Following a historically bad 2024 White Sox season, Sox On 35th contributors were asked to give their predictions for 2025. Here is how our staff thinks the upcoming campaign will play out!
What will be the final record of the 2025 White Sox?
- Prediction: 52-110
Jordan Lazowski | Editor-In-Chief
- Prediction: 56-106
Brandon Anderson | Lead Creative
- Prediction: 68-94
- Prediction: 57-105
Michael Suareo | MiLB Managing Editor
- Prediction: 53-109
Tim Moran | Senior Contributor
- Prediction: 58-104
- Prediction: 54-108
- Prediction: 61-101
- Prediction: 61-101
Hunter Voss | Contributor
- Prediction: 57-105
Who will be the “MVP” of the 2025 White Sox?
Joe Binder: Miguel Vargas
Jordan Lazowski: Luis Robert Jr. – will play his way out of Chicago
Brandon Anderson: Mike Tauchman
Nik Gaur: Shane Smith
Michael Suareo: Miguel Vargas – because Luis Robert Jr. will get traded
Tim Moran: Davis Martin
Brett Haffner: Luis Robert Jr. – before he gets traded.
Maddie Spagnola: Southpaw
Tommy Gross: Luis Robert Jr.
Hunter Voss: Korey Lee – I’ll die on that hill.
Who will be the “Cy Young” of the 2025 White Sox?
Joe Binder: Davis Martin
Jordan Lazowski: Davis Martin
Brandon Anderson: Martin Perez
Nik Gaur: Shane Smith
Michael Suareo: Davis Martin
Tim Moran: Davis Martin
Brett Haffner: Davis Martin – I’m signed up for the Davis Martin Fan Club (under the helm of President Jordan Lazowski) and would love to see him kill it.
Maddie Spagnola: Davis Martin
Tommy Gross: Martin Perez
Hunter Voss: Davis Martin
Which White Sox player will have the best breakout season?
Joe Binder: Jonathan Cannon
Jordan Lazowski: Shane Smith
Brandon Anderson: Miguel Vargas
Nik Gaur: Shane Smith
Michael Suareo: Miguel Vargas
Tim Moran: Miguel Vargas
Brett Haffner: Miguel Vargas
Maddie Spagnola: Sean Burke
Tommy Gross: Edgar Quero
Hunter Voss: Miguel Vargas
Which White Sox prospect will have the biggest impact on the 2025 season?
Joe Binder: Kyle Teel
Jordan Lazowski: Chase Meidroth
Brandon Anderson: Kyle Teel
Nik Gaur: Edgar Quero
Michael Suareo: Kyle Teel
Tim Moran: Kyle Teel
Brett Haffner: Kyle Teel
Maddie Spagnola: No idea
Tommy Gross: Edgar Quero
Hunter Voss: Bryan Ramos
What % chance do you think Luis Robert Jr. will get traded this season?
Joe Binder: 99.9%
Jordan Lazowski: 95%
Brandon Anderson: 95%
Nik Gaur: 51%
Michael Suareo: 75%
Tim Moran: 70%
Brett Haffner: 98%. I will use the remaining 2% to hope.
Maddie Spagnola: 100%
Tommy Gross: During the season: 40%; After the season: 60%
Hunter Voss: 100%
What team will Luis Robert Jr. be traded to?
Joe Binder: Phillies or Mariners
Jordan Lazowski: Mariners are the most obvious option in my opinion. Two sleepers: Pirates and Blue Jays.
Brandon Anderson: Phillies
Nik Gaur: Mariners
Michael Suareo: Reds
Tim Moran: Phillies
Brett Haffner: Reds or Phillies
Maddie Spagnola: Mariners
Tommy Gross: Mets
Hunter Voss: DBacks – I don’t know why but you never know
What’s one hot take you have about the 2025 White Sox?
Joe Binder: Andrew Vaughn will be released by the end of May.
Jordan Lazowski: Miguel Vargas will receive MVP votes.
Brandon Anderson: The White Sox will go on a decently long winning streak, maybe 10-12 games long.
Nik Gaur: Starting pitching will be pretty solid, but terrible offense and the bullpen will hold the team back.
Michael Suareo: One of their prospects will win the AL MVP.
Tim Moran: The pitching staff as a whole will be good enough to finish between 15th and 20th in the league in runs allowed.
Brett Haffner: The White Sox will have TWO All-Stars.
Maddie Spagnola: They won’t be the worst team in the league this year.
Tommy Gross: Bryse Wilson will be their closer by the end of the season.
Hunter Voss: The Sox won’t be last in the American League. That spot will belong to the Angels.
What are your predictions for the season? Let us know in the comments below!
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Record: 48-114
MVP: Luis Robert, Jr. – He’ll 100% get traded at the deadline to the Yankees but will accumulate enough WAR in the meantime to still be the team’s MVP.
Cy Young: To maximize the team’s unlikability, I’m going with All-Star closer Mike Clevinger.
Breakout player: Lenyn Sosa – I’m going to die on my “next Magglio Ordonez” hill until he gets DFA’d.
Prospect with the biggest impact: Colson Montgomery – I’m not predicting a great year from him, but I think he’ll get the longest leash and will therefore make the most impact.
Hot take: I love Joe Binder’s hot take (his mouth to God’s ears), but I’m going to say that they somehow get a stadium deal done and no one will be happy about it.
I think this team is going to be horrible, but I’m still somehow fired up for opening day.