It’s been a long and painful season for Chicago White Sox fans as the franchise marches ever closer to setting MLB’s modern futility record.
As of Saturday morning, the South Siders are 33-115. They’ve won four games in the last month and haven’t won at home since August 12. They have a team Wins Above Replacement of 1.6. Chicago’s farm system is rated the 11th-best in baseball, but lacks any clear cornerstone talent to build around.
Even if it did, the track record of player development in Chicago is seriously lacking. Of the team’s first round draft picks since 2013, three are out of baseball, four are on other teams and only one is an everyday player on the Major League club. That would be first baseman Andrew Vaughn, who is slashing .246/.298/.400.
Chicago’s payroll is 18th in the league, which would hypothetically mean there’s room to spend this winter, right?
Uh. About that.
General Manager Chris Getz told the Sox broadcast on Friday night there are no plans to address this team’s many deficiencies on the open market.
"We’re not gonna be working heavy in free agency. We’ve got guys on the field right now who need to improve their game."
Get excited White Sox fans. According to GM Chris Getz, the team that's 33-115 in 2024 will have a lot of returning players in 2025.pic.twitter.com/s4sjMmiN43
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) September 14, 2024
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