White Sox to promote Edgar Quero from Triple-A as youth wave gains momentum 

Out with the old and in with the new – Chicago is finally opening the minor league floodgates

Has Chris Getz finally figured out that modern baseball teams are built from the farm up, not from veterans down? Survey says no, but at least he’s finally starting to realize that these 30-something veterans don’t maketh a team. As reported by several outlets, the Chicago White Sox appear to be promoting catching prospect Edgar Quero. He is expected to debut in Chicago’s finale against the Athletics.

Quero’s debut has been in the making for four years. The Los Angeles Angels signed the Cuban free agent at age 16, and he has been patiently climbing through the minor league system ever since. After Chicago traded Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo López for him in July 2023, Quero has been quietly racking up his stats. He slashed .280/.366/.463 with 16 home runs and 70 RBIs in 2024 between Birmingham and Charlotte, and he has only gotten better. Quero has a .333 batting average, .444 on-base percentage, and 11 walks in 15 Triple-A games this year.

Ranked No. 6 in the Sox’s farm system and No. 81 overall on MLB Pipeline’s Top-100 list, Quero’s arrival is timely — although it certainly could have come sooner. His switch-hitting, balanced bat is much needed in the struggling South Siders’ offense. The lineup currently has a .200 batting average and only 101 hits over 16 games, ranking them second-worst in all of baseball and the worst in the AL, respectively. Although Chicago is also hurting for power, the Sox first need to find a way to get more than a league-low 6.31 hits per game.

Getz may never be a general manager of the people, but at least he’s starting to wake up from whatever dazed and confused dream he’s had since last year, realizing that all of Chicago’s talent lies in players age 25 and under.