26-year old righty swinging LF Carlos Quentin could have won the MVP Award last season if he didn’t injure himself after a strikeout. He played in 130 games for the White Sox last season and he was 138 for 480 (.288 avg, .965 OPS) with 96 runs scored, 36 homers, 100 RBIs and 7 stolen bases. The sky is the limit for him in 2009. Quentin played in 130 games in LF for the White Sox last season and he made 7 errors while showing below average range. The White Sox likely won’t be concerned much with Quentin’s mitt as long as he keeps raking in 2009.

26-year old lefty swinging Josh Kroeger will likely be Quentin’s backup in 2009. He played in 123 games in AAA-ball last year in which he was 132 fro 430 (.307 avg, .887 OPS) with 73 runs scored, 15 homers, 69 RBIs and 12 stolen bases.

DeWayne Wise will be starting more than half the time in CF this season for the White Sox but he can also handle LF on defense. Wise played in 24 games in LF last season for the White Sox and he made 2 errors there while showing above average range.

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE 2009 SEASON: A-