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Quero

Quero has seen his playing time dry up a bit, and has now sat three of the last five games in favor of Reese McGuire. That’ll happen when you hit .161/.273/.179 in your first 19 games. Outside of dynasty leagues, Quero isn’t a must-hold — and he probably should be benched at this point in most fantasy formats.

The second strikeout ended the game with the tying and go-ahead runs on base in the ninth. Quero has opened the season 4-for-23 with no extra-base hits or RBI, and it might be worth wondering if the White Sox will keep him in the majors after Kyle Teel returns. Quero just turned 23 today and still needs polish defensively. He might be better off catching regularly in Triple-A than backing up Teel and getting at-bats at DH in the majors.

Teel is back catching and doing some light running after getting hurt running the bases in the WBC. It’s possible he’ll return as soon as his 10 days are up. Until then, Edgar Quero will do most of the catching.

Teel was injured while running the bases in a win over Team USA in the World Baseball Classic on Tuesday. That timeline means that Teel could return to games at the end of April. Whether that’s in Triple-A or in Chicago is unclear at this time, but he should still be able ot play the vast majority of the season with the White Sox. Edgar Quero will become the clear starting catcher for the White Sox until Teel returns, but we would caution against getting too invested in fantasy. Quero will post a decent batting average, but he hits at the bottom of the lineup, doesn’t steal bases, and has very little power. It’s a bit of an empty batting average profile on a mediocre team.

It definitely looked like an IL-type injury if it had been the regular season, and Opening Day is now probably in question for the 24-year-old. If Teel is sidelined then, the White Sox will likely carry just two catchers in Edgar Quero and Korey Lee. They’ve been considering putting all three on the roster, since Quero and Teel were expected to see considerable time at DH.

The 22-year-old backstop opened the scoring in the ballgame with an RBI single off of Brandon Sproat in the top half of the first inning. He then added a run-scoring double off of Abner Uribe in the third inning that made it 2-0. Unfortunately, that would be the extent of their offense in the game. Quero is off to a blistering start this spring, hitting .538 (7-for-13) with a whopping eight RBI.

Quero hit a pair of two-run singles. The 22-year-old backstop was the subject of trade rumors this winter as Kyle Teel appears to be their answer at catcher, but there’s a decent chance he’ll still get some solid playing time in 2026.

That shouldn’t come as a surprise as the White Sox are stocked behind the plate with Kyle Teel entrenched as their starter, so there has been speculation that they could deal from a position of strength and flip Quero to improve their roster elsewhere. The 22-year-old backstop did a nice job in his rookie campaign, slashing .268/.333/.356 with five homers and 36 RBI in 403 plate appearances. He’s under team control through the 2031 season.

Quero led off the third inning with a double and scored the game’s first run on an RBI knock by Kyle Teel. It’s not every day that you see a team start both of their catchers and hit them first and second in their lineup, but that’s the alignment that we saw from the White Sox with Quero serving as the designated hitter and leadoff man on Thursday. It paid major dividends as the two combined to go 6-for-10 with a homer, five runs scored and four RBI. He’s hitting .289/.351/.395 with five homers and 36 RBI in 333 plate appearances with the White Sox on the year.

Quero’s solo blast in the second inning stood as the White Sox’s only run all the way until their ninth inning rally pushed them ahead in this one. It was just his fifth home run of the season, but he’s shown off his solid hit tool with a .284 batting average through 92 games as a rookie.