3 Chicago White Sox players who need to be better in May
The Chicago White Sox are in a wild spot. They finally won a game on Sunday to close out April which is nice but they are still 8-21 which is amongst the worst records they've ever had to start a series.
Now we are in May. It is a new month that could see them change their ways just a tad. You never know what happens from here.
If the team is going to turn things around, there are a few players on the team that need to come out and play much better in May.
Nothing is on one player more than the other but literally everyone needs to be better. However, these three players really need to step up their game in May:
1. Andrew Benintendi
Andrew Benintendi must be better for this team to succeed at all.
If the Chicago White Sox are going to have any sort of success this season, they need more from Andrew Benintendi. He is the highest-paid player in the history of the team in terms of overall contract value so he must play well. Clearly, they like him otherwise they wouldn't have paid him like that.
Benintendi is currently slashing .281/.337/.333 for an OPS of .670. Obviously, the batting average is decent but his OPS is terrible which makes his nice average irrelevant.
He doesn't have a home run yet and although he isn't a major power hitter, he should hit more than 0 home runs a month. He also only has five RBIs to go with 14 runs scored and four stolen bases.
His defense is usually great but you can pay a lot less for good defense to go with a poor bat. Hopefully, May is where he starts to pick it up.
2. Lance Lynn
Lance Lynn has actually had an abysmal start to the White Sox season.
The Chicago White Sox have a pretty shaky rotation right now. Even Dylan Cease would like to have a better start to the season than he's had although he's been fine outside of one bad start.
Lance Lynn is someone that is expected to pitch very well. So far this year, though, he has been absolutely terrible. Some of his starts have actually been unwatchable which is not good news for this team.
If Lance Lynn can't pitch well, the team is going to be in some trouble. You can't just rely on Dylan Cease and Lucas Giolito while hoping for a good start for Michael Kopech or Mike Clevinger.
If Lynn doesn't improve his game in May, some tough decisions might be made about this team. It is very important that he has a good month or some not-so-good things are going to go down for the Chicago White Sox in terms of roster management.
3. Luis Robert
Luis Robert is not living up to all the hype that surrounded him early on.
Luis Robert is an incredible talent. He has all of the tools and gifts that make a baseball player great in terms of their foundation.
Unfortunately, he just hasn't put all of that together enough to turn into an elite player when it comes to production on a Major League field.
He is always either hurt, not producing, or running slowly down the first base line when he has incredible speed.
The White Sox have a lot invested in Luis Robert and he doesn't seem to mind being an average player on a bad team. He could be a superstar but he doesn't want to be. If he is better in May, the White Sox will improve but don't count on it.
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