Wow, the White Sox Stink

It wasn't supposed to be this way. Coming off what was probalby the most celebrated offseason in team history - highlighted by the acquisitions of Jeff Samardzija, David Robertson, and Melky Cabrerea - the White Sox have stumbled to one of their worst starts in their history at 8-14 (they were likely spared their worst April ever due to the volume of games postponed). They've lost five in a row, including a four game sweep by the Twins (THE TWINS) and have a run differential of -38 (meaning not only are they this bad, but they've actually been lucky to have 8 victories). But it has to be a fluke, right?

The numbers tell an uncomfortable reality. The White Sox were supposed to hit and pitch, and they're doing neither. The offense is dead last in runs scored. The reasons for this are pretty obvious, as the offense is also last in total bases and in extra base hits. The White Sox as a team have hit 12 home runs to date, barely edging out Hanley Ramirez. And while the offense has been terrible, the pitching hasn't faired all that much better. Sox pitchers have pitched to a 4.56 era off of a league worst .278 BAA. It isn't just a few bad outings schewing the numbers either, as the Sox are clinging to middle of the pack status with 10 quality starts through 22 ball games. To say that isn't going to get it done is putting it mildly. Even the Robertson acquisition hasn't had the effect management expected, pitching solidly but with only three save opportunities to date. The Sox have performed so poorly there's almost no reason to believe they'll turn it around. And even if they did, history doesn't favor teams that have started so poorly. Given the tremendous starts KC and Detroit are off to, it's easy to see a June fire sale on the horizon. The only question is who from management will be out the door as well.