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Chicago White Sox should target Justin Smoak

The Chicago White Sox have an opening at first base this offseason and Justin Smoak should be a player they look at seriously.

Smoak, 32, did not have a great season in 2019 by any means as he hit .208/.342/.406 with 22 home runs and 61 RBI. That gave him a 101 wRC+ and 0.2 fWAR.

His defense was mediocre too as he had -3 DRS and a -2.0 UZR in 772 innings at the position, according to FanGraphs.

That being said, Smoak dealt with a quad injury in June that probably did not help the situation as he hit .