on Baseball-Reference.com.
Baby's first spring, pitchers
Two left-handed starters and four righty relievers comprise the group of pitchers getting their first exposure to big league camp. Murphy earned his invitation by posting a 1.66 ERA over 135⅓ innings across three levels, including a late-season cameo with Charlotte. There's question about whether his crafty lefty four-pitch approach will play at the uppermost levels -- that's what happened to Schweitzer, who encountered unspeakable horrors at Truist Field -- but both remained in the organization after the Rule 5 draft, and while both have taken a backseat to more heralded pitching prospects at various levels, they're starting 2026 in the same place.
Coffey, Franklin and Peoples all ran into speed bumps at Charlotte last season, but they all have fastballs that could be parlayed into an up-and-down role should any they make another grade of progress with command or secondary stuff. Davis made such strides while spending the entire season in Birmingham with some upside in his Arizona Fall League coda, so it'll soon be his turn to be tested in earnest at Triple-A.
Right-handed pitching depth
Miller, 30, bounced around five organizations over four seasons before finally finding some footing in 2024, posting a 2.32 ERA over 62 innings with the Mariners and Cubs in 2024. Alas, a hip impingement set him back last season, and he lost the ability to throw strikes, walking 34 batters over 37⅓ innings at Triple-A Iowa. When he's right, he succeeds despite a 90-mph fastball with crazy extension from a low-three-quarters slot, but last year illustrated how such a profile might have a very thin margin for error (see: Murfee, Penn).
This is Adams' second season as a non-roster invitee, but he underwent Tommy John surgery at the end of his first spring. Perhaps this signals an ahead-of-schedule return, but at best, he'll be spending this spring working his way back into game shape.
Left-handed pitching depth
A Mundelein native, Borucki grew up a White Sox fan and now has a chance to make some childhood dreams come true during his age-32 season. He's pitched in 187 games over eight seasons with the Blue Jays, Pirates and Mariners as a slider-sinker guy who keeps the ball on the ground, but he's dealt with triceps and back issues the last two years.
Catcher for those pitchers
With the White Sox claiming Drew Romo to go along with Kyle Teel, Edgar Quero and Korey Lee on the 40-man roster, there isn't much need for extra catchers until they clear some room up top. Turner gets the nod as the lone non-roster addition, coming off a season where he hit .295/.384/.368 with Birmingham, but injuries limited him to 31 games.
Organizational players
This is Elko's second year as a non-roster invitee, even though he appeared in 23 games on the major league roster in between, but that's because he underwent ACL surgery. The expected recovery time is eight months, and so the White Sox removed him from the 40-man roster via release and re-signed him to a minor league deal. The other internal invitee is Baker, who hit .256/.318/.368 for the Charlotte Knights after the White Sox acquired him from the Rays in the Matt Thaiss trade.
Wade is the most accomplished of the group, a career .236/.341/.390 (105 OPS+) hitter over seven seasons, including a few years as a valuable role player in San Francisco. His production cratered in his age-31 season in 2025, as he hit .167/.271/.254 over 80 games with the Giants and Angels, good for a -1.7 bWAR.
Harris, 26, was rewarded with a couple cups of coffee with the Rangers for his production at Triple-A Round Rock, where he's hit .276/.367/.420 with 30 homers and 85 stolen bases the last three seasons. He came into pro ball out of junior college as a first baseman/third baseman, but has managed to expand his defensive responsibilities into center field over the years. Dunn is a 28-year-old utility type who bounced between Milwaukee and Triple-A Nashville the last two seasons, but hit just .208/.315/.338 over 110 games with the Sounds last year. He'll fortify the White Sox's supply of both former Brewers and native Utahns if he sticks around.
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Considering Kelenic is the rare minor league signing who merited a Zoom call, it'd register as a disappointment if he failed to win a White Sox outfield job, at least as the roster is presently constructed. Then again, he posted a .595 OPS at Triple-A Gwinnett last year, so even if his name can be pencilled in, you'll probably want a clean eraser handy.
The stakes are less immediate for the White Sox prospects listed here, but strong first impressions remain welcome. Montgomery hasn't yet seen Triple-A, so there isn't any pressure to break camp with the team, but the White Sox social media team could use some hype material from Camelback Ranch. Schultz and Smith both saw their stock take hits after uneven seasons, but both remain highly present in the team's medium-term plans, so there's no time like the present to right the ship. Gonzalez is battling for relevance, as he's played himself out of the White Sox's infield forecasts, and may even struggle to get playing time in Charlotte's middle infield if Bergolla and Antonacci open the season at Triple-A.
