4 forgotten faces who've played for both the Cubs and White Sox

One of baseball's best rivalries, the Crosstown Classic is set to begin on Friday at Wrigley Field as the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Cubs will do battle in a three-game series.

That got us thinking, who are some obscure faces and forgotten players that have taken part in this rivalry matchup on both sides. We're going to stay away from the Ron Santo and Sammy Sosa's of the list and take it in a much different direction.

Here are four forgotten players who have played on both the south and north side of Chicago.

Jake Marisnick, CHC (2021) CHW (2023)

Marisnick signed with the Cubs prior to the 2021 season and spent half the year there before being traded to the San Diego Padres as part of the fire sale at that season's trade deadline.

Marisnick played decently for the Cubs for half a season, hitting .227 with five home runs and 22 RBIs in 128 at-bats. His stint with the White Sox was extremely forgettable unless you are a die-hard fan.

He appeared in just nine games for the White and had just two plate appearances. Those two plate appearances gave him an incredible OPS+ of -100. Marisnick's time in Chicago was certainly not the best stops of his career and can easily be forgotten about.

Geovany Soto, CHC (2005-2012) CHW (2015 & 2017)

Soto spent time in the majors with the Cubs in each season from 2005-2007 before finally earning a full-time role at catcher with the Cubs in 2008. He burst onto the scene that season and won the NL Rookie of the Year award, with a .285 average, 35 doubles, 23 home runs, and 86 RBI.

He also earned the first and only All-Star game nod of his career that season, and it was undoubtedly the best season of his professional career. His time on the South Side of Chicago was much less memorable.

He had a .214 average over two seasons with the White Sox and hit just 12 home runs in his two years there. He is much more forgotten about among White Sox fans than Cubs fans but nonetheless is a bit of a forgotten player that helped the Cubs reach the postseason in both 2007 and 2008.

Derek Holland, CHW (2017) CHC (2019)

Holland is the first pitcher to make the list, and he had a cup of coffee with both organizations. He made 29 starts for the White Sox in 2017 and compiled an ERA of 6.20 across 135 innings.

His stint with the Cubs was much shorter and also much worse. Holland threw just 15 innings for the Cubs in 2019, and his most memorable moment in a Cubs uniform was allowing a walk-off grand slam to Bryce Harper. It feels safe to say that there is no love lost between Holland and the city of Chicago

Edwin Jackson, CHW (2010-2011) CHC (2013-2015)

This list could not have been complete without the man who has played for the most teams in the history of baseball.

Jackson had a solid stint with the White Sox, pitching to an ERA of 3.66 across 196 2/3 innings. He compiled a 4.2 WAR in his time on the southside, some of the better seasons of his career.

Things were the exact opposite on the northside, as he pitched to a 5.37 ERA and a -3.5 WAR across 345 innings, some of the worst seasons of his career.