Tony La Russa is just trolling everyone with this batting lineup

The Chicago White Sox, as you’ve heard by now, has a Hall of Fame man in Tony La Russa managing them. He is actually one of the greatest managers in the history of baseball but the 2020s are a different time than when he was in his prime as a leader.

Now, he seems to have some good moments and bad but has mostly done an okay job with the White Sox. You can’t argue with the record that he has as their manager. On Thursday, it seems like he is trolling the entire fanbase with the batting order that he has submitted.

Tim Anderson is leading off and Luis Robert is batting second. That much is completely normal. It is Leury Garcia batting third that is just absolutely hilarious. He has had an abysmal start to the 2022 season but La Russa seems to think that this is a good idea.

Jose Abreu, Yasmani Grandal, Eloy Jimenez, Gavin Sheets, and Jake Burger follow in the 4-8 spots but he feels the need to give Adam Haseley another start in left field today so he batted him 9th. It is a strange decision with some of the other options available to him.

Tony La Russa believes in something crazy for him to put out this batting order.

At least Haseley gives us a little bit more of an unknown while Leury Garcia has just been known to be bad so far this year. Maybe this is the game that he breaks out again and La Russa looks like a genius.

The fact of the matter is that the White Sox needs better production from the big guns. When they get Yoan Moncada and AJ Pollock back from injury, it will be easier but they need to work with what they have for now.

This lineup is a troll job by Tony La Russa but it is still loaded with elite talent from top to bottom. That is why this overreaction to a doubleheader beating by the Cleveland Guardians is a bit funny. We will be laughing about all of this in September when they have the division won by 10 or more games. Tony La Russa knows that too.

The good news is that Dylan Cease is on the mound. He has been the ace of the staff so far this season with injuries to Lucas Giolito and Lance Lynn. Expect him to have another good game. Zach Plesac is on the mound for the Guardians so it won’t be easy for the offense either. Someone needs to step up in a big way.