Oscar Colás has been around the world. He batted under a hot, Cuban sun, with sweat dripping down his brow. He fielded fly balls among drifting cherry blossom petals in Fukuoka, Japan. He even witnessed the exotic, thrilling sights of Charlotte!
Now, the 24-year-old ballplayer is making a case to come to Chicago, toot sweet.
Colás has made a splash in Cactus League play, with seven hits in his first 18 plate appearances. He credits this to offseason drills working alongside Luis Robert Jr., and new Sox hitting coach José Castro.
Though his reputation for cranking homers precedes him, Colás has since worked to broaden his hitting horizons, dropping in clutch hits all over the field.