Who will be the best South Side rookie of them all?
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This week, we’ve got a tough question for you.
One thing that separates the dreariness of 2024 from the hope of 2025 — just five wins separate the two teams right now, after all — is the crop of rookies making their debut in Chicago. But who will end up with the very best rookie season?
You will be very surprised to know who is the very best rookie on the team so far.
Use whatever criteria you wish to determine who will be the top rookie on the team by season’s end. But to help you with your decision process, here is each rookie’s WAR through games of June 29:
Mike Vasil 1.6
Shane Smith 1.2
Chase Meidroth 1.0
Kyle Teel 0.9
Sean Burke 0.5
Grant Taylor 0.3
Edgar Quero 0.1