# White Sox Stock Watch: Who is Up and Who is Down After Breakout 2026

> Chicago White Sox players' stock shifts after 2026 season.
- Title: White Sox Stock Watch: Who is Up and Who is Down After…
- Summary: Chicago White Sox players' stock shifts after 2026 season. Chicago White Sox players Miguel Vargas and Chase Meidroth saw stock rise while Colson Montgomery…
- Keywords: chicago white sox, miguel vargas, chase meidroth, colson montgomery, kyle teel, 2026 mlb season, stock up, stock down, sports, White, Sox, Stock
- Source: Chicago White Sox On SI — https://si.com/mlb/whitesox/onsi/white-sox-stock-watch-who-is-up-and-who-is-down-after-a-breakout-2026-21
- Published: 2026-10-22T00:57:48+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: chicago white sox, miguel vargas, chase meidroth, colson montgomery, kyle teel, 2026 mlb season, stock up, stock down, sports
## 2026 Season Recap
The Chicago White Sox had a wildly successful 2026 season that saw several players break out.
## Stock Up Players
After a mediocre season with a .717 ops in 138 games, third baseman miguel vargas broke out in a big way.
## Miguel Vargas
In 159 games, vargas slashed .250/.363/.474 with 33 home runs and 93 runs driven in.
## Vargas' Impact
His increased power, speed (22 stolen bases), defense, and hustle made him a welcome sight for white sox fans.
## Grant Taylor
The former second-round pick debuted with chicago in 2025 and recorded a 4.91 era in 36.2 innings.
## Taylor's 2026
He reached a level of excellence in 2026, pitching to a 2.25 era in 84.0 innings with 106 strikeouts.
## Chase Meidroth
A former trade piece by the boston red sox in the garrett crochet deal, meidroth had a less-than-desirable rookie season.
## Meidroth's 2026
He took his offensive game up a notch, doubling his doubles output and tripling his home run output to go with a .276/.350/.415 slash line in 154 games.
## Colson Montgomery
It was a tale of two halves for colson montgomery: he hit over 30 home runs but struck out an mlb-record 227 times.
## Key takeaway

Chicago White Sox players Miguel Vargas and Chase Meidroth saw stock rise while Colson Montgomery and Kyle Teel saw stock fall after the 2026 season.