DeJong, 30, signed as a free agent in November for $1.75 million and can earn another $250,000 in performance bonuses. Chances are that if he plays well, he will be peddled off to a contender at the trading deadline by the rebuilding White Sox. Shewmake's bid to make the opening-day roster as a reserve is over due to a sprained left ankle incurred Saturday.
The trio of prospects will be analyzed thoroughly in the minors to determine who will be given first crack at the job in Chicago. Montgomery, ranked No. 1 in the team's farm system by MLB Pipeline, seems to have the inside track. Shewmake, acquired in a trade with the Atlanta Braves, may possibly move to second base to make way for Montgomery or Gonzalez, No. 7 on the organization's prospect list.
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