Asche appears to have a good chance to crack the White Sox's Opening Day roster following the removal of Giovanni Soto and Rymer Liriano from the 40-man roster, Dan Hayes of CSN Chicago reports.
The 27-year-old has done everything possible to claim a spot on the South Side, posting a 1.167 OPS with four home runs to go with his nice positional versatility. Now that Liriano is out of the picture, Asche seems like the clear choice to act as the backup to Melky Cabrera in left field and Todd Frazier at the hot corner. Nothing is official yet, but things are looking up for the former Phillies prospect.