White Sox’s DH solution seems blatantly obvious, but it’s also tricky

The Chicago White Sox have certainly received great production from the meat of their batting order, as Munetaka Murakami, Miguel Vargas and Colson Montgomery have all been tremendous sources of power this season.

If only the White Sox had some depth in the rest of their lineup.

While the aforementioned trio has combined for 44 home runs, only one other Chicago player (backup catcher Drew Romo) has five, and with the White Sox firmly in contention in the AL Central, they may want to find some answers before the trade deadline.

One area in particular that seems awfully grim for Chicago is the designated hitter slot, as Andrew Benintendi is slashing just .228/.273/.361 this season.

But do the White Sox even need to make a trade for a DH? Or does their solution lie somewhere within their roster?

Everson Pereira could answer big Chicago White Sox problem

One potential remedy for Chicago’s woes at designated hitter is Everson Pereira, who is currently out with a pectoral strain that has kept him sidelined since last month.

There is no exact timetable for Pereira’s return, which is concerning. But the outfielder did start throwing earlier this week, which is certainly a good sign of progress. But should Pereira even return to an outfield role once he is back? Or should the White Sox make him their DH?

Pereira has never been known for his glove. During his time in the New York Yankees’ minor-league system, the biggest concern for Pereira was whether or not he would have a position on the big-league level because of his poor defense. His bat, however, has never been in question.

The 25-year-old owns a lifetime .859 OPS in the minors, flashing both power and strong patience at the plate. He hasn’t shown much in limited major-league action just yet, but he did homer three times for the White Sox while posting a .763 OPS over 71 plate appearances before getting injured.

It seems obvious that Benintendi — who is in the penultimate year of a five-year, $75 million contract — is not the solution for Chicago at DH. Pereira does seem like a pretty clear answer, but he needs to get healthy.

There is no question that once Pereira is ready to go, the White Sox should give him some run as a DH to see if that’s where he is best suited.

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