With the first American League team eliminated from the 2025 postseason, let's take a look at the season that was for the Chicago White Sox, the questions the team must address this winter and the early outlook for next year. After one of the worst seasons in MLB history, what's next for the Rockies? Things that went right The White Sox surpassed their historically low 2024 win total on Aug. 2, which makes the 2025 season an unquestioned step in the right direction.
Cowles would then learn he would be designated for assignment this past Monday. According to 670 The Score's Bruce Levine, the Chicago White Sox have now claimed the infielder off waivers. Cowles has been optioned to Triple-A Charlotte, and he has been added to the club's 40-man roster. This roster now sits at 39, via Sports Illustrated's Jack Ankony. Ben Cowles joins an intriguing list of White Sox infielders
The White Sox are going to select right-hander Mike Clevinger, per reporting from Jim Margalus and James Fegan of Sox Machine. Active rosters expand from 26 to 28 today, so it appears Clevinger will take one of the two new openings. The Sox have open 40-man spots and won't need to make a corresponding move there either. Fegan notes that Clevinger will not be serving as a starting pitcher.