In December, the White Sox received four notable prospects for ace Garrett Crochet from the Red Sox. Two weeks into the 2025 season, the first of the four was promoted to the Majors. Chase Meidroth, a 2022 fourth-round pick, got the call to the White Sox thanks to an incredibly disciplined approach in Triple-A.
A Look at Meidroth
White Sox infielder Chase Meidroth wasn’t the most notable name involved in Chicago’s return for Garrett Crochet. After all, the White Sox picked up two former first-rounders in Braden Montgomery & Kyle Teel, both significant pieces. But, Meidroth made a name for himself in 2024 — and cemented his name as an analytics darling.
Meidroth only played 19 games over his first two college seasons at San Diego between 2020-21. But in his third collegiate season, the now-23-year-old hit .329 and hit 10 home runs for San Diego. Not to mention, he walked 40 times and struck out 25 over 56 games. Boston selected him in the fourth round in 2022.
The 23-year-old infielder hit well across two levels in 2023, as he posted a .799 OPS and cracked 29 extra-base hits (nine home runs) between High-A and Double-A. However, his big year came last year in Worcester (AAA). Meidroth sported a .437 OBP at Triple-A, as we walked 105 times, most at the level.
The closest to Meidroth was former Orioles farmhand Rylan Bannon (who, back in 2018, was involved in the Manny Machado trade) with 96.
Meidroth slashed .267/.450/.600 (1.050 OPS) with three home runs over nine games at Charlotte (AAA) before the promotion.
The White Sox infielder is a smart hitter. Meidroth showed strong plate discipline, as he chased at pitches outside of the zone at a clip of 17.4% in Triple-A (among tracked pitches). That number shouldn’t be of shock when taking into account that he averaged over 4.4 pitches per plate appearance last season.
Now as far as his ability to hit the fastball is concerned, he covered those pitches at the upper Minors. Meidroth hit .298 off fastballs between 2024-25. And on top of that, he showed the poise to stay back on breaking balls, not surprising given his plus eye at the plate.
Defensively, Meidroth got a lot of action at third base in the Boston farm system, as well as in the middle infield. Since he joined the White Sox organization, he’s split time between second and short.
Reliever Justin Anderson was DFA’d by the White Sox in a corresponding move.
Analysis
The White Sox have been hit hard with injuries over the first few weeks of 2025. Outfielders Andrew Benintendi and Mike Tauchman are on the IL, as is catcher Korey Lee. Chicago has bodies to deal with the losses of Benintendi and Tauchman. However, what the White Sox need is offensive production from their middle infield.
Jacob Amaya, claimed off waivers in February 2025, hit .103/.129/.103 (.232 OPS) across his first 31 plate appearances of the year. Amaya’s been known as a glove-first player for years, as he doesn’t have average power. That’s held true to this point, as Amaya ranks well below the league-average in Barrel% (0%) and bat speed (65.4 MPH average).
Meidroth will get a chance to shake things up in Chicago.
At best, Meidroth profiles as a leadoff man with base-stealing ability — he stole 13 bases last season — who fits the modern-day game. He’ll work counts, get on base, and set up the 2-4 part of the lineup.
While Meidroth might not have been a headliner in the Crochet trade, he has a shot to be plenty valuable.
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