Miguel Vargas

Things couldn't have gone much worse for Vargas down the stretch of the 2024 season after he landed in Chicago at the trade deadline. The former top prospect took a step forward in his first full season with the Pale Hose, however, cranking 16 home runs and 32 doubles across 138 contests. The plate discipline Vargas was known for as a prospect finally showed up, as he cut his strikeout rate to 17.6 percent while posting a solid 9.8 percent walk rate. Vargas' 40.5 percent hard-hit rate and 9.3 percent barrel rate were decent, but a healthy 23.1 percent pull AIR rate suggests he has the type of swing to get the most out of merely solid raw power. He'll be eligible at both corner infield spots heading into his age-26 season and should have a spot in the middle of the White Sox' batting order locked up. Read Past Outlooks