The *26* players on the White Sox Opening Day roster look set

I had an old-man moment Monday. On this blog, I said the Sox would carry 13 pitchers and 12 position players. I obviously forgot that 26-man rosters are in effect now, which means it will actually be 13 pitchers and 13 positions players.

So, Jake Lamb and Billy Hamilton are in luck. Both of them are on the team. Here's the roster breakdown:

Catchers (3): Yasmani Grandal, Zack Collins, Yermin Mercedes

Infielders (5): Jose Abreu, Nick Madrigal, Tim Anderson, Yoan Moncada, Lamb

Outfielders (4): Luis Robert, Adam Eaton, Andrew Vaughn, Hamilton

Utility (1): Leury Garcia

Starting pitchers (5): Lucas Giolito, Dallas Keuchel, Lance Lynn, Dylan Cease, Carlos Rodon

Relief pitchers (8): Liam Hendriks, Aaron Bummer, Codi Heuer, Michael Kopech, Garrett Crochet, Evan Marshall, Matt Foster, Jose Ruiz

The eighth spot in the bullpen was a question mark, with Jimmy Cordero out for the season after Tommy John surgery. The job goes to Ruiz.

I think fans are kind of sick of Ruiz, because he's been on the mound for some painful moments during the past couple of seasons. But now that a proven manager is in charge, maybe Ruiz will be used as the 13th man on a 13-man pitching staff, which is precisely what he is.

In the past, we've seen Ruiz on the mound in the bottom of the 10th inning, facing MVP candidates with the AL Central Division title on the line. Predictably, Ruiz failed miserably in that situation, but it's not really his fault that the lame-brained former dugout regime asked him to do a job he couldn't do.

Let's hope that the fringe guys on the roster are less exposed under the new manager.