Is Oscar Colas ready for the major leagues?

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.7 • 620 Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

GM Rick Hahn isn’t ruling out the possibility of Oscar Colas being the White Sox starting right fielder in 2023. Is he ready for the big leagues after only one season in the minors? Chuck Garfien speaks with Birmingham Barons manager Justin Jirchele who coached Colas in 2022. He talks about Colas' huge power, his defense and if Jirschele thinks he can play in the majors next season. They also discuss other White Sox prospects such as Bryan Ramos, Jose Rodriguez and Jared Kelley.

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0:00.0	Just his skills, Mitch is smoked.
0:05.0	Deep to right center field.
0:07.0	Rosario back, looks up.
0:09.0	This baby's way out of here.
0:11.0	Oscar Colos, his first AAA home run
0:15.0	is a 434 foot bomb.
0:19.0	And the Charlotte Ninth take an 8 to 7 lead here in the sixth inning.
0:25.4	Wow, that ball was crushed.
0:31.7	Oscar Coloss made quite an impression in his first season in the Meyer Leagues with the Sox,
0:37.3	raking in high A, double A, and yeah, doing that in his one week in AAA.
0:44.3	But is he ready for the big leap to the majors next season?
0:48.4	That's the big question.
0:50.2	And we've got a guest who's going to help us with the answer.
0:53.7	Hey, everyone, it's Chuck Arfine.
0:54.8	It is the White Sox Talk podcast, brought to you by Win Trust on the podcast today.
0:59.5	I speak with Birmingham Barron's manager, Justin Gershieli, who managed Coloss for the 51
1:05.8	games he played in AA this past season.
1:08.9	What did he see from Coloss?
1:10.9	Offensively, defensively.
1:12.9	What kind of player can he become?
1:14.6	And does he think he'll be ready to take over the reins in right field next season?
1:20.8	I'll also speak with Justin about Project Birmingham,
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