By the numbers: Inside the slumps of the Chicago White Sox hitters

May 6, 2014; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago White Sox player Alejandro De Aza runs to third base against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports

The Chicago White Sox, like every baseball team this season, have had their high points and their low points, but the following three players for the White Sox are at some low points of their season.

Those three players are Tyler Flowers, Dayan Viciedo and Alejandro De Aza.

Let’s take a closer look at their numbers and see what is causing their current low points at the plate.

Jun 3, 2014; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Chicago White Sox catcher Tyler Flowers (21) in the second inning of the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

Tyler Flowers:
Since the beginning of May, Flowers is 17 for his last 102, a .167 average, with 48 strikeouts.

If you multiplied his hit total (17) by three, you would get 51. That is just three more hits than his strikeout total since May began.

When Flowers was hitting well in April, he was in more of a crouch at the plate. Over the last few weeks, he seems more upright. That could be part of the problem.

Was his April average a fluke? He hit .367, and he was never going to keep that up all season, but maybe a change in his stance at the plate is part of the problem.

Alejandro De Aza:
De Aza has slumped since the beginning of the season minus the first few games. De Aza hit only .170 in April and .161 in May. His strikeout totals were up there as well, as he struck out 21 times in April and 27 in May.

However, it seems as though De Aza may have turned things around a bit in June. While he has only had 26 at-bats, De Aza has 10 hits. That pencils out to a .385 average, even though it is a small sample size.

De Aza is a player that if he doesn’t start hitting soon, could find himself in Triple-A or out of baseball altogether.