Chicago White Sox: Great night for the rebuild

The Chicago White Sox have been a little cold lately but nights like last night gave fans a reason to be excited about the future.

The Chicago White Sox lost again to the Cleveland Indians by a final score of 8-6. People who don’t see the growth by the proper guys might be upset by the losses but the people who understand how development works know that this game was an awesome night for the rebuild. The future is bright and this game was an example of what it can be in the not so distant future.

They were losing 8-2 at one point before a couple of back to back two-run innings got the White Sox right back in it. They had the bases loaded in the ninth inning with a chance to tie the game and potentially get the lead but they came up just short. Eloy Jimenez was absolutely robbed by Oscar Mercado when he made an amazing catch to take away what would have been a game-tying double. It was such a nice catch that Eloy tipped his cap to Mercado.

The Indians are in a tough Wild Card race and they might even consider themselves involved in a division race. The White Sox have nothing to play for besides making sure they feel good about themselves going into 2020 and based on how 2019 has gone so far, they have plenty of reason to believe in where they are headed.

This game against Cleveland was outstanding for their rebuild. Tim Anderson had a single, double, and home run with 2 RBIs. Jose Abreu had a single, home run, and 2 RBIs. Jimenez had a single, double, and that play where he was absolutely robbed. Zack Collins had a good game with a single and a walk and then Yoan Moncada had two singles and a walk. All of those guys are more than likely going to be members of the White Sox for a long time.

This team can be frustrating to watch at times because you can see the talent there but the wins haven’t followed as much as you’d like. With that said, the development has been really fun to watch and there are good days ahead.