Sam Antonacci
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Oct 26, 2026
Josh NelsonHOST
If they're not able to replace that production so easily internally with Randall Gritchick leaving gym, maybe that is replacing Gritchick's production internally is Caleb Bonhamer.
Josh NelsonHOST
It does raise the question, what do you do with Sam Antonacci? But I think that's a conversation for a different show.
Josh NelsonHOST
But I think it's Bonhamer and how he progresses and how he fares this off season, continuing to work on his craft.
Josh NelsonHOST
Whenever spring training starts, what shape is he in? How much better is he in the outfield? It doesn't seem like he's going back in the dirt anytime soon for the White Sox.
Jim MargalusHOST
Just gap to gap in some games, especially with some of the pitchers that Birmingham had.
Jim MargalusHOST
It's a case where...
Jim MargalusHOST
Maybe they're running him through the ringer right now in Birmingham center field, and the switch to left field will look pretty easy by comparison because you either have Tristan Peters next to you in center or Brenton Doyle to cover that ground in the alley, and now you're just working on one side, and perhaps all this time in center field is just over-preparing him for a corner, which would be a nice change of pace from giving Sam Antonacci a week basically in Charlotte and saying, yeah, you're good.
Jim MargalusHOST
We'll figure it out.
Herb LawrenceHOST
So tangentially, yeah, he gets credit for how this team is.
Herb LawrenceHOST
I mean, not theoretically, he picked Sam Antonacci, right? Yeah.
Herb LawrenceHOST
He traded for Chase Mydroff, Braden Montgomery, Kyle Teal.
Herb LawrenceHOST
Like, so, yeah, he gets credit for the players and their temperaments.
26 MINS LATER
Herb LawrenceHOST
I mean, I remember they said that about Ken Griffey Jr. where he hadn't played center field in like two or three years when they acquired him from the Reds.
Herb LawrenceHOST
Like, oh, that's a little better for him because it's, you know, balls hit straight to him.
Herb LawrenceHOST
And then instead of the slicing that we saw Sam Antonacci kind of struggle with.
Herb LawrenceHOST
But if he's comfortable playing centerfield, Third base, if Miguel moves to first or some are designated hitter or he's more comfortable playing left field or center field, put him there.
Todd WelterHOST
And then incorporating that wave of young players into the core that came out of the 2025 season.
Todd WelterHOST
Getting more into that, like Munitaka Murakami, Hagan Smith, Sam Antonacci, and Brady Montgomery is another reason why he's going to get manager of the year.
Todd WelterHOST
And then getting minimal amount of regression from previous core guys that came out of the 2025 season.
Todd WelterHOST
That was impressive.
6 MINS LATER
Todd WelterHOST
It's a good fourth outfielder.
Todd WelterHOST
Again, a good platoon guy, but it would be more ideal to have a guy that can hit both righties and lefties, kind of like what Chase Mydrop does.
Todd WelterHOST
I'd love to see Sam Antonacci do it more, or at least be given more of an opportunity, because actually Sam had a decent on-base percentage, at least against lefties.
Todd WelterHOST
But either way, you just need more of a contact guy.
ChorizyGUEST
Yeah.
ChorizyGUEST
And I think too, like it's, I think you see it from the side of people really like Sam Antonacci because he is fun to watch.
ChorizyGUEST
He's a fun to watch player and he gets on base a lot and he makes good contact.
ChorizyGUEST
And so people are like, we need more guys like that.
6 MINS LATER
ChorizyGUEST
But like, he's valuable on a lot of other teams.
ChorizyGUEST
A lot of other teams would want him.
ChorizyGUEST
Sam Antonacci is probably in that, that group.
ChorizyGUEST
Hagen Smith is probably in that group.
ChorizyGUEST
Yeah.
ChorizyGUEST
And I think too, like it's, I think you see it from the side of people really like Sam Antonacci because he is fun to watch.
ChorizyGUEST
He's a fun to watch player and he gets on base a lot and he makes good contact.
ChorizyGUEST
And so people are like, we need more guys like that.
6 MINS LATER
ChorizyGUEST
It would make my stomach turn to do it, right? But he's valuable on a lot of other teams.
ChorizyGUEST
A lot of other teams would want him.
ChorizyGUEST
Sam Antonacci is probably in that group.
ChorizyGUEST
Hagen Smith is probably in that group.
JamesHOST
And that still provides a value.
JamesHOST
But an ideal world, like Chris Getz was talking about, wanting to improve the outfield, is potentially getting Antonacci not in the grass anymore.
JamesHOST
And the easiest way to do that would be to put him at DH.
JamesHOST
But if Benintendi is still around and you need that platoon at DH, then Grichuk should come back.
Jacob MilhamHOST
But he is just so athletic that you can plug him in anywhere.
Jacob MilhamHOST
And I think that he could hold down center field or left field if the White Sox wanted to do something different with Antonacci.
Jacob MilhamHOST
But I like Bonhamer, so I'm going to go with him here.
Jacob MilhamHOST
I was wondering when he
TreasyHOST
Because as soon as you put someone in left field, Antonacci pushes Benintendi right off that roster.
TreasyHOST
There's no one in this chat, in White Sox Twitter, in the fucking universe that would go, I would rather have Andrew Benatendi up right now than Sam Antonacci in any scenario.
TreasyHOST
In any scenario.
TreasyHOST
So that is, to me, is like...
Beef LoafHOST
Great observation, Treezy.
Beef LoafHOST
And I thought the same thing.
Beef LoafHOST
I thought, okay, they would like Sam Antonacci in left field.
Beef LoafHOST
That's one of the things they're saying there.
Tristan MorganHOST
Because they've proved that they can be competitive.
Tristan MorganHOST
And they've proved that the young roster that they have, 1-9, is able to get it done with Montgomery, Antonacci, even Vargas having his outstanding breakout season.
Tristan MorganHOST
Maybe that offense could get a little bit better with more depth.
Tristan MorganHOST
with some bench bats they sign.
Mark GroteHOST
It would be
Leila RahimiHOST
very White Sox for Sam Antonacci to be the guy in that clique.
Ray DiazPANELIST
Let's hope he's not Anthony Davis territory and
Mark GroteHOST
he's
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