3 White Sox players who are playing their way out of 2024 plans
The Chicago White Sox are not good and only getting worse. They continue to lose lots of baseball games and it makes them look even worse.
There are even players on this team right now that are horrible in the locker room and that has divided the team.
It is about as ugly as it can get on the south side right now. Coming into 2024, Rick Hahn is going to preach about trying to win when we all know this team isn't good enough.
Part of the problem is that the players just aren't good enough. These three players, in particular, have played themselves out of the 2024 White Sox plans:
1. Tim Anderson
Tim Anderson is having a very bad year for the Chicago White Sox.
It sounded like the Chicago White Sox might trade Tim Anderson at one point before the trade deadline. There are plenty of teams that would take a chance at getting him back to his old productive ways.
Instead, however, the White Sox ended up keeping him. Whether that was on purpose or because nobody would bite on a trade remains unknown. There were plenty of reports of people being interested.
This is a player that has had issues on and off the field this year. A change of scenery would absolutely be good for him and it could come as soon as 2024. With the way he played this year, he might not be in the plans for 2024.
If the White Sox did decide to move on from the player that was once the face of the franchise, they have a few prospects that should be able to step up and fill in.
2. Aaron Bummer
The Chicago White Sox should not bring back Aaron Bummer.
Honestly, Aaron Bummer should be DFA'd right now. He has no business pitching for the White Sox at this point.
They don't do what they need to do to help him win and he has been just horrible as a result. Seeing him succeed somewhere else shouldn't surprise you if it happens.
When he pitches for the White Sox right now, bad things happen. In his most recent appearance on Sunday afternoon, he was so bad that he gave up three runs, didn't record an out, and was removed from the game.
He played himself out of being a part of any plans this team has going forward. They are not going to be good in 2024 but they should see what they have in some younger players instead of watching Bummer go out there for another year.
3. Yoan Moncada
The White Sox should not be planning anything around Yoan Moncada.
The White Sox have not gotten what they needed from Yoan Moncada. He was the number one prospect in the league when they acquired him in the Chris Sale trade.
Of course, that deal led to a World Series for the Red Sox and the White Sox got nothing. It is really sad to see what has become of Yoan Moncada.
He has had some injury trouble in his career but he has also mostly just been terrible. It doesn't seem like he cares that much about being great and has not lived up to his potential.
The White Sox should not continue to act like he is finally going to turn it on anymore. He has not done anything this year to guarantee a starting role next year. He has simply played his way out of the plans.
They may find it hard to cut or trade him for money-related reasons but they don't have to use him anymore. That is a lot of money to give a bench player but if it makes the White Sox a better team, who cares?
All of these guys have talent but the White Sox haven't seen it enough to warrant a future anymore. Hopefully, changes like this are actually made in the off-season.
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