The Chicago White Sox have announced their player development staff and assignments for the 2026 season under Paul Janish, director of player development. Janish enters his third year overseeing the organization’s minor-league operations and player development system.
During Janish’s first two seasons in the organization, Class AA Birmingham claimed the 2024 Southern League Championship and repeated as league champions in 2025. It marked the first time in Birmingham’s history to win back-to-back championships and the Barons became the first team in the White Sox system to accomplish the feat since the Appleton Foxes won three straight Midwest League Championships from 1982–84.