White Sox president of baseball operations Chris Getz said that Hagen Smith is going to remain in the bullpen for 2027.

There had been some hope that Smith, who was a starter in the minors, would get a chance to move into the rotation in 2027, but that spot appears to be going to Grant Taylor. Smith was electric out of the bullpen for the White Sox after getting called up, posting a 1.29 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, and 41/16 K/BB ratio in 28 innings. Obviously, remaining in the bullpen puts a damper on his fantasy value, but he is going to pitch lots of innings out of the White Sox bullpen and could produce similar value to what Didier Fuentes did last season or perhaps similar value to Grant Taylor, if the White Sox mix in some save opportunities for Smith as well.