Who Should The White Sox Call Up In September

With the September call ups fast approaching, the question will be whom the White Sox should promote. This is a window where the club will have more flexibility with their lineup and the hope is for them to be more competitive while trying to play as spoiler to teams trying to make the postseason. The Sox have a lot of young talent and they should get them as much playing time as possible to develop them and build up their rapport with one another. The rosters expand to 28 players, so who will be the two players that get the call?

Bryan Ramos

Ramos spent time in the majors last season, but he can also give positional flexibility as, like Miguel Vargas, can play at the hot corner and at first base. Ramos' numbers in the minors seem underwhelming, but he does show a lot of power too which would help a lot in the lineup. While his .728 OPS at the time this article was written, doesn't seem all that great, it's still better than some on the current roster (looking at you Andrew Benintendi).

Sean Burke And Jonathan Cannon

Sending down both Burke and Cannon in hopes of them gaining more confidence and working on some things hopefully is what the two needed to help them be better pitchers in the majors. Both struggled mightily after strong starts, so a demotion could hopefully be what helps them develop. Calling them up for September should help too as the pressure will be off their shoulders and allow them to pitch as comfortably as possible. It might have to be one or the other whom gets called up, but with possible roster changes, both could theoretically make the roster in September.

Fraser Ellard And Tyler Gilbert

Ellard is more likely to get called up than Gilbert is, but both are lumped together for a reason as both provide the same type of thing: a left handed reliever. Just like the point made above, both could be called up depending on roster moves, but a little differently as left handed relievers have a lot of value. Unlike Cannon and Burke, both are unlikely to come up together considering they are bullpen arms and the Sox already have a couple of lefties in the bullpen.

Jairo Iriarte

Iriarte also had a cup of coffee with the Pale Hose last season and was possibly expected to make the roster out of camp, but he's a very highly regarded prospect and getting him more time to pitch in the majors might not be a bad idea. His numbers this year in the minors is less than impressive, but his arm is something that has intrigued the Sox for a while. Iriarte could be used out of the bullpen too and see if his future is there. The likelihood he is called up though is low.

Bryan Hudson

Hudson was picked up off waivers earlier in the season from the Los Angeles Dodgers. He's only thrown in 3 games for the Pale Hose, but he's left handed which adds to his value. He's definitely low on the totem pole for a call up as it would be wise to bring up a prospect who has got more of a shot of contributing to the Sox in the future. Can't see him getting called up.

Peyton Pallette

Pallette is one of those prospects who has a shot at contributing to the Sox in the future and it might be wise to bring him up to see what he can do out of the bullpen. While his initial numbers on an overall spectrum looks not so great at Charlotte, his 2.66 ERA in the second half looks pretty good. His WHIP (1.14) in the second half is roughly the same in the first (1.10) which would suggest that his higher ERA in the first half was due to some bad luck. Sometimes digging deeper shows what type of player they are.

Zach Franklin

Franklin has been dominant this season in the Sox system with a 2.59 ERA, but it has skyrocketed with Charlotte in the 7 games he played there as in that span of time it is 8.10. Obviously, a small sample size and the International League is a harder league to throw in than when he was in Birmingham in the Southern League. It might be worth giving him a shot just in case, but then again the Sox front office might surprise everyone by not bringing him up.

Jacob Gonzalez

To bring him up to the majors in September might be too rushed, but ever since he joined Charlotte he's been red hot. He is looked at as the future of the Sox at second base possibly and it might be fun to see him play in the majors as he could build a rapport with Colson Montgomery as double play partners and also build chemistry with other young players on the team. Don't think Gonzalez will get called up, but don't be surprised if he does.

Shane Murphy

Of all the players here, Murphy is the least likely to get a call up when rosters expand. However, the southpaw deserves some recognition as he has been a dominant starter for Birmingham. How dominant? How does a 1.57 ERA sound? Oh and his WHIP? 0.85! It could be fun to see how Murphy does with his promotion, but either way he needs to be on the radar for some Sox fans.