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Chase Meidroth 'brings fire' to surprising White Sox team

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Once the third piece of the four-player package the Boston Red Sox sent over for Garrett Crochet in December 2024, Chase Meidroth has blossomed into the best second baseman in Chicago . If wins above replacement (WAR) can be trusted, Meidroth is the most valuable everyday man at the position in the American League, even before he drove in five runs in the first three innings Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium. Meidroth isn’t one to sing his own praises, but plenty will do it for him. “He leaves it all out there,” said Kyle Teel, the White Sox headliner of that same trade. “He’s always going to bring everything he’s got, every single time.” “He's a guy who brings fire,” said double play partner Colson Montgomery. “He does a lot of things that a lot of us can't do, and he plays the crap out of second base.” Montgomery is referencing how on an offense built on power but also running the fifth-highest strikeout in the sport, Meidroth is a peskier, contact-oriented hitter

First report: Chase Meidroth Is Swinging Even Softer and Carrying a Bigger Stick — fangraphs.com, 1d