Zach

DeLoach

Teel and Quero are the big names here, as they are two of the top catching prospects in baseball. Both have a chance to make their MLB debut this summer, with Teel being the better bet for fantasy success early on. That’s more compliment to Teel than insult to Quero.

DeLoach was unclaimed after being designated for assignment. The 26-year-old will likely be a starting option for Triple-A Charlotte, but will need to be added back to the 40-man roster in order to help the White Sox.

The White Sox brought back Jacob Amaya off waivers from the Orioles, so they needed a spot on the 40-man roster and decided to part ways with DeLoach. The 26-year-old hit .209/.293/.328 in 75 plate appearances with the White Sox but fared much better at Triple-A with a .287/.375/.410 slash line with six home runs and 20 stolen bases in 97 games.

This has been quite an off-season for Amaya, who was designated for assignment by the Astros in August and then claimed by the White Sox, who designated him for assignment in January. The Orioles claimed him off waivers but then let him go when they signed Dylan Carlson, so the White Sox will bring him back. He’s in the right organization to get playing time, but he seems like a glove-first player who should not be on fantasy radars. Zach Deloach was designated for assignment in a corresponding move.

The homer accounted for the White Sox’s lone run of the game. DeLoach has five hits, all of them for extra bases, in his last three games, putting him at .217/.288/.350 in 66 plate appearances overall. It’s not much, but after being buried behind Dominic Fletcher for much of the year, he should be earning himself some consideration for opening next spring ahead of Fletcher on the depth chart. Of course, it’ll mostly be moot if the White Sox decide to bring in a mediocre veteran for right field this winter.

Lou Bob will get a day off against the A’s in the matinee. Zach DeLoach will get the start in center and hit second against Jack Kochanowicz and the Angles on Wednesday.

DeLoach went 3-for-22 in his brief time with the White Sox this summer. The outfielder gets another shot at the majors with rosters expanding. Yes, the White Sox count as an MLB team still.

With the return of Tommy Pham (ankle) from the injured list on Friday, the White Sox needed to clear a spot on their active roster and unfortunately for DeLoach, he was the odd-man out this time around. The 25-year-old hit just .136 (3-for-22) with a double, one RBI and a 9/3 K/BB ratio in 25 plate appearances with the big league club. He’ll return to an everyday role at the Triple-A level until he’s needed once more.

DeLoach picked up his first career hit and RBI with a sixth-inning double off Red Sox starter Tanner Houck. The 25-year-old outfielder had been 0-for-5 in three games this season in the majors. He figures to continue playing regularly for the rebuilding White Sox, who set a franchise record on Thursday evening with their 14th consecutive loss.

DeLoach is one of three new outfielders up for the White Sox on Tuesday; joining Luis Robert Jr. (hip) and Duke Ellis. DeLoach went just 0-for-5 in a very limited sample size the last time he was up, but he could be in for more playing time due to the injuries of Tommy Pham (ankle) and Dominic Fletcher (shoulder).