There are some things the Chicago White Sox just haven’t been able to figure out.

For an organization that rolled seamlessly from Frank Thomas to Paul Konerko to José Abreu at first base — three decades of elite production — and has produced numerous elite left-handed starting pitchers, it’s remarkable how they’ve never been able to get things right at second.

The White Sox haven’t had the same Opening Day second baseman in back-to-back seasons in a full decade. That streak will continue in 2026, but it doesn't seem like it will last for much longer.

Chase Meidroth is expected to take over the job next spring after Lenyn Sosa held it on Opening Day in 2025. Meidroth was called up to make his debut on April 11 and made an impression strong enough to earn the inside track heading into next season.

Sosa, if not traded in the offseason, will be back with the team, but he's better suited for first base or DH long-term.

Barring injury or a shocking twist, Meidroth will be the guy at second base for Chicago in 2026 — and for once, it feels like the carousel might finally stop spinning.

Even with a modest .649 OPS, Meidroth posted 1.3 fWAR in 122 games — quietly productive numbers for a rookie who hadn’t even been in the organization this time last year. His mature approach at the plate leads to competitive at-bats, and he’s already shown himself to be a dependable defender and base runner.

As his bat continues to develop, Meidroth has the intangibles to grow into a consistent 4.0-WAR player for the White Sox — the kind of steady, two-way presence that good teams build around.

He may never make an All-Star Game. The last White Sox second baseman to do so was Ray Durham back in 2000 — the same player who represents the last real stretch of stability Chicago has had at the position.

But Meidroth looks every bit the part of a steady, reliable presence who plays winning baseball and raises the floor of the roster around him. That’s already more than Chris Getz could’ve reasonably expected when Meidroth was acquired as a secondary piece in the Garrett Crochet trade.

For once, Chicago might have real stability up the middle — something this franchise has lacked for far too long. Between Colson Montgomery’s rise, Kyle Teel’s emergence as one of baseball’s top young catchers, and Meidroth’s reliability at second, the foundation of the next competitive White Sox team might already be in place.