Jul 10, 2022;
Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago
White Sox third baseman Yoan Moncada (10) and left fielder AJ Pollock (18) high five after a game against the Detroit Tigers at Guaranteed Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Marton-USA TODAY
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The Chicago White Sox cannot maintain any consistency this season. That is one reason they are one of the most disappointing teams in baseball.
They are two games under .500 and sit behind the Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Guardians in the AL Central Division. This was a team predicted by many to run away with the division.
Instead, a mix of injuries, poor defense, inconsistent pitching/hitting, bad base running, and suspect coaching have dug the White Sox a hole that they may not be able to get out from.
When the Sox struggled through the first three months of the season, one of the reasons for optimism was that it was still early.
Now, we are past the halfway point of the year and the All-Star break is fast approaching. The Sox still sit below .500 so the “it’s early in the season” excuse is now out the window.
While the Chicago White Sox have trudged through this season, thankfully they are still in the AL Central Division. They are just five games back of the first-place Twins which keeps their postseason hopes miraculously alive.
If they were in any other division, they probably would have been sunk by now. The AL Central is weak and that is why the White Sox can still have their sights set on the playoffs.
The catch is the Chicago White Sox need to put together a winning stretch.
The Chicago White Sox seem to have this pattern of playing decent baseball for a spurt and then they follow it up with losing stretches.
They started July by sweeping the San Francisco Giants. The Sox followed that up by losing two of three to the Twins. Minnesota almost swept the White Sox but a late rally in the series finale salvaged at least one win for the Southsiders.
The Sox then followed that up by dropping the first two games of a four-game set to the Detroit Tigers. Luckily, they took the final two games over the weekend to manage a split.