The Chicago White Sox have been one of the feel-good stories of the 2026 MLB season. The White Sox entered the season expecting 2026 to be about laying the foundation and groundwork for a culture that would put the ballclub in a position to compete for pennants for years to come.<\/p>\n
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However, Chicago, led by slugging infielders Miguel Vargas and Munetaka Murakami, is off to a 32-28 start to the season as of Tuesday afternoon, good for 1.5 GB of first place in the AL Central and a Wild Card spot as things stand.<\/p>\n
In light of all of the team\u2019s success, the Sox are well aware that it\u2019s worth changing the approach, even if that means forgetting about the expected rebuild.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are focused on 2026,\u201d general manager Chris Getz said on Monday, via soxmahcine.com. \u201cI know I have stated that it\u2019s not about 2026, but this team is playing really good baseball. We know where we are in the standings, both within the division and wild card, and we\u2019re monitoring it.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf there\u2019s opportunities to add to this \u2014 we have higher hopes than just 2026 because we want to have a continual winner here \u2014 but if there\u2019s chances to really add to this group, we\u2019re going to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n
The MLB\u2019s August 3 trade deadline is encroaching, and the Sox are gearing up to be buyers rather than sellers, if that\u2019s what\u2019s needed.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe\u2019re always looking for opportunities to improve our roster,\u201d Getz said. \u201cA deal might come together later today [note: it did not<\/em>] or by the deadline. You look at the talent that we brought up this year and we still have talent in the minor league system as well at Triple-A and Double-A. There\u2019s going to be opportunities to bring up those guys and get what we feel like is a real boost, because these other guys have boosted this as well.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ll continue to monitor the trade market. This team\u2019s playing good baseball and we\u2019re staying in it. These guys believe in themselves and we believe in them. So any way that we can continue to fuel this team somehow, some way, we\u2019re going to look to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n The White Sox are turning Chicago into a Sox town, and it\u2019s not lost on the organization that the time to strike is now.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The White Sox are looking to improve the roster in 2026 despite expecting it to be a rebuilding season at the onset of the campaign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3885,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"\nRecent Posts<\/h2>\n
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