3 White Sox players the fans have already lost their patience with
The Chicago White Sox are a bad team. They are going to continue playing badly all year long and it is time for them to start changing things up.
Of course, that is not going to happen in the middle of the season as it is already lost. That doesn't mean that anybody should give them a free pass for anything.
The rebuild has failed and that's all there is to it. Rick Hahn, Kenny Williams, and anybody else making decisions there should be ashamed of themselves.
There are plenty of players that deserve some blame as well. In addition to all of those management people, the players should be taking some heat. These are the three players that the fans are already the most tired of just over a month into the season:
1. Mike Clevinger
Mike Clevinger is someone that a lot of White Sox fans are done with.
One of the biggest storylines of the entire Chicago White Sox off-season was the off-the-field stuff going on with Mike Clevinger. Major League Baseball was investigating him for his issues at home.
He ended up making the team on Opening Day and is going to be with the team all year long as part of a one-year deal.
We know his character is questionable and his ability to pitch effectively at the Major League level is also questionable. He hasn't had all that good of a start to the season even though some people think he has.
He has given up lots of hits and walks. There are a few games that he got himself out of jams but doing that is not sustainable when you allow that many baserunners. It is already looking like it is going to be a long year and this guy makes it no better.
2. Lance Lynn
Lance Lynn used to be a fan favorite but most people are losing patience.
Lance Lynn has been atrocious. There is nothing good that has come from his season up to this point in the year.
Lynn used to be an elite pitcher in this league. In fact, the first year he was with the Chicago White Sox saw him come in third place for the American League Cy Young Award.
So far here in 2023, however, he has been anything but elite. He kind of looks like how Dallas Keuchel looked before he was DFA'd in 2022. Lynn will naturally get more respect from everyone though because he is a fan favorite. Right or wrong, that's the way it is.
Fans, although they have loved Lynn for a few years now, no longer appreciate him. That is what happens when you don't play well. It is unfortunate but that's the way it goes sometimes.
3. Elvis Andrus
Elvis Andrus is not playing all that well with the Chicago White Sox.
To end 2022, Elvis Andrus was awesome with the Chicago White Sox. He did a lot of things well as he came in late in August.
Tim Anderson was out at that point so Andrus was playing shortstop for the Sox during that stretch. So far this year, he has played both shortstop and second base. Regardless of his defensive position, however, his bat has just been terrible.
Andrus isn't expected to be a great player at this point in his career but he can be better than being a negative WAR player. The White Sox need more from him. He is on the IL himself now for ten days so maybe he can come back refreshed and ready to go.
Andrus also represents a big problem for the White Sox. They didn't want to spend the money to make a good enough upgrade at second base so they went with the cheap option. Fans loved the deal because they knew it was the best they were going to get but this whole thing is terrible.
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