If you have watched any games the Chicago White Sox have played this year, you may have noticed that they generate no offense. Only a few games have brought them a decent number of runs. Otherwise, they are stuck without winning games because they can’t score runs. It’s tough for the team and their fans.
You can’t win if you don’t score.
Why the White Sox Will Lose Over 100 Games in 2024
The Sox are a team in transition. Their manager is only a year into managing at the level he’s managing at. Most of his coaching staff is new this year, and the White Sox have many new players. There was an expected dip, but not one of this magnitude.
The White Sox are a bad team and don’t appear to be getting any better.
The Lack Of Offense Hurts
The White Sox find a new way to lose a game just about every day they play. Sometimes, they look like they are cruising to a victory only to be derailed by their opponent or themselves. At times, they get completely blown out. Sometimes, they score one run; other times, they don’t. With such poor offense and low scoring, the White Sox must rely on their shaky pitching.
Now, their pitching isn’t terrible by any means, but they need help from their offense, and they aren’t getting it. The offense is stalled, and the guys can’t seem to get the ball into a good spot to allow others to score. The White Sox are ranked dead last in many offensive categories. This just goes to show their futility and struggle.
They cannot win games with the offense they use on the field every day. Something must change, but it’s doubtful that it will.
This year, at least.
Heading Towards 100 Losses
The Chicago White Sox have won just three games so far—three out of 18 games. That’s about one win a week so far this season. If they were to continue on that pace, winning just one game a week, they would win just 23 games! Subtract that from 162, and that means the White Sox will have lost 139 games. If that happens, it would be historical.
Let’s hope that doesn’t happen.
The White Sox are unlikely to lose 139 games this year. However, the number they do lose will likely be around the 100-plus mark (just over it). Anything under 100 losses would be considered a win for this team and may make fans think that the team has avoided disaster.
Perhaps this win against the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday will set them on fire and get them pointed in the right direction. It’s tough to tell. If they don’t turn things around, the Sox will be headed for history, and that history is not good.
Why Are They So Bad?
The White Sox are a team in transition. They lost most of their pitching staff in a purge between last year and this year. They have to rebuild there. Their bullpen isn’t the best; it’s getting better, but the bullpen has cost them some games. Then you have the dreaded offense. There is a lot that needs to be done there. This team also seems a bit “leaderless,” we know how a lack of leadership can take a team down.
Their manager, Pedro Grifol, is not a seasoned or experienced major league manager. That is a problem that’s reared its ugly head time and again. The general manager, Chris Getz, chose to purge the team after a rebuild, so he’s frustrated fans who thought they were coming to the end of a rebuild and were ready to start making the playoffs. It’s a reversal of what the Sox were heading to greener pastures and playoff berths.
Seeing the stands at Wednesday night’s game was frustrating. The fans were sparse. Maybe it was the weather—who knows—but the game was not well attended, and it shows that people aren’t that interested in this team. That’s unfortunate. The fans deserve better, and the team should give them what they want: wins and a shot at the playoffs.
Jerry Reinsdorf
Perhaps what it all boils down to is that the team’s owner, Jerry Reinsdorf, doesn’t appear to care about winning. Maybe he is trying to tank things so that he can move the team to another city. It’s difficult to tell. But one thing is for sure: this team isn’t getting any better, and it won’t this year. It’s going to be a while before the Sox are relevant again, and that’s tough.
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