3 Chicago White Sox players that deserve more playing time
The Chicago White Sox are a terrible team but they need to start rewarding certain players.
There are a lot of bad things going on with the Chicago White Sox right now. They are the worst team in the league.
They just swept the Tampa Bay Rays but that ended a seven-game winning streak. It was also the first time that the White Sox won back-to-back games this season.
They went from being 3-22 to 6-22. Throw the parade! This is a bad team and it is going to get much worse before it gets better again.
A few players on this team deserve to be rewarded for the way that they've played despite being on a truly bad team with no direction. These are the three that certainly deserve more playing time:
Korey Lee is a player that deserve more playing time going forward
Korey Lee was acquired by the Chicago White Sox in a trade last season. Right now, he looks like one of the prospects that is panning out for them.
So far this season, he is slashing .255/.300/.426 with an OPS of .726. This is a pretty good line for a catcher in his first MLB season.
Lee is in a catching platoon with Martin Maldanado. Maldanado has been known for being a wizard behind the plate from a defensive point of view. He also has always had a very below-average bat.
That would be all fine and dandy if the rest of the White Sox lineup could hit around him. When he was on the Houston Astros, there was plenty of offense around him to make playing him just for his catching prowess worth it.
With the White Sox, they need offense. Korey Lee is someone that provides that better so he should be the catcher on an everyday basis.
Tommy Pham should get more playing time now that he is with the team
Late last week, the White Sox purchased the contract of Tommy Pham from the Charlotte Knights. Now, he is up with the team and he has known nothing but winning.
After playing in 3 MLB games with them this season, the team is 3-0. That warrants more playing time if you ask anyone.
In the three games, he slashed .357/.357/.357 for an OPS of .714. The sample size is incredible small but he clearly provided a spark to the lineup. There is no reason not to play him until he falls off.
With the team getting ready to host the Minnesota Twins, he should give them a new look that they didn't have last time they played the Twins this season. It will be exciting to see how things progress for him in the coming weeks.
Danny Mendick should continue to get a chance with the White Sox
Danny Mendick didn't really hit the ground running since rejoining the White Sox this season. Tommy Pham was much better out of the gate in his MLB season debut but Mendick deserves a chance.
He was incredible for the Charlotte Knights before being called up. He deserves a chance to get hot at the MLB level.
It isn't like the White Sox are benching some stud to get him some reps in the lineup. He earned his call-up and it is about time they let him see it through.
If these guys continue to play a bit more, you might find the rest of the White Sox season to be a little bit more bearable.
Pedro Grifol is not that good of a manager at all but he has to see the same things from these guys as the team tries to improve their chances of not being the biggest embarrassment in MLB history.
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