Mar 1, 2023; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Chicago White Sox infielder Colson Montgomery against the Cleveland Guardians during a spring training game at Camelback Ranch-Glendale. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Why is Colson Montgomery, one of the Chicago White Sox top prospects, making a return trip to play in the Arizona Fall League?
The answer is quite simple, really.
“We’re going to hope he continues to get better at baseball,” White Sox player-development boss Paul Janish said last month, in what’s becoming a trademark dry-humor style.
But as much as that line was delivered comedically, it’s also true.
Montgomery was not too long ago ranked as one of the top 10 prospects in the sport, and though he hasn’t fallen wildly down the rankings, 2024 was undoubtedly a disappointing season. When the campaign began, he’d never played above the Double-A level and never appeared in more than 96 games in a...
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