3 reasons to pay attention to the Chicago White Sox as 2024 moves along
There are still a few reasons to pay attention to the 2024 Chicago White Sox.
The Chicago White Sox are a bad baseball team. A lot of their fans are out on them for the way that the front office runs their business.
There are not going to be a lot of wins in 2024 which is already evident by their 15-42 record so far. It is a train wreck.
However, not everything is terrible. There are still reasons to stay tuned into this team. It is hard but they are not completely unwatchable for these three reasons:
Garrett Crochet is pitching like the guy the White Sox wanted him to be.
The Chicago White Sox have Garrett Crochet going strong right now. He is the only guy on the roster who was expected to be good and has lived up to it.
There have been a couple of positive surprises but Crochet has lived up to his potential so far. His stuff looks as good as it ever has.
So far, Crochet has a 5-5 record which is good considering the team's overall record. As you can guess, he doesn't get good run support.
He has a 3.68 ERA and a 0.927 WHIP which shows how much good he's gotten out of a bad situation. It can't be easy to pitch on such a bad team but he makes it as exciting as it can be.
This is Crochet's first year as a starter in the league. Between the pandemic and injuries that he's had, it's been an unconventional start to his MLB career. If he keeps it up, he will be valuable to the team in one way or another.
Luis Robert Jr. should be fun to watch when he comes back from injury.
The Chicago White Sox have one position player who is a certified star in Major League Baseball. That player is Luis Robert Jr. He is currently injured and has only played in a handful of games so far in 2024.
Injuries have defined the career of Luis Robert Jr. When he is healthy, he can be one of the best players with both his bat and his glove. It is a treat to watch.
Adding a player like this to the heart of Chicago’s order will make them much more watchable. It will also make some of the other players on the team better as they will be slotted right and have more protection.
Although Luis Robert Jr. won’t come back and turn things around for the team (no single player in the league would), he will be entertaining to watch as long as he comes back truly healthy.
The Chicago White Sox will be making moves for their future in 2024
The Chicago White Sox aren’t just bad. They’re like really bad. They are the worst team in Major League Baseball and they likely come in 30th place out of 30.
Why would anyone watch that team? Well, there are a few reasons including the idea that they will look toward the future as the year moves along.
Will they trade any of their high-end players? What will they get for them? Will any big prospects get called up? All of those things could happen with the coming years at the forefront of their thinking.
They could make some of these big trades and then replace them with prospects that they like in the minors. At that point, the Sox will go from a terrible team to watch to must-see TV (if you like prospects).
No matter what, keep watching them. These reasons will be fun to see play out.
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