<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/white-soxs-3-early-free-agent-targets-in-2024-mlb-offseason');   ga('set', 'title', 'White Sox’s 3 early free agent targets in 2024 MLB offseason');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/White-Soxs-X-early-free-agent-targets-in-2024-MLB-offseason.jpg?w=1024"></figure><h1>White Sox’s 3 early free agent targets in 2024 MLB offseason</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-04T20:26:55-07:00">October 4th, 8:26pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-04T20:26:55-07:00">October 4th, 8:26pm</time><address><a href="https://linktr.ee/jordan.llanes">Jordan Llanes</a>Jordan Llanes is a sports writer and reporter based in Florida. In addition to ClutchPoints, he writes for a few other publications covering the NFL, college sports and Tottenham Hotspur. When he's not writing, Jordan enjoys spending time with his fiancée, cats, family and friends, as well as catching the latest TV shows and movies, and traveling.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Officially, the Chicago White Sox just came off the worst MLB season in the modern era. The team went 41-121, breaking the 1962 New York Mets record of 120 losses. Manager Pedro Grifol was fired in the middle of his second season, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-gm-chris-getz-wants-team-to-embrace-historically-bad-situation">GM Chris Getz is gearing up</a> for potentially very long rebuild. Realistically, there’s nowhere for the White Sox to go but up. Although the course that Getz follows in this rebuild will be heavily reliant on whom he selects as the team’s next manager.</p><p>Could it be interim manager Grady Sizemore, who went 13-32 in his 45 games in charge? An outside hire that has experience with rebuilding clubs, like former Chicago Cubs skipper David Ross or Skip Schumaker, who left the Miami Marlins after two years in charge? Or a rising coach that is ready to grow alongside a young team, such as Milwaukee Brewers associate manager Rickie Weeks Jr. and Pirates bench coach Don Kelly?</p><p>The managerial field is filled with plenty of options, and it will be intriguing to see who Getz selects. If he gets it right, then he will likely have a job with the White Sox for as long as he wants. Owner Jerry Reinsdorf is certainly loyal, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5773947/2024/09/19/white-sox-failure-worst-season-history/" rel="noopener">sometimes to a fault.</a> After appointing the next on-field boss, Getz must work with them to bring in free agents that will make the club better in at least a short-term aspect. Preferably players that would be good trade bait or are coming off lost seasons and could potentially contribute to a young roster that is short on veteran leadership.</p><p>Players who fit those criteria, and a few others, are broken down below. Leading off the list: a former National League MVP that could potentially switch sides of the Second City, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-cody-bellinger-opt-out-plan-excite-cubs">Cubs outfielder Cody Bellinger.</a> Would the center fielder opt out of his deal with the Cubbies to pursue a more secure future? It’s certainly not out of the question.</p><h2><b>1. Could Cody Bellinger switch from North Side to South Side?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Chicago-Cubs-OF-Cody-Bellinger.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Kyle Ross-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Coming off a solid 2.2 WAR season in his second season at the Friendly Confines, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cubs-news-cody-bellinger-injury-return-chicago">Bellinger has an opt out</a> that he could exercise this offseason. The question is, would he receive a multiyear pact with more value than his $27.5 million choice he has coming up? In the right circumstances, he certainly could. Furthermore, it feels as if the White Sox could be a club that would offer him more money and years on his next deal.</p><p>A .266 batting average to go along with 18 home runs, 78 RBI and nine stolen bases is a pretty good season. Not as good as his 2023 season (his numbers were quite a bit higher across the board then), or his 2019 NL MVP season. But for a club like the South Siders, last year’s numbers would be a welcome sight in their lineup. Also, he could bring the veteran leadership that a team like the Sox could use. Will he opt out of his deal with the North Siders? And if he did, would he move across town and call Guaranteed Rate Field home? It is a possibility that could happen come this winter.</p><h2><b>2. Kenley Jansen would provide veteran leadership for White Sox bullpen</b></h2><p>Another strong veteran leader could be Jansen, who has plied his trade with the Boston Red Sox for the past two seasons. The longtime closer mostly plied his trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and also played with the Atlanta Braves in 2022 before heading to Beantown. Now, the 37-year-old is heading into his 16th season in the majors, and possibly towards his fourth team.</p><p>Would he want to join a rebuilding team? Or pursue a role with a club that could provide him with another championship? At this point in his career, money would likely be not <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/red-sox-news-closer-kenley-jansen-sent-home-manager-alex-cora">as concerning to Jansen</a> as it possibly was earlier in his major league tenure. A role leading a young White Sox bullpen could very well interest him, especially if a role with a contender isn’t satisfactory. Jansen has outside chance at 500 saves, as he currently has 447 following his time with the Dodgers, Braves and Red Sox. Could a chance at 500 happen with the Pale Hose?</p><h2><b>3. John Means has ability to be short-term ace for White Sox</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Baltimore-Orioles-SP-John-Means.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Starting off with the bad news: <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/orioles-news-john-means-unfortunate-injury-concerns-continue-latest-update">Means underwent Tommy John surgery</a> in May, and likely wouldn’t return until sometime in 2025. However, a two-year deal for the veteran left-hander would be something that we’ve seen a lot of clubs do over the past few years. Have them rehab from the surgery in their first season with the team and return in year two full time. Based on the timing of his injury, he could very well return next season.</p><p>Current staff ace Garrett Crochet is reportedly on the trade block and could be moved for a hefty package of prospects. It would behoove the Sox to keep Crochet, but in either scenario, adding Means wouldn’t be a bad choice. Just like Bellinger and Jansen, the 31-year-old would be a good influence for the young Chicago pitching staff. It’s a role that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/orioles-news-john-means-gets-real-on-making-first-start-for-baltimore-since-tommy-john-surgery">Means has already performed</a> during his time with the Baltimore Orioles. If the timing and fit are right, then he could be the number one or two starter for a team that looks to make a leap just like the O’s have made in the recent past.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

White Sox’s 3 early free agent targets in 2024 MLB offseason

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He has experience covering and writing on high school, collegiate, and professional sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It is official, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-garrett-crochet-stern-message-fans-rooting-against-them-amid-mlb-record">Chicago White Sox are statistically the worst team in modern MLB history</a>. The White Sox procrastinated the inevitable with a mini-winning streak at the end of their season, but they officially set the record for the most losses in a season in the modern era, which dates back to 1901. The team finished the 2024 season with a 41-121 record.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-tommy-pham-quote-highlights-embarrassing-fact-about-chicago">White Sox embarrassed their fanbase</a> all season long. Chicago wasn’t the only team in the modern era to put up a jaw-droppingly bad record, though.</p><p>In this article, we are going to look at the 10 MLB teams with the most losses in a single season in MLB history since 1901. We had to go back over a century to find teams whose records compared to Chicago’s this year, but no one during that time ever had more losses than the White Sox did in 2024.</p><h2><b>1. 2024 Chicago White Sox (41-121)</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Luis-Robert-and-Andrew-Benintendi.jpeg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The White Sox finished their season out strong, winning five of their last six games. It prevented them from finishing with a record much worse than the second-worst team ever, but it wasn’t enough to avoid the title.</p><p>It was not long ago that the White Sox were looked at as one of the rising teams in the MLB. Their talent couldn’t stay healthy, though, and Chicago was forced to embrace a full blown rebuild. That rebuild saw the departures of a number of big names through the trade market. Notably, Eloy Jimenez, Dylan Cease, Erick Fedde, Lucas Giolito, Reynaldo Lopez, Lance Lynn, Joe Kelly, Jake Burger, and many more were traded over the last year or so.</p><p>Because of that, a lot of losses were expected coming into the year, but no one could have guessed the White Sox would drop 121 games. Players such as Luis Robert and Garrett Crochet are considered some of the best players in baseball, yet the White Sox couldn’t score more runs than opposing teams all season.</p><p>Their 121-loss season goes down in the record books, and it could take decades until it is ever broken. There isn’t a lot of hope for the future, either. While the White Sox shouldn’t lose this many games next year, it is possible their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-phillies-linked-garrett-crochet-trade-white-sox-contract-comments">fire sale continues</a> and their roster outlook is even more bleak next season.</p><h2><b>2. 1962 New York Mets (40-120)</b></h2><p>Being an expansion team in MLB is never easy. Expansion teams often don’t have the talent on their roster to compete with the rest of the league, and that was evident in the Mets’ first season. Prior to the White Sox’s 2024 failure, the Mets held the record for the most losses in the modern era in their very first season.</p><p>The rotation was the Mets’ biggest problem area. New York’s starting pitchers combined for only 23 wins all season long. Pitching was far from the Mets’ only issue, though. Not only was their ERA the worst in baseball, but so was their batting average and their fielding percentage, meaning the Mets were pathetic at all aspects of baseball in 1962.</p><p>New York would continue to struggle over the coming years. They won 51, 53, and 50 games in the next three seasons, respectively. The team did eventually break out and win the World Series in 1969, though, but they’ve largely struggled for the most part ever since the poor start to their franchise’s existence.</p><h2><b>3. 2003 Detroit Tigers (43-119)</b></h2><p>After there being no 115-plus loss seasons in MLB since the ’60s, the 2003 Tigers went out and lost 119 games. That stood as the most losses in American League history until the 2024 White Sox dropped 121 games. Detroit had a -337 run differential over the course of the season.</p><p>The team’s batting average was only .240, and they were equally as bad throwing the baseball, as the team’s ERA was 5.30. The team started out the season with a 1-17 record. By winning five of their last six games, the Tigers actually saved themselves from ranking even worse on this list. Despite the disastrous campaign, the Tigers would bounce back and make the World Series only three years later.</p><h2><b>4. 1916 Philadelphia Athletics (36-117)</b></h2><p>While they only have the fourth-most losses in MLB history, the Philadelphia Athletics actually hold the record for worst winning percentage ever (since 1901). In 1916, they finished the year with a winning percentage of .235, meaning this season was arguably even worse than the White Sox’s most recent campaign.</p><p>Amazingly, this horrendous season occurred only three years after the Athletics had won their third championship in a four year span. They even made the World Series as recently as 1914. The sudden collapse of a true dynasty was due to the team being forced to let their best players go, either via trade or release. Winning led to the team being unable to pay all of their star talent, so they focused their eyes on the future.</p><p>Even after the frustrating year, manager Connie Mack’s job was never in doubt. Mack ended up managing the team until 1951, and he even won two more World Series.</p><h2><b>5. 1935 Boston Braves (38-115)</b></h2><p>Babe Ruth is known for his winning ways, but when he was the vice president and assistant manager of the Boston Braves in 1935, his team didn’t do a lot of winning. Ruth is one of the first examples in sports of a legendary player not finding the same levels of success as a coach/front office member.</p><p>Ruth was also a player on this team. At age 40, Ruth played his first season outside of the Boston Red Sox/New York Yankees organizations, but he was a shell of his former self. Ruth was so bad that some of his teammates threatened to go on strike if he was in the team’s lineup. Ruth did muster up a three home run game in one of his last few games, but he retired early into the season. Even without him, the Braves still struggled.</p><p>Ben Cantwell became the last pitcher in the 21st century to lose at least 25 games in a season, and the Braves ended the year with 115 losses.</p><h2><b>6. 2018 Baltimore Orioles (47-115)</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Chris-Davis.jpeg"><figcaption>Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>There is hope for the White Sox because years of lots of losing by the Baltimore Orioles not so long ago led to them orchestrating an incredible rebuild. Now, Baltimore is one of the best teams in baseball. Back in 2018, they were really bad. Before acquiring a talented young roster and building an exciting farm system, the Orioles had to lose in order to get such high draft picks and prestigious prospects.</p><p>The worst of their losing came in 2018 when the team dropped 115 games. They were 60 games behind their division rival Boston Red Sox, which was the biggest games back deficit since 1935. The team couldn’t find success against anybody, as they had a losing record against every single American League team.</p><p>Until the White Sox surpassed them this year, the Orioles held the record for quickest time being eliminated from playoff contention in the divisional era (since 1969). Chris Davis was the headliner of their struggles. His home run prowess resulted in a seven-year, $161 million deal, but the power hitter saw major regression after putting pen to paper. In what was just his third year under the new deal, Davis batted .168 and had a -2.7 WAR. It was the worst WAR by any player since the 2011 season.</p><p>The Orioles’ disastrous season was necessary in pushing the team in a different direction. Tanking isn’t as common in MLB as it is in the NBA, but this was the closest we’ve seen to it in recent memory in baseball. It worked out for Baltimore, too. The Orioles have had <a href="https://www.masnsports.com/blog/an-oriole-three-peat-three-years-three-different-no-1-ranked-prospects" rel="noopener">three different prospects</a> be ranked as the number one prospect in baseball since this season, and they should now contend for World Series titles for the next decade or so.</p><h2><b>7. 2019 Detroit Tigers (47-114)</b></h2><p>A year after the Orioles had a disastrous season, the Tigers had one nearly as bad. Detroit also only won 47 games, but they had one fewer loss than Baltimore did the year prior. This is because the Tigers only played 161 games, as a late-season rainout was never rescheduled due to the Tigers and their opponent, the White Sox, missing the playoffs.</p><p>If it wasn’t for that rainout, the Tigers could have tied the Orioles’ record from the year prior. Detroit’s season actually started off well. They won seven of their first 11 games before losing 111 of 151 to follow. Detroit particularly struggled at home. Their 59 home losses were tied for the most in the modern era.</p><p>Like the Orioles, the Tigers’ poor play led to some good draft picks, and now they are back in the playoffs. The 2024 postseason will be the Tigers’ first time playing after the regular season since 2014.</p><p>The Tigers’ horrendous 2019 season makes them the only team to appear twice on this list of the 10 worst seasons in MLB history. Additionally, with three of the worst 10 teams ever being within the last decade, the likelihood of teams being historically bad is proving to be higher than ever before. The way rosters are constructed and the way the game is played these days has contributed to that.</p><h2><b>8. 1904 Washington Senators (38-113)</b></h2><p>While there have been some new school teams who have struggled mightily, the Washington Senators team from 1904 is the oldest team to qualify as one of the worst in the modern era, as their 38-113 season was just a few years after the modern era began.</p><p>The Senators’ season was doomed to fail from the start, as they started off 0-13-1 before collecting their first win. The Boston Americans gave Washington the most problems, as the Senators went 2-20 against that team in 1904.</p><p>The Senators’ season was so disappointing that the biggest crowd after the team’s Opening Day game was <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/05/01/worst-washington-baseball-team-ever/" rel="noopener">against an amateur team</a>, as many showed up in belief that the amateurs would beat the professionals. That didn’t end up being the case, as the Senators proved that there are levels to sports with a 17-0 win.</p><h2><b>9. 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates (42-112)</b></h2><p>Prior to the modern era, high-loss seasons were relatively common. The Pittsburgh baseball team that went by the nickname the Alleghenys in 1890 lost 113 games, but that season doesn’t count for this list, as we are only looking at teams from 1901 and onward. Still, the 1952 baseball season in Pittsburgh was pretty bad, too.</p><p>The Pirates went 42-112 that year. Their struggles were largely predictable, as the team was filled with young and inexperienced players. Thirteen rookies made the Opening Day roster, four of which were teenagers. The team won two games in a row at the start of the year, but they then lost 16 of 17 and never had a winning streak greater than two again.</p><p>This youth movement was coined “Operation Peach Fuzz.” Seven of the eight youngest players in the National League were on the Pirates’ roster, and it led to a lot of growing pains.</p><h2><b>10. 1939 St. Louis Browns (43-111)</b></h2><p>Pitching was the detriment of the 1939 St. Louis Browns. The team had an ERA of 6.01, and another team wouldn’t have an ERA over 6.0 again until 1996. The Browns also walked 739 batters, which was over 100 more than the next worst pitching team in baseball.</p><p>Each of the nine pitchers with the most innings on the team had ERAs above 5.0. The team actually didn’t have a horrible year with the bats. George McQuinn, for example, batted .316 with 20 homers. It wasn’t enough to overcome the pitching woes that plagued the team in both the starting rotation and the bullpen, though, and St. Louis ended up with 111 losses.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Worst MLB teams in history after White Sox’s record-breaking season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb-rumors-phillies-linked-garrett-crochet-trade-white-sox-contract-comments');   ga('set', 'title', 'MLB rumors: Phillies linked to Garrett Crochet trade after White Sox contract comments');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Phillies-linked-to-Garrett-Crochet-trade-after-White-Sox-contract-comments.jpg"></figure><h1>MLB rumors: Phillies linked to Garrett Crochet trade after White Sox contract comments</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-29T11:30:35-07:00">September 29th, 11:30am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-29T11:30:59-07:00">September 29th, 11:30am</time><address><a>Benjamin Adducchio</a>Benjamin Adducchio is a journalist and writer with more than a decade of experience in covering sports news. Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia Phillies are rumored to be <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2024/09/29/mlb-awards-2024-shohei-ohtani-aaron-judge-mvp/75437739007/" rel="noopener">interested in trading</a> with the Chicago White Sox for Garrett Crochet, per USA Today Sports. This comes as Crochet has openly stated he would love to sign a long-term contract extension with Chicago.</p><p>The White Sox are about to finish the worst season that has been seen in Major League Baseball in years. Chicago has a whopping 121 losses, heading into a game Sunday. Chicago’s run differential<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-chicago-sets-brutal-franchise-record-with-embarrassing-red-sox-loss"> has been atrocious</a>, and the team fired their manager mid-way through a disastrous campaign.</p><p>Things are going quite differently in Philadelphia. The Phillies are first in the National League East, with a 94-67 record. The team is headed to the postseason.</p><h2>Garrett Crochet is wanted by many teams, including Phillies</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/09-25-24-crochet-image.jpeg"><figcaption>© Orlando Ramirez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Crochet survived this year’s MLB trade deadline in Chicago, despite a number of teams trying to nab him. The hurler has a 6-12 record this season for the team. His ERA is 3.58.</p><p>The Phillies are hoping to sign Crochet, as the pitcher is expected to be dealt this winter. Crochet seems more open to whatever comes his way, despite saying in the past he would like to sign an extension.</p><p>“I would be <a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/09/garrett-crochet-open-to-extension-talks-with-white-sox.html" rel="noopener">receptive to conversations</a>,” Crochet said, per MLB Trade Rumors. “Those conversations are not reliant on only myself and what I might want. I know that (GM Chris) Getz does everything with the team’s future in mind. So I think we can trust that to be true.”</p><p>Chicago is about to end its season with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-garrett-crochet-stern-message-fans-rooting-against-them-amid-mlb-record">the most losses</a> of any American League team. Just two years ago, the White Sox had a season with more than 80 wins. Last year and in this campaign, Chicago lost more than 100 contests.</p><h2>Phillies could be a solid contender for Crochet</h2><p>While the pitcher is having a rough season in terms of finding wins, Crochet is considered one of the most promising young hurlers in the league. He finished the 2023 campaign with a 3.55 ERA. Crochet has had a rough go of it in Chicago, with a 9-19 overall win loss record.</p><p>The Phillies are a contender in the National League and could use a strong young arm in their rotation. While the team has struggled some recently, Philadelphia is considered one of the best teams in the NL. The Phillies went to a World Series not long ago in 2022, and have the NL East Division won this year.</p><p>Time will tell what happens with Crochet, but it seems he is on his way out the door for the struggling White Sox. Chicago plays Detroit on Sunday to end its season, while Philadelphia takes on the Washington Nationals.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB rumors: Phillies linked to Garrett Crochet trade after White Sox contract comments

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/white-sox-vs-tigers-prediction-odds-pick-9-27-2024');   ga('set', 'title', 'White Sox vs. Tigers prediction, odds, pick – 9/27/2024');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/White-Sox-vs.-Tigers-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch.jpg"></figure><h1>White Sox vs. Tigers prediction, odds, pick – 9/27/2024</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-27T08:00:22-07:00">September 27th, 8:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-27T08:00:22-07:00">September 27th, 8:00am</time><address><a>Garrett Kerman</a>Garrett Kerman also goes by the name of The Fight Analyst. He covers all combat sports, from MMA, to boxing, to even bare-knuckle. He is also very well-versed in all American sports when it comes to news and betting analysis. Whether you want betting advice or some breaking news, Garrett is your guy.2024 YTD Record |NBA: 55-41 |NCAAB: 6-8 |MMA: 74-30 |Overall: 135-79</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Garrett Crochet will take the mound for the White Sox in game one of their series with the Tigers on Fridays. It’s time to continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a White Sox-Tigers prediction and pick.</p><h2><b>White Sox-Tigers Projected Starters </b></h2><p><b>Garrett Crochet </b>vs. <b><b>Casey Mize</b></b></p><p><b>Garrett Crochet </b>(6-12) with a 3.68 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP</p><p>Last Start: Garrett Crochet allowed one hit and struck out eight without walking a batter over four scoreless innings in a no-decision versus the Padres on Friday.</p><p>2024 Road Splits: Garrett Crochet has been worse on the road than at home where he is 2-4 with a 4.14 ERA and 1.11 WHIP.</p><p><b><b>Casey Mize</b> </b>(2-6) with a 4.36 ERA and a 1.44 WHIP</p><p>Last Start: Casey Mize took the loss against the Philadelphia Phillies allowing 3 earned runs on 9 hits through 4.1 innings while striking out 10.</p><p>2024 Home Splits: Casey Mize has been better at home than on the road where despite his 0-3 record has a 4.02 ERA and 1.25 WHIP.</p><p><b><i>Here are the <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB Odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: White Sox-Tigers Odds</b></h2><p>Chicago White Sox: +1.5 (-152)</p><p>Moneyline: +144</p><p>Los Angeles Dodgers: -1.5 (+126)</p><p>Moneyline: -172</p><p>Over: 7.5 (+100)</p><p>Under: 7.5 (-122)</p><h2><b>How to Watch White Sox vs. Tigers </b></h2><p>Time: 6:40 PM ET/3:40 PM PT</p><p>TV: Bally Sports Detroit, NBC Sports Chicago, MLB Extra Innings</p><p>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">Free Trial</a>)</p><h2><b>Why The White Sox Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>As the White Sox head to Detroit for a crucial divisional matchup on Friday, all eyes will be on the pitching duel between Chicago’s rising star Garrett Crochet and the Tigers’ Casey Mize. Despite being on the road, the White Sox have a clear edge in this contest.</p><p>Crochet has been nothing short of sensational this season, boasting a 3.68  ERA, 1.06 WHIP, and an impressive 203 strikeouts over 142 innings. The 25-year-old southpaw has consistently demonstrated his ability to dominate opposing lineups, and the Tigers’ offense should prove no exception.</p><p>On the other side, Casey Mize has struggled to find his footing, particularly in home games. With a concerning 4.02 ERA at home this year, Mize faces an uphill battle against a potent White Sox lineup. The White Sox offense, known for its power and consistency, should be able to capitalize on Mize’s road struggles. Look for key hitters in the Chicago lineup to put pressure on Mize early and often, potentially forcing an early exit.</p><p>Defensively, the White Sox have shown improvement throughout the season, which should provide additional support for Crochet’s efforts on the mound. Given Crochet’s dominant form, Mize’s road woes, and the overall strength of the White Sox roster, Chicago is poised to secure a victory in this Friday matchup, further solidifying their position in the competitive AL Central race.</p><h2><b>Why The Tigers Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>As the Tigers prepare to host the White Sox on Friday, all signs point to a potential upset at Comerica Park, with Casey Mize poised to outshine Garrett Crochet in this divisional clash.</p><p>Mize, the former first-overall pick, has shown flashes of brilliance this season. Despite a rocky start, he’s been steadily improving, as evidenced by his recent performance against the Twins where he hurled six scoreless innings. This outing demonstrated Mize’s ability to mix his pitches effectively, particularly his splitter, which proved to be a potent weapon.</p><p>The home-field advantage could play a crucial role for Mize. In his career, he’s shown a tendency to perform better at Comerica Park, where he feels more comfortable and can leverage the park’s dimensions to his advantage. On the other side, while Crochet has been impressive this season, there are signs that the White Sox may be managing his workload. Recent outings have seen a reduction in his pitch count, which could limit his effectiveness and duration in this game.</p><p>The Tigers’ offense, which recently exploded for 11 runs against these same White Sox, seems to have found its groove. If they can carry this momentum into Friday’s game, they could provide Mize with the run support he needs to secure a victory. Moreover, the White Sox have struggled on the road this season, particularly against right-handed pitchers like Mize. This gives the Tigers a strategic edge in this matchup.</p><p>While both teams are vying for a position in the competitive AL Central, the Tigers have more to prove and more to gain from this series. With Mize on the mound and the home crowd behind them, expect the Tigers to come out swinging and secure a crucial victory in this Friday night showdown.</p><h2><b>Final White Sox</b><b>-Tigers Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>In this intriguing AL Central showdown, expect a closely contested battle between the Tigers and White Sox. Casey Mize’s recent improvements suggest he’s ready to deliver a strong performance, potentially outdueling the talented Garrett Crochet. The Tigers’ offense, buoyed by their recent success against Chicago, should provide enough run support to keep them in the game. While Crochet has been impressive this season, the familiarity of the Tigers’ hitters with his repertoire could lead to some crucial hits. Ultimately, this game may come down to bullpen management and late-inning heroics. In a nail-biting finish, look for the Tigers to edge out a victory, with Mize earning a quality start and the Detroit bullpen holding on for the win.</p><p><b>Final White Sox-Tigers Prediction &amp; Pick: Detroit Tigers ML (-172), Under 7.5 (-122)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

White Sox vs. Tigers prediction, odds, pick – 9/27/2024

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A die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic, Brayden further channels his baseball enthusiasm through his podcast, where he delves into the latest in sports with engaging commentary. He also serves as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School. His commitment to sports journalism is evident in his diverse experiences with ContraCosta.news and his dedication to delivering compelling and insightful content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the Chicago White Sox’s season draws to a much-anticipated end, all-star pitcher Garrett Crochet shared his frustration regarding some fans who appear to be rooting for the team to set the dismal record of 121 losses in a season. This sentiment comes <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-fans-boo-chicago-makes-different-history-expected">after the White Sox</a> narrowly avoided this unwanted milestone during recent games.</p><p>In a tweet from White Sox beat writer Vinnie Duber, Crochet <a href="https://x.com/VinnieDuber/status/1839358887847403940" rel="noopener">expressed regret and disappointment</a> over the season’s outcomes. “Wish we could have put together a better season for [the fans],” he said.</p><p>However, when asked about fans cheering for a record-setting loss, the pitcher’s dismay was notable. He paused thoughtfully before responding, “I don’t love it. That’s all I’m going to say,” indicating his discomfort with the notion that fans might prefer to witness history over team success.</p><h2><b>The White Sox don’t want the record</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Garrett-Crochet.jpg"><figcaption>Orlando Ramirez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The White Sox’s struggle has been hard on players and fans, with the team recently fighting off the record previously held by the Mets. Their resilience shone through <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/angels-news-la-pulls-white-sox-to-save-chicago-from-historic-121st-loss">during an eighth-inning comeback against the Angels</a>. Before this game, the White Sox had not won a game this season when trailing entering the eighth inning, and as noted by CBS Sports HQ’s Connor Groel, <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/white-sox-hold-off-on-record-breaking-loss-by-completing-first-eighth-inning-comeback-win-of-2024-mlb-season/" rel="noopener">were 0-94</a>.</p><p>The comeback was sparked by Zach DeLoach and Bryan Ramos, who hit consecutive doubles, followed by a walk drawn by Lenyn Sosa. Luis Robert then hit a critical pop-up that was misplayed by the Angels’ second baseman, allowing Ramos to score and tie the game. Andrew Benintendi later singled to left field, bringing Sosa home to secure a 3-2 lead.</p><p>In a nail-biting ninth inning, veteran right-hander Justin Anderson was called upon to preserve the slim lead. Despite walking Mickey Moniak to put the tying run on base, Anderson managed to induce a groundout from Eric Wagaman to seal the game. This save was Anderson’s first since 2019 and highlighted a season where the White Sox bullpen has seen significant turnover and inconsistency.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-luis-robert-jr-blame-2024-season">The White Sox will look</a> to maintain their momentum and avoid the historic 121st loss as they face the Detroit Tigers in the season finale at Comerica Park. This game carries added weight as the Tigers continue to vie for a spot in the AL Wild Card race, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-grady-sizemore-spoil-tigers-postseason">setting the stage for the White Sox to play spoiler</a>.</p><p>This tumultuous season for the White Sox has certainly tested the team’s resolve, evidenced not just by their on-field struggles but also by the complex emotions surrounding their potential record-setting losses. As they move towards the offseason, the focus will undoubtedly shift towards rebuilding and hopefully winning back the full support of their fanbase, away from the allure of dubious historical records.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Garrett Crochet’s message on fans rooting against White Sox amid MLB record

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/white-sox-news-grady-sizemore-spoil-tigers-postseason');   ga('set', 'title', 'How White Sox’s Grady Sizemore plans to spoil Tigers’ postseason bid');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/09-25-24-crochet-featured.jpeg"></figure><h1>How White Sox’s Grady Sizemore plans to spoil Tigers’ postseason bid</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-25T16:28:46-07:00">September 25th, 4:28pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-25T17:02:21-07:00">September 25th, 5:02pm</time><address><a>David Korn</a>David Korn is an MLB associate editor at ClutchPoints. He is also a producer at MLB Network Radio and covers college basketball for A10Talk. David graduated from George Washington in 2023, where he was the radio play-by-play broadcaster for their Men's and Women's Basketball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The only thing the Chicago White Sox have left to play for this season is whether or not they will set the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-chicago-jokes-about-all-time-awful-season">post-1900 record for most losses</a> in a single season. But, that does not mean that they are not going to try their absolute best to potentially prevent one of their division rivals from making the postseason.</p><p>Speaking to the media ahead of Wednesday’s game against the Los Angeles Angels, White Sox interim manager Grady Sizemore explained his decision to <a href="https://twitter.com/scottmerkin/status/1839059666917085222" rel="noopener">push back</a> All-Star Garrett Crochet’s final appearance of the regular season to have him face the Detroit Tigers, per Scott Merkin of MLB.com.</p><p>“With Detroit where they’re at, I think it’s gonna make for good baseball,” Sizemore said. “They’re gonna be competing for a playoff spot. We wanna throw our best guy up against this team that’s fighting for a playoff spot. These are our rivals.”</p><p>Crochet was initially projected to start Thursday against the Angels. However, Sizemore’s decision to push Crochet back will give his team the best chance to beat the Tigers, one of their rivals in the AL Central, and potentially prevent them from making the postseason.</p><p>The Tigers are currently tied with the Kansas City Royals for the final American League Wild Card position, with the Minnesota Twins and Seattle Mariners both two games back and the Boston Red Sox 3 1/2 games back. Things are looking good as of now for the Tigers, with FanGraphs <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds" rel="noopener">projecting them</a> to have an 87.1% chance of making the postseason. However, that final series against the White Sox could be crucial, and facing Crochet is never an easy task. That could very well be the difference for the Tigers if the Twins, Mariners, or Red Sox make a push.</p><h2><b>Garrett Crochet’s 2024 season with the White Sox</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/09-25-24-crochet-image.jpeg"><figcaption>© Orlando Ramirez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>There is a reason why Sizemore believes Crochet is his best chance to get a win against the postseason-hopeful Tigers. Despite having just a 6-12 record, Crochet has a 3.68 ERA, 203 strikeouts and a ridiculous 12.9 SO/9. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-white-sox-reason-not-trading-garrett-crochet">Crochet was subject to numerous trade rumors</a> earlier in the season, but ended up remaining in Chicago after he made it clear that he would not pitch in the postseason unless the team that traded for him signed him to a contract extension.</p><p>In a historically awful season for the White Sox, Crochet has been one of the few positives. Crochet will have one more chance this season, and will now be able to try and play spoiler for a division rival.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How White Sox’s Grady Sizemore plans to spoil Tigers’ postseason bid

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/white-sox-news-luis-robert-jr-blame-2024-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'Luis Robert Jr. takes partial blame for White Sox’s horrid season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Luis-Robert-Jr.-takes-partial-blame-for-Chicagos-horrid-season.jpg"></figure><h1>Luis Robert Jr. takes partial blame for White Sox’s horrid season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-25T14:59:13-07:00">September 25th, 2:59pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-25T15:17:25-07:00">September 25th, 3:17pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-chicago-jokes-about-all-time-awful-season">White Sox are nearing the end of a miserable 2024 season</a>. As of this story’s writing, Chicago holds a lackluster 37-120 record. In all reality, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/angels-news-la-pulls-white-sox-to-save-chicago-from-historic-121st-loss">White Sox are having one of the worst seasons of all-time</a>. White Sox outfielder Luis Robert Jr. has struggled in 2024, and <a href="https://x.com/scottmerkin/status/1839055318321607008" rel="noopener">he recently took partial blame</a> for the team’s frustrating campaign.</p><p>“One of the biggest parts of the bad season that we have as a team is because I haven’t been able to do what I’m able to do on the field,” Robert said, via Scott Merkin of MLB.com “That’s on me.”</p><p>Robert was once regarded as a future superstar. He has displayed signs of fulfilling his potential over the years, but 2024 has been a step in the wrong direction.</p><h2><b>Luis Robert Jr.’s 2024 season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Luis-Robert-Jr.-returns-to-dugout-after-striking-out.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Of course, Robert is not the only player to blame for Chicago’s struggles this season. The entire White Sox team has not played up to expectations for the most part.</p><p>But it has been a surprisingly frustrating season for Robert. He had dealt with injuries in previous seasons which explained why he had not played up to his ceiling. That changed in 2023 when Robert received MVP votes and hit 38 home runs to go along with a strong .857 OPS.</p><p>In 2024, though, Robert is slashing just .224/.276/.379/.655. He’s also only hit 14 home runs. It is worth noting that the White Sox outfielder has been limited to 97 games played as of this story’s writing, but that doesn’t change the fact that Robert has disappointed while on the field.</p><p>Chicago is rebuilding. One has to wonder if Robert is still in their long-term plans. If not, he may emerge as a trade candidate this offseason. Although Luis Robert Jr. has struggled in 2024, many teams will likely still have interest in acquiring him given his potential and previous impressive 2023 season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Luis Robert Jr. takes partial blame for White Sox’s horrid season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/angels-news-la-pulls-white-sox-to-save-chicago-from-historic-121st-loss');   ga('set', 'title', 'Angels pull a White Sox to save Chicago from historic 121st loss');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/White-Sox-Angels.jpg"></figure><h1>Angels pull a White Sox to save Chicago from historic 121st loss</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-25T06:56:49-07:00">September 25th, 6:56am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-25T06:56:49-07:00">September 25th, 6:56am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago White Sox can breathe. They bought themselves 24 more hours of not having the worst record in modern MLB history. Really, it was the Los Angeles Angels who gifted it. Their partners in misery suffered a 3-2 loss that kept the White Sox from picking up loss no. 121.</p><p>With a record of 63-94, the Angels have the second-worst record in the American League and the fourth-worst in the majors. The White Sox, amid their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-jerry-reinsdorf-destroyed-ex-players-employees-takedown">embarrassing levels of organizational ineptitude</a>, managed to transfer the bad mojo to someone else for a night.</p><p>In the bottom of the eighth inning, Luis Robert Jr. came up to bat with two outs, runners on the corners and a one-run deficit. He popped up the first pitch right outside of the infield. Second baseman Jack Lopez didn’t have a great read on the ball and let it hit the grass. The next batter, Andrew Benintendi, put the White Sox ahead with <a href="https://x.com/NBCSWhiteSox/status/1838771533688508470" rel="noopener">a single to left field</a> and Justin Anderson picked up the save.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Angels?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Angels</a> were going to get out of the eighth with the lead over the White Sox but Jack Lopez dropped a pop-up to tie the game and Andrew Benintendi followed with a go-ahead RBI single. Down 3-2. <a href="https://t.co/TMPFsvUvWw">pic.twitter.com/TMPFsvUvWw</a></p><p>— Rhett Bollinger (@RhettBollinger) <a href="https://twitter.com/RhettBollinger/status/1838771435268870150?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 25, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Oof.</p><h2><b>White Sox fighting to avoid infamy vs. Angels</b></h2><p>The White Sox <a href="https://x.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1838755788384239902" rel="noopener">committed a similar error</a> earlier in the game, watching as a pop-up right in front of home plate fell in between four infielders. Perhaps letting that playbook slip into Los Angeles’ subconscious was the key to picking up their 37th win of the season. They’re almost at the win total that the Chicago Bulls reached last season!</p><p>The White Sox have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-chicago-jokes-about-all-time-awful-season">embraced how awful they are</a> — and honestly, good for them. These players had the misfortune of being a part of one of the most dysfunctional sports teams in history. They were let down by an organization that simply refuses to compete or adapt. Chicago fans have been fed up for a long time and their frustrations have only grown. Thanks, Jerry Reinsdorf!</p><p>Fear not, fans who want to see the White Sox make history. They still have two more games against the Angels before facing one of the hottest teams in baseball, the Detroit Tigers, to complete their season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Angels pull a White Sox to save Chicago from historic 121st loss

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/white-sox-news-fans-boo-chicago-makes-different-history-expected');   ga('set', 'title', 'Fans boo as White Sox makes different history than expected');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Fans-boo-as-Chicago-makes-different-history-than-expected-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Fans boo as White Sox makes different history than expected</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-25T06:27:09-07:00">September 25th, 6:27am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-25T06:27:09-07:00">September 25th, 6:27am</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut based sports journalist and a graduate of both Tunxis Community College and Central Connecticut State University. Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In a shocking twist, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-chicago-jokes-about-all-time-awful-season">Chicago White Sox actually won a baseball game</a>. However, that still wasn’t enough to please the plans at Guaranteed Rate Field.</p><p>Chicago took down the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 on Tuesday. But after the win, fans <a href="https://x.com/CHGO_Sports/status/1838774339555951081" rel="noopener">rained down boos</a> on the White Sox’s celebration, via CHGO Sports. Even the PA’s victory song couldn’t drown out the crowd noise.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The White Sox avoid their 121st loss of the 2024 season and Guaranteed Rate erupted with booing and more "sell the team" chants <a href="https://t.co/1LVQgxC8rG">pic.twitter.com/1LVQgxC8rG</a></p><p>— CHGO Sports (@CHGO_Sports) <a href="https://twitter.com/CHGO_Sports/status/1838774339555951081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 25, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The White Sox battled to come away with a win, trailing 2-0 heading into the bottom of the eighth inning. Chicago strung together a three-run frame, with Andrew Benintendi’s RBI single scoring the winning win. It was the first time the White Sox have won <a href="https://x.com/scottmerkin/status/1838805656788181117" rel="noopener">while trailing after seven innings</a>. They were previously 0-94, via Scott Merkin of MLB.com.</p><p>While they won on Tuesday, the White Sox are still on the doorstep of MLB infamy. At 120 losses, they are only one defeat away from setting a new Modern era record. Los Angeles will have another opportunity to send Chicago to the Hall of Shame on Wednesday.</p><h2><b>Where do White Sox go from here?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Fans-boo-as-Chicago-makes-different-history-than-expected.jpg"><figcaption>Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It isn’t breaking any news to say the White Sox need massive changes across the board. How Chicago handles their organizational overhaul is a different story.</p><p>The first step will be finding a new manager. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-will-hire-grady-sizemore-next-manager">Grady Sizemore stepped in</a> on an interim basis after Pedro Grifol’s firing. Perhaps Chicago prefers the continuance and removes the interim tag. Or, they go for a complete reset and look outside the organization.</p><p>But whoever is managing won’t have much firepower to work with with how the White Sox are constructed. Yoan Moncada seems likely to have his $25 million club option declined. That would leave Andrew Benintendi, Luis Robert Jr. and Max Stassi – who also has a club option – as the only players past arbitration on their roster. Even if the White Sox offered the moon, they are going to struggle mightily attracting anyone to Chicago.</p><p>The team has drafted well, as their top three prospects are home grown talents, via MLB Pipeline. But with just four prospects total in the top 100, it could be a long wait until contention in Chicago.</p><p>While the White Sox survived another day without setting disastrous history, Chicago fans are just waiting for it. A meaningless late season win means nothing to them. They want to see their team be actually competitive. Ownership will need to find a way to get on the same page in short order.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Fans boo as White Sox makes different history than expected

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/angels-vs-white-sox-prediction-odds-pick-9-25-2024');   ga('set', 'title', 'Angels vs White Sox prediction, odds, pick – 9/25/2024');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Angels-vs-White-Sox-prediction-odds-pick.jpg"></figure><h1>Angels vs White Sox prediction, odds, pick – 9/25/2024</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-25T00:21:48-07:00">September 25th, 12:21am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-25T00:22:09-07:00">September 25th, 12:22am</time><address><a href="http://patreon.com/zemek">Matthew Zemek</a>Matthew Zemek is part of ClutchPoints' Betting team and has written for various sports websites and publications since 2001. He was the editor of the NBA site Crossover Chronicles in the 2016 NBA season. He was a contributing editor to the now-defunct site FanRag Sports in 2017. He currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It’s time to continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with an Angels-White Sox prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Angels White Sox.</p><p>The Chicago White Sox could make history in the coming days, but they don’t want to. The White Sox will make history by losing. They will avoid making history by winning. This is what happens when a Major League Baseball team has a 37-120 record through 157 games. The happy news for the White Sox is that they won their most recent game, coming back from a late deficit to beat the Angels 3-2 on Tuesday in Chicago.</p><p>If the White Sox lose another game this week, that will be loss No. 121, which would be more than the 1962 New York Mets, which went 40-120. No other team in MLB history since the start of the World Series in 1903 has lost more than 120 games. The White Sox are unlikely to avoid losing Game 121. However, they can still avoid other dubious distinctions.</p><p>If Chicago wins one more game this week (through Sunday, Sept. 29), it will avoid becoming the fourth team in the World Series era (since 1903) to win fewer than 38 games in a season. If Chicago wins two more games this week, it will avoid having the worst winning percentage (.235) of any team in the World Series era.</p><p>As miserable and brutal as this season has been, the White Sox and their fans have to at least appreciate the reality that this team is still fighting hard. The Sox trailed the Angels 2-0 after seven and a half innings on Tuesday but scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth to win. The White Sox haven’t lost because of laziness. They have lost because they are historically inept. Yet, the team is still playing hard, and maybe that can become the source of a distinctly better season with improved results in 2025.</p><h2><b>Angels-White Sox Projected Starters </b></h2><p><b>Jose Suarez </b> vs. <b><b>Davis Martin</b></b></p><p><b>Jose Suarez</b> (1-2) has a 6.08 ERA. Suarez has been getting some work as a starter after previously being a relief pitcher earlier in the 2024 season. These late-season starts are basically test drives to see if Suarez should be used as a back-end rotation starter or a middle reliever for the Angels when the 2025 season begins. Thsi is Suarez’s last start of the season, so he will try to make this appearance count.</p><p>Last Appearance: Wednesday, September 18 vs the Chicago White Sox: 7 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 0 BB, 5 K</p><p>2024 Road Splits: 6 starts, 35 1/3 IP, 40 H, 19 R, 4 HR, 6 BB, 14 K</p><p><b>Davis Martin</b> (0-5) has a 4.27 ERA. It’s a familiar story with a number of White Sox starting pitchers: They have respectable ERAs but terrible win-loss records because their offense simply has not shown up for them and has not been able to help them. On Tuesday night, Chicago starter Jonathan Cannon was very solid but got no run support from the White Sox, who were shut out through seven innings. The bullpen got the win and the save. Cannon got a no-decision. We will see what happens here with Martin, who will try to get his first win of 2024 in his last start of the year.</p><p>Last Start: Tuesday, September 17 vs the Los Angeles Angels: 5 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 0 HR, 2 BB, 4 K</p><p>2024 Home Splits: 4 starts, 21 1/3 IP, 25 H, 12 R, 4 HR, 9 BB, 22 K</p><p><b><i>Here are the Angels-White Sox <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB Odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Angels-White Sox Odds</b></h2><p>Los Angeles Angels: -1.5 (+128)</p><p>Moneyline: -122</p><p>Chicago White Sox: +1.5 (-154)</p><p>Moneyline: +104</p><p>Over: 8.5 (-110)</p><p>Under: 8.5 (-110)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Angels vs. White Sox</b></h2><p>Time: 7:40 p.m. ET/4:40 p.m. PT</p><p>TV: Bally Sports West (Angels) / NBC Sports Chicago (White Sox) / MLB Extra Innings</p><p>Stream: fuboTV <b>(<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">Free trial</a>)</b></p><h2><b>Why The Angels Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The White Sox very, very rarely win two games in a row. Betting against the White Sox the day after a Chicago win has been a strong bet in 2024.</p><h2><b>Why The White Sox Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>Chicago has good pitching matchups versus the Angels. Chicago nearly won last week’s three-game series against the Halos. This is a pitching matchup the Sox can work with.</p><h2><b>Final Angels-White Sox Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>The pitching matchup is even, but the White Sox are unlikely to win back-to-back games. Take the Angels.</p><p><i><b><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">Click here</a> for more betting news and predictions</b></i></p><p><b>Final Angels-White Sox Prediction &amp; Pick: Angels moneyline</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Angels vs White Sox prediction, odds, pick – 9/25/2024

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He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago White Sox are having an historically awful season. At 36-120 they’re one defeat away from finishing the season with the most losses in modern MLB history – a mark they can reach Tuesday evening in their home matchup against the Los Angeles Angels. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-fire-pedro-grifol-amid-historically-bad-2024-campaign">White Sox fired manager Pedro Grifol</a> after he posted a record of 89-190 in less than two seasons.</p><p>Chicago named former player <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-chicago-guardians-star-grady-sizemore-interim-manager">Grady Sizemore as the team’s interim manager</a> in early August. Since taking over as the South Side skipper, Sizemore has led the team to an 8-30 record. His .211 winning percentage is worse than the .319 percentage that got Grifol fired. It’s even worse than the White Sox 2024 winning percentage, which sits at an embarrassing .231.</p><p>Still, someone needs to helm this hapless team. And White Sox general manager Chris Getz says that Sizemore is <a href="https://x.com/scottmerkin/status/1838680234293408119" rel="noopener">being considered</a> to take over as manager full time, per MLB.com’s Scott Merkin on X. Getz went on to note that Chicago is conducting a full search to fill the managerial opening, so Sizemore is far from a shoo-in.</p><h2><b>Should Grady Sizemore return to the South Side if offered the White Sox manager gig?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Grady-Sizemore.jpg"><figcaption>Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Of course, the larger question here is who exactly would want the job? By the time the organization is prepared to make an offer to fill the team’s manager position, the White Sox will be coming off the worst season in baseball history. It is the second straight year Chicago finished with 100 losses.</p><p>True, the White Sox made the playoffs in two of the previous three seasons. However, before that, the team finished with a losing record for seven consecutive years from 2013-2019. In that span, Chicago had another 100 loss seasons as well as years in which they lost 95 and 99 games during an 11-year playoff drought from 2009-2020.</p><p>Making matters worse, general manager <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-gm-2025-free-agency-plan">Getz doesn’t plan to rebuild the team through free agency</a>, choosing instead to rely on the players that helped deliver baseball’s most miserable season ever. And, long-time owner Jerry Reinsdorf has a history of failing to spend money to improve the franchise, which has led to former players and employees <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-jerry-reinsdorf-destroyed-ex-players-employees-takedown">offering a scathing review of the White Sox’s boss</a>.</p><p>Oh, and former manager <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-tony-la-russa-still-holds-active-role-in-organization">Tony La Russa still holds an active role in the organization</a>. In his position as special advisor to the executive vice president the 79-year-old Hall of Famer, who managed the team until the 2022 season, offers his wisdom to the manager and coaches – for whatever that’s worth.</p><p>The White Sox have been thoroughly run into the ground, as evidenced by their abysmal record. With all manner of dysfunction from the very top down, it’s highly unlikely that Chicago will attract top-tier managerial talent to the South Side. The real question is, should Grady Sizemore return for more of this misery, assuming the franchise offers him the opportunity to do so.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Will White Sox hire Grady Sizemore as next manager?

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/angels-vs-white-sox-prediction-odds-pick-9-24-2024');   ga('set', 'title', 'Angels vs White Sox prediction, odds, pick – 9/24/2024');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Angels-vs-White-Sox-prediction-odds-pick.jpg"></figure><h1>Angels vs White Sox prediction, odds, pick – 9/24/2024</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-24T00:40:11-07:00">September 24th, 12:40am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-24T00:40:58-07:00">September 24th, 12:40am</time><address><a href="http://patreon.com/zemek">Matthew Zemek</a>Matthew Zemek is part of ClutchPoints' Betting team and has written for various sports websites and publications since 2001. He was the editor of the NBA site Crossover Chronicles in the 2016 NBA season. He was a contributing editor to the now-defunct site FanRag Sports in 2017. He currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It’s time to continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with an Angels-White Sox prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Angels White Sox.</p><p>The Chicago White Sox could make more history this week, as their memorably atrocious and abysmal season winds toward a merciful end. The White Sox have lost five games in a row to bring their record to 36-120 with six games remaining on the schedule. How bad is 36-120? Only one team in the history of Major League Baseball, the 1899 Cleveland Spiders, has lost more than the 120 games the White Sox have lost. Those Spiders lost 134 games.</p><p>If the White Sox lose a 121st game, which seems almost certain at this point, Chicago will pass the 1962 New York Mets (40-120) for the most losses by any team since 1901, categorized as the “modern era” of Major League Baseball. That piece of history is likely to be made this week.</p><p>Other pieces of history are less certain, but they are very much in play.</p><p>Only five teams in the modern era of Major League Baseball (since 1901) have won fewer than 40 games in a season. The White Sox are one of them. They will need to go 4-2 in their final six games to avoid remaining one of those five teams.</p><p>Only three MLB teams since 1901 have won fewer than 38 games in a season. The White Sox need two wins in their final six to reach 38, three to exceed 38.</p><p>The other piece of history the White Sox could make: the lowest winning percentage of any MLB team since 1901. The White Sox currently have a .231 winning percentage, the worst of any team in the majors over the past 123 years. The 1916 Philadelphia Athletics had a .235 winning percentage. Chicago needs to split its final six games to finish above .235. If Chicago wins two of six, it will finish at .235 (rounded up from .2347).</p><p>Just how much history are the 2024 Chicago White Sox ready to make? This series against the Angels will likely tell us the answer, since the Sox are very unlikely to win over the coming weekend against the red-hot and playoff-minded Tigers in Detroit.</p><h2><b>Angels-White Sox Projected Starters </b></h2><p><b>Jack Kochanowicz</b> vs. <b><b>Jonathan Cannon</b></b></p><p><b>Jack Kochanowicz</b> (2-5) has a 4.56 ERA. Kochanowicz gets one more chance to audition for a spot on the 2025 Angel rotation. Let’s see what he does. He dominated the White Sox last week in Anaheim and will try to do it again in Chicago.</p><p>Last Appearance: Wednesday, September 18 vs the Chicago White Sox: 7 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 0 BB, 5 K</p><p>2024 Road Splits: 6 starts, 35 1/3 IP, 40 H, 19 R, 4 HR, 6 BB, 14 K</p><p><b>Jonathan Cannon</b> (4-10) has a 4.61 ERA. Cannon has pitched to a very respectable ERA despite being on a terrible team. If the Sox retain him, Cannon should be a solid pitcher for Chicago in 2025. He was very good against the Angels last week and will try to carry that level of performance into this game.</p><p>Last Start: Monday, September 16 vs the Los Angeles Angels: 6 2/3 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 2 HR, 2 BB, 7 K</p><p>2024 Home Splits: 10 starts, 54 IP, 61 H, 33 R, 9 HR, 14 BB, 41 K</p><p><b><i>Here are the Angels-White Sox <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB Odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Angels-White Sox Odds</b></h2><p>Los Angeles Angels: -1.5 (+134)</p><p>Moneyline: -120</p><p>Chicago White Sox: +1.5 (-162)</p><p>Moneyline: +102</p><p>Over: 8.5 (+100)</p><p>Under: 8.5 (-122)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Angels vs. White Sox</b></h2><p>Time: 7:40 p.m. ET/4:40 p.m. PT</p><p>TV: Bally Sports West (Angels) / NBC Sports Chicago (White Sox) / MLB Extra Innings</p><p>Stream: fuboTV <b>(<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">Free trial</a>)</b></p><h2><b>Why The Angels Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The White Sox know how to lose games. If you have bet against them on the moneyline in all 156 games this season, you have won 120 of 156 times. Any bettor would love that success rate.</p><h2><b>Why The White Sox Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>Chicago starter Jonathan Cannon was terrific against the Angels last week. If he pitches at the same level here, the Sox probably win.</p><h2><b>Final Angels-White Sox Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>The pitching matchup is good for the White Sox, but you should never bet on a team this bad to win. Pass.</p><p><i><b><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">Click here</a> for more betting news and predictions</b></i></p><p><b>Final Angels-White Sox Prediction &amp; Pick: White Sox moneyline</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Angels vs White Sox prediction, odds, pick – 9/24/2024

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He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago White Sox have 120 losses, tied for the most in the history of baseball. Their historically terrible season has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-fire-pedro-grifol-amid-historically-bad-2024-campaign">cost Pedro Grifol his managerial job</a>, forced many trade deadline deals, and leads to a bleak future. Their 120th loss was particularly insulting, as they led the Padres in the eighth inning before letting it slip away. This has been a theme for the White Sox last year, something Andrew Benintendi <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/41386496/white-sox-tie-record-most-losses-1900-120" rel="noopener">has found oddly amusing</a>, per ESPN.</p><p>“Yeah, we joke about it all the time. It never seems like we get blown out, and the seventh, eighth, and ninth come around and we’re facing their seven-eight-nine-inning guys every night, which is big. It’s hard to score runs off the back ends of the bullpen,” The White Sox outfielder told ESPN. “It seems like we have been here a lot of times and it just hasn’t panned out.”</p><p>At least the clubhouse morale seems to be high. A <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-jerry-reinsdorf-destroyed-ex-players-employees-takedown">recent expose on Jerry Reinsdorf</a> highlighted the conditions that White Sox players are enduring during this season. The lack of an MLB-caliber plane, a lack of analytics, and a routinely empty building highlight the brutal organization Reinsdorf is running.</p><h2>The bleak future of the Chicago White Sox</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Andrew-Benintendi-with-Chicago-White-Sox.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The White Sox have six games left and have to win six straight for the first time all season to avoid standing alone in history. They will likely go down as the worst team in the history of professional baseball. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-gm-2025-free-agency-plan">President of Baseball Operations Chris Getz recently said they have no plans</a> to spend big in free agency. Insiders have discussed the possibility of Luis Robert Jr and Garrett Crochet being traded. Things, somehow, could get worse.</p><p>The White Sox won the AL Central in 2021 and now are the worst team in baseball history. In between, they did not pick up many great prospects. They can re-stock their pipeline by trading Robert to a contender. They will not have a draft pick in the top 10 despite their terrible season because of competitive balance rules, so they will have to get creative.</p><p>Benintendi holds the richest contract in White Sox history, a 5-year deal worth $75 million. That is the cheapest top contract in the sport. That symbolizes the lack of evolution from the organization, which has let homegrown talent walk and not spent in free agency since their 2005 championship. Don’t be surprised if the White Sox fly past 100 losses next season and challenge their record in 2025.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

What the White Sox ‘joke about all time’ amid historically awful season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb-rumors-skip-schumaker-ready-to-leave-marlins');   ga('set', 'title', 'MLB rumors: Skip Schumaker ready to leave Marlins');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/MLB-rumors-Skip-Schumaker-ready-to-leave-Marlins.jpg"></figure><h1>MLB rumors: Skip Schumaker ready to leave Marlins</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-22T10:51:24-07:00">September 22nd, 10:51am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-22T10:51:24-07:00">September 22nd, 10:51am</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-white-sox-manager-candidate-comes-with-tony-la-russa-ties">MLB coaching carousel</a> could have a very big name added to the list soon. Miami Marlins manager Skip Schumaker is <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2024/09/22/home-field-advantage-mlb-postseason-overrated/75331164007/" rel="noopener">likely to be leaving</a> the Marlins after this season, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today.</p><p>“Marlins manager Skip Schumaker, who was widely praised for his decision not to pitch around Shohei Ohtani in his record-setting 50 homer-50 steal day last week, is expected to inform the Marlins that he is officially leaving after the season where he will become the hottest free-agent manager in baseball,” Nightengale reported on Sunday.</p><p>Schumaker and the Marlins had a lot of success in his first season as manager in 2023, finishing 84-78 and reaching the playoffs for the first time since 2020. However, they have disappointed so far this season. Miami currently sits at 57-98, good for last place in the NL East.</p><p>Schumaker spent 11 years in the MLB as a player as a second baseman and an outfielder, primarily with the St. Louis Cardinals. For his career, he batted .278 and hit 28 home runs. The Padres hired Schumaker as their first base coach in 2017, and he returned to St. Louis as a bench coach in 2021. He was hired as the Marlins’ manager after the 2022 season to replace Don Mattingly.</p><p>The former Cardinal would be a big name in the MLB coaching carousel this offseason if he does indeed end up hitting the market. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-white-sox-grady-sizemore-future">Schumaker has been linked with to the Chicago White Sox</a> in recent months, in part because of his prior relationship with Tony La Russa from their time in St. Louis together.</p><p>The White Sox are searching for a new manager after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-fire-pedro-grifol-amid-historically-bad-2024-campaign">firing Pedro Grifol last month</a>. They are in the midst of one of the worst seasons in MLB history, as they currently sit 36-119 before into the home stretch of the season. The White Sox may very well turn to Schumaker to turn their franchise around.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB rumors: Skip Schumaker ready to leave Marlins

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/white-sox-vs-padres-prediction-odds-pick-9-22-2024');   ga('set', 'title', 'White Sox vs. Padres prediction, odds, pick – 9/22/2024');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/White-Sox-vs.-Padres-prediction-odds-pick.jpg"></figure><h1>White Sox vs. Padres prediction, odds, pick – 9/22/2024</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-22T07:41:09-07:00">September 22nd, 7:41am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-22T07:41:09-07:00">September 22nd, 7:41am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/chris.spiering.3" rel="facebook">Chris Spiering</a>Chris Spiering graduated from the University of San Diego with a Communication Studies Degree. He spent his final year as the Sports Editor for the USDVista newspaper. Chris manages the betting team at ClutchPoints and contributes about the NFL, MLB, and NBA, but he follows most sports, including NCAA Basketball. Chris also covers San Diego State men's basketball for East Village Times.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Diego Padres host the Chicago White Sox for the finale of a three-game series at Petco Park. It’s time to continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a White Sox-Padres prediction and pick.</p><h2><b>White Sox-Padres Projected Starters </b></h2><p><b>Sean Burke</b> vs. <b>Yu Darvish</b></p><p><b>Sean Burke</b> (1-0) with a 2.25 ERA, 8 K’s, 1.38 WHIP in one career start.</p><p>Last Start: 5.0 innings, five hits, two earned runs, two walks, and five K’s in a 4-3 win over the Oakland Athletics. This will be his second start of the season.</p><p><b>Yu Darvish</b> (6-3) with a 3.21 ERA, 65 K’s, 1.11 WHIP in 70 innings on the year.</p><p>Last Start: 6.0 innings, three hits, zero runs, two walks, and three strikeouts in the 3-1 win over the Houston Astros. Darvish now enters his third start since returning from the IR.</p><p>2024 Home Splits: (3-3) with a 3.75 ERA in 48 innings at Petco Park. He’s K’d up 44 hitters and walked 15.</p><p><b><i>Here are the <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB Odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: White Sox-Padres Odds</b></h2><p>Chicago White Sox: +1.5 (+115)</p><p>Moneyline: +270</p><p>San Diego Padres: -1.5 (-138)</p><p>Moneyline: -335</p><p>Over: 8 (-105)</p><p>Under: 8 (-115)</p><h2><b>How to Watch White Sox vs. Padres</b></h2><p>Time: 4:10 ET/1:10 PT</p><p>TV: MLB.TV</p><p>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">Free Trial</a>)</p><h2><b>Why The White Sox Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>Despite the loss, the White Sox covered the run line in the series opener as Fernando Tatis Jr. walked it off in the bottom of the 10th inning for a 3-2 win. The Sox were down to their final out and strike until Lenyn Sosa hit a game-tying home run off Padres’ closer Robert Suarez. Even though they covered in the first game, they cannot wait until the late innings to get their first run of the game. You never know what you will get with Darvish on the mound, but he has been great as of late. The Sox must attack him early.</p><p>Let’s not beat around the bush. This White Sox lineup is awful. Luis Robert, Andrew Benintendi, and Andrew Vaughn make up a majority of the offense. Those three hitters need to do damage against Darvish. If they don’t, it will once again be another long night for the Southside.</p><p>The White Sox are sending another rookie out there to pitch. Facing a tough Padres lineup, he needs to limit the walks and the long balls. The Padres are elite at both right now.</p><h2><b>Why The Padres Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>There is no question the Padres want to win this game by at least two runs after failing to cover in the series opener. The Padres should have shut out the Sox but a late prayer helped them extend the contest. Luckily for SD, they did not let that get to their heads. They immediately responded by winning the game as Tatis hit his second walk-off in less than two weeks. The Padres followed with a 6-2 win in Game 2.</p><p>With Darvish on the mound for this one, the hopes are to win comfortably as they have the postseason to prepare for.</p><p>Tatis Jr. leads the team with 11 hits in his last eight games which leads the team. Machado also has three bombs in that same span while Jackson Merrill has five extra-base hits. The Padres offense played well against an elite Astros’ rotation earlier this week. There is no reason why they cannot against a young Sox hurler.</p><h2><b>Final White Sox-Padres Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>The Padres are going to cover this runline on their way to a series sweep against the last-place White Sox. Don’t overthink it.</p><p><b>Final White Sox-Padres Prediction &amp; Pick: Padres -1.5 (-138)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

White Sox vs. Padres prediction, odds, pick – 9/22/2024

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/white-sox-vs-padres-prediction-odds-pick-9-21-2024');   ga('set', 'title', 'White Sox vs. Padres prediction, odds, pick – 9/21/2024');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/White-Sox-vs.-Padres-prediction-odds-pick.jpg"></figure><h1>White Sox vs. Padres prediction, odds, pick – 9/21/2024</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-21T09:32:19-07:00">September 21st, 9:32am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-21T09:32:19-07:00">September 21st, 9:32am</time><address><a>Dominik Zawartko</a>Dominik Zawartko is a Michigan State graduate with a degree in Political Science and English. Having previously worked in the nonprofit and legal sectors, he decided to pursue his true love of writing with ClutchPoints. Dominik's hobbies include painting, cooking food, training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and always having a laugh. His main focus areas are UFC coverage and all things sneakers.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>We’re set to continue our MLB betting series for the remainder of the Regular Season as we turn our attention towards an interleague matchup out West. The <b>Chicago White Sox </b>will take on the <b>San Diego Padres </b>for Game 2 of their three-game series. It’s time to continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a White Sox-Padres prediction and pick.</p><h2><b>White Sox-Padres Projected Starters </b></h2><p><b>Chris Flexen (RHP)</b> vs. <b>Martin Perez (LHP)</b></p><p><b>Chris Flexen</b> (2-14) with a 5.09 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 113 K, 148.2 IP</p><p>Last Start: 9/14 vs. OAK (W) – 5.0 IP, 0 ER, 8 K</p><p>2024 Road Splits: (1-8) 6.60 ERA, .301 OBA, 51 K, 61.1 IP</p><p><b>Martin Perez</b> (4-5) with a 4.36 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 98 K, 126.0 IP</p><p>Last Start: 9/15 @ SF (W) – 5.0 IP, 1 ER, 2 K</p><p>2024 Home Splits: (2-2) with a 3.47 ERA, .278 OBA, 60 K, 72.2 IP</p><p><b><i>Here are the <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB Odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: White Sox-Padres Odds</b></h2><p>Chicago White Sox: +1.5 (+108)</p><p>Moneyline: +235</p><p>San Diego Padres: -1.5 (-130)</p><p>Moneyline: -290</p><p>Over: 8 (-108)</p><p>Under: 8 (-112)</p><h2><b>How to Watch White Sox vs. Padres</b></h2><p>Time: 8:40 p.m. ET/ 5:40 p.m. PT</p><p>TV: NBC Sports Chicago, Spectrum Sports, MLB.TV</p><p>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">Free Trial</a>)</p><h2><b>Why The White Sox Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The Chicago White Sox are currently hold the worst record in baseball by a whopping 23 games and they’re on the verge of one of the worst seasons in MLB history. The team seemingly fell apart from what were a number of solid campaigns over the last few years, but the loss of franchise star Tim Anderson and a number of unfortunate injuries has kept this team spiraling out of control. Still, the young lineup has kept their wits about them and they’ve managed wins in three of their last five games. They come into this series riding a two-game losing streak, but they can certainly spoil San Diego’s party by stealing a few wins here.</p><p>The White Sox will send Chris Flexen to the mound for his twenty-ninth and potentially final start of the season. It certainly hasn’t been the season he’s hoped for and we’ve seen him perform much better during his time in Seattle. Nevertheless, he’s managed wins in his last two starts, putting together 11 collective innings and only allowing two runs. He’s also notched 14 strikeouts during that time, so we’re seeing him put together some of his best starts of the season. Don’t be surprised if Flexen continues this solid streak of pitching, despite the current state of where his team is at.</p><h2><b>Why The Padres Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The San Diego Padres are currently second in the National League West by four games, but they’re holding onto the top Wild Card spot by a positive two-game margin. They’re doing everything in their power to somehow overtake the Dodgers for a top-seed and they’ve won six of their last eight games. During that stretch, their pitching staff has also combined for three shut-outs and their rotation is beginning to dial things in ahead of the Postseason. With a healthy Fernando Tatis Jr. firmly in the lineup, the Padres are already looking forward to making some noise in October.</p><p>San Diego will send Martin Perez to the mound for start No. 25 on the season. Of his last 10 starts, the Padres have managed wins in nine of those games and while not all have been counted towards Perez’s record, he’s been a sort of “good luck charm” for them during this streak. He’s only allowed one run over his last two starts and while he’s not a huge threat to strike batters out, he does a great job of minimizing base runners and putting together a clean first few innings to the game. If he can get off to a hot start in this one, the Padres should cruise to an easy victory if they can scratch runs across.</p><h2><b>Final White Sox-Padres Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>The Chicago White Sox are anxiously waiting for the conclusion of their season as they try to turn the page and begin building this squad back to what it once was. The San Diego Padres, on the other hand, have looked like one of the best teams in the National League over the last two months and they’re looking to hit their peak just as the Postseason begins.</p><p>For obvious reasons, we can’t put much faith into backing the White Sox with any sort of money this season. While they’ve gone 3-2 over their last five games, it’s just too volatile to bet on this team as we never know what we’re going to see.</p><p>For our prediction, we’ll side with the San Diego Padres to win this game and cover the run line. This will be their first and only time seeing the White Sox this season, so you know they’ll be intent on picking up these important wins late in the Regular Season.</p><p><b>Final White Sox-Padres Prediction &amp; Pick: San Diego Padres -1.5 (-130)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

White Sox vs. Padres prediction, odds, pick – 9/21/2024

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He has two degrees from Quinnipiac University, including a master's in sports journalism. Outside of ClutchPoints, Meyers does play-by-play broadcasting for various colleges in the northeast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>People around baseball are already starting to reflect on what has become a monumental season for the Chicago White Sox. The White Sox are still amid perhaps the worst season in MLB history, but looking back on the 2024 campaign will be a practice they’ll need to get use to if they want to improve the franchise’s outlook.</p><p>Maybe Chicago can learn a thing or two from its former manager Pedro Grifol. Grifol was dismissed as manager on Aug. 8 shortly after the White Sox lost 21 games in a row. Chicago’s performance on the field certainly played a factor in Grifol losing his job, but his coaching tactics also led to his departure.</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5773947/2024/09/19/white-sox-failure-worst-season-history/" rel="noopener">Sources</a> close to the team told The Athletic that Grifol implemented mandatory pregame workouts. The atmosphere was similar to the one <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-tony-la-russa-still-holds-active-role-in-organization">created under Tony La Russa</a>, a clubhouse that was more fractured than connected.</p><p>“This was (on) all of us, myself included — I’m the manager,” Grifol said. “Our work ethic has to be spot on during that type of storm.”</p><p>Grifol didn’t outlast the storm, but in his defense its difficult to picture any manager lasting in a season like this. Imagining the White Sox playing better baseball with a different skipper is hard to believe too. They’re 8-28 with Grady Sizemore in charge.</p><h2><b>White Sox nearing end to abysmal season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Grady-Sizemore-White-Sox.jpg"><figcaption>Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Less than two weeks separate the White Sox from the end of this incredibly bad season. Life after Pedro Grifol has not gotten much better, but the hope is the next manager in charge will bring brighter days to the White Sox organization.</p><p>It’s hard for things to get much worse following a likely 120-loss season. If Chicago nears that number again in 2025, the fanbase will be calling for an entire change of leadership from <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-jerry-reinsdorf-destroyed-ex-players-employees-takedown">ownership to the front office</a>.</p><p>General manager Chris Getz recently said the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-tony-la-russa-still-holds-active-role-in-organization">White Sox do not plan</a> to work the free agent market heavily this upcoming offseason. That means the only improvements Chicago will seek are internal and via trade.</p><p>No one is expecting the White Sox to have a miracle turnaround and contend for the playoffs next season. It’s reasonable for fans to expect a better team but to already know you’re not going to compete to sign players in the offseason is a slap in the face to the fanbase.</p><p>The White Sox should be eager to change a lot about the organization following this season. Instead it appears it’ll be more of the same philosophy for Chicago that’s led to mediocrity all these years.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pedro Grifol breaks silence on ‘questionable strategy’ used before White Sox firing

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/white-sox-news-tommy-pham-quote-highlights-embarrassing-fact-about-chicago');   ga('set', 'title', 'Tommy Pham quote highlights embarrassing fact about the White Sox');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/White-Sox-news-Tommy-Pham-quote-highlights-embarrassing-fact-about-Chicago.jpg"></figure><h1>Tommy Pham quote highlights embarrassing fact about the White Sox</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-19T08:29:23-07:00">September 19th, 8:29am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-19T08:29:23-07:00">September 19th, 8:29am</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The 2024 season has been an abject embarrassment for the Chicago White Sox. With only nine games remaining in the season, the 2024 White Sox have won a grand total of 36 games. They will have to win eight games to end the regular season to avoid being objectively the worst team in baseball history. Suffice to say, that outcome is simply not within the realm of possibility — especially when there’s a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-jerry-reinsdorf-destroyed-ex-players-employees-takedown">systemic rot that’s plaguing the ballclub</a>.</p><p>In particular, the White Sox’s interpretation of the data available to them has been described by a former employee as “comical” as “no one knew what was what”, as reported by Brittany Ghiroli and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. One of the worst applications of the data they have gathered has been in their <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5773947/2024/09/19/white-sox-failure-worst-season-history/" rel="noopener">outfield positioning instructions</a> — with former member of the team Tommy Pham attesting to this.</p><p>“That’s a huge area I felt could be better. They know it,” Pham said.</p><p>Given that the White Sox franchise is a multi-million dollar organization, it’s not as though they are lagging behind in terms of the resources that they can use to improve the team, or at least put the players they currently have in the best position to succeed.</p><p>However, the Trackman data the White Sox have been using, which they have divided into two sets (one coming from a third-party source and one interpreted by the analytics people in the organization), have had a tendency of being “dramatically different” — leading to further confusion.</p><p>One of the primary areas that has been affected by this poor use of analytics in the organization has been the team’s outfield defense. They rank among the worst teams in the MLB in outfield defensive metrics, thanks in large part to their poor positioning that comes from poor coaching.</p><p>In fact, the poor coaching is something <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-brutally-honest-post-117th-loss-going-viral">dragging down the entire White Sox organization</a>. On the pitching side of things, players were not given pointers on how to deal with specific hitters. Rather, coaches were very vague in their instructions, resorting to amateurish pointers instead that left players at such a huge deficit, preparation-wise.</p><p>This isn’t too surprising given how pitiful the baseball the White Sox have played this year has been. From top to bottom, the organization has been a mess — and this terrible use of analytics, a key weapon that has helped teams overcome talent deficits in the past (cough, moneyball Oakland Athletics, cough), is simply another symptom of the illness the franchise is dealing with.</p><h2>White Sox fall from grace with a loud thud</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/09-14-24-getz-image.jpg"></figure><p>The White Sox’s demise was swift, although it wasn’t one that many could have seen coming back in 2021. Three years ago, the White Sox won the AL Central division with a 93-69 record. From there, however, things only went from bad to worse to unbelievably and historically terrible.</p><p>Just to provide a summary of why the White Sox are this bad, they literally have just eight hitters tally a positive WAR total (per Fangraphs) this season — none of whom have been more valuable than 1.0 WAR. In fact, five of those players aren’t even on the White Sox’s big-league roster anymore.</p><p>Building up the roster from the ground-up is necessary to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-gm-2025-free-agency-plan">turn the White Sox’s fortunes around</a>. But they will also have to make wholesale changes within the organization so that they aren’t always playing catch-up to their peers in the data interpretation department.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tommy Pham quote highlights embarrassing fact about the White Sox

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/white-sox-news-jerry-reinsdorf-destroyed-ex-players-employees-takedown');   ga('set', 'title', 'White Sox’s Jerry Reinsdorf destroyed by ex-players, employees in scathing takedown');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/White-Sox-news-Jerry-Reinsdorf-destroyed-by-former-players-employees-in-scathing-takedown.jpg"></figure><h1>White Sox’s Jerry Reinsdorf destroyed by ex-players, employees in scathing takedown</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-19T06:33:17-07:00">September 19th, 6:33am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-19T09:07:01-07:00">September 19th, 9:07am</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago White Sox are barrelling toward the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-brutally-honest-post-117th-loss-going-viral">worst season in MLB history</a>. The 1962 Mets lost a record 120 games, and Chicago is at 117 with nine games to go.</p><p>While they were expected to be bad, no one could have expected this. The Athletic <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5773947/2024/09/19/white-sox-failure-worst-season-history/" rel="noopener">released a deep dive</a> on Thursday that chronicled the misfortunes of White Sox and Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf, which helps explain why this season happened.</p><p>The first anecdote was about the team plane, “The White Sox charter an Airbus320, a plane first manufactured in the 1980s,” Brittany Ghiroli and Ken Rosenthal reported. “It features only eight first-class seats; the rest is coach.”</p><p>“Even well-known frugal franchises such as the Tampa Bay Rays, Colorado Rockies, and Miami Marlins charter nicer planes. But not the White Sox. When a player new to Chicago first stepped onboard this season, he said loudly: “C’mon, man, no show plane?” A chorus of players burst into laughter.”</p><p>Some other remarks include: “As long as Jerry’s philosophy is the overarching one, they won’t ever succeed,” from a former White Sox employee.</p><p>“They have people there with no business being in Major League Baseball,” per an employee of a different team.</p><p>A different rival executive panned the use of the Zelus Analytics firm, “(They) are good if you have nothing, But the whole point of analytics is to have your own customized models for your players to gain an edge. You don’t get that from an external firm.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-jerry-reinsdorf-statement-historically-awful-season">Reinsdorf has a complicated history with Chicago</a> sports fans, from a great dynasty to the White Sox’s lone title over the last century. What will it take for him to turn it around?</p><h2><b>Jerry Reinsdorf’s complicated history with White Sox and Bulls</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jerry-Reinsdorf-protests-in-Chicago.jpg"><figcaption>Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Jerry Reinsdorf is not from the Windy City. He is a “baseball-obsessed Brooklyn native” who bought the White Sox in 1981 and the Bulls in 1985. Under his ownership, the Bulls drafted Michael Jordan and won six championships in the 1990s. That would keep most people in the good graces of the fan. Reinsdorf is the exception.</p><p>It hasn’t been all bad on the Southside. The White Sox won their lone championship since 1917 in 2005 with Reinsdorf as the owner. The decisions since then are what have changed things. Whether it’s trading Fernando Tatis Jr., hiring Tony La Russa over AJ Hinch, or letting play-by-play broadcaster Jason Benetti walk, there are plenty of decisions to question.</p><p>One of the stories that indicates Reinsdorf is a cheap owner is the hiring process that landed Chris Getz as the general manager. The former White Sox infielder was a part of the organization when Rick Hahn’s run ended in 2023.</p><p>Reinsdorf did not interview a single external candidate before hiring Getz, who had no general-managing experience. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-gm-2025-free-agency-plan">Getz recently said</a> they would not be big players in free agency.</p><p>Chicago fans are used to this type of owner, as the Blackhawks suffered a similar demise in the 90s and 2000s. As the Bulls were dominating, the Blackhawks were faltering under Bill Wirtz. Their three Stanley Cups came after Bill’s passing when his son Rocky ran the team. Now, Bill’s grandson Danny is the chairman of the organization.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

White Sox’s Jerry Reinsdorf destroyed by ex-players, employees in scathing takedown

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He has covered Louisiana high school and college basketball in spurts for over a decade. A basketball lifer from the bayou, his gumbo-stirring form matches his elbow jumper celebrations. Fast enough for varsity hoops, tall enough for a soccer scholarship. He has words and will travel, just not on the court.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago White Sox are having a 2024 MLB season to forget. A chaotic, tumultuous start for the North Side has turned historically bad. The Windy City’s black and white-suited squad is now on the brink of clinching the most losses in modern-day MLB history. It’s been a season of struggles but no one with the GM <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-gm-2025-free-agency-plan">Chris Getz’s rebuilding White Sox</a> wants the unflattering distinction associated with their name.</p><p>Well, that’s going to be tough to avoid now that a <a href="https://twitter.com/whitesox/status/1836552498229764210" rel="noopener">brutally honest post</a> is going viral. The White Sox’s social media team is not even bothering to use numbers in the final score reports anymore. Just a quick mention that the other team scored more runs. This after even owner Jerry Reisndorf felt the need to make a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-jerry-reinsdorf-statement-historically-awful-season">statement to White Sox fans.</a></p><p>The White Sox record is abysmal as they are now 45 games behind the Minnesota Twins, a divisional rival, for the final MLB AL Wild Card spot. Chicago has nine games remaining on the schedule after the latest defeat, a 4-3 affair against the Los Angeles Angels that went 13 innings.</p><p>It’s a tough spot for a franchise looking to the city for <a href="https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/exclusive-developer-pushes-for-white-sox-stadium-despite-lawmakers-doubts/3551841/?os=..&amp;ref=app" rel="noopener">a little stadium upgrade assistance</a>. Legislatures seem to have doubts that ownership will <a href="https://jg-tc.com/sports/professional/baseball/mlb/chicago_white_sox/legislators-say-they-re-still-skeptical-about-public-funding-for-new-white-sox-stadium/article_63a4a5d3-4bf2-5bb4-81f9-05a01e1cc9c4.html" rel="noopener">make a championship-level investment</a> into the club. This season has not been the best example to counter those claims.</p><h2><b>White Sox suffer season to forget</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Luis-Robert-Jr.-walks-away-defeated.jpg"><figcaption>Sep 17, 2024; Anaheim, California, USA; Chicago White Sox center fielder Luis Robert Jr. (88) returns Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Chicago should have seen this coming. Pitcher Davis Martin is just <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/41276213/mlb-2024-white-sox-worst-team-mlb-history-clubhouse-24-hours" rel="noopener">trying to laugh it off</a> to keep from crying away the sorrows. Injuries, inconsistent play, and the introduction of an interim manager midway through the season are just a few of the talking down from a 162-game slog that turned sour.</p><p>“You have to have a sense of humor,” Martin said. “You walk that fine line of being on the edge of losing your mind — always on that razor’s edge. We’re just watching it all, and we’re like, oh my gosh, this happens and this happens. Truly, it’s so many things.”</p><p>The White Sox’ record is ugly. They are already at 117 losses with nine games to play, already at a franchise record with a chance to match if not eclipse the 1962 New York Mets’ record of 120 losses in a single season. It’s not like there is one big issue that needs solving this offseason either. Several factors have played a role in the White Sox’s struggles but at least Andrew Vaughn and Luis Robert Jr. are future building blocks.</p><p>Firing manager Pedro Grifol and several coaching staff members in August was inevitable. It was also about the only viable option for a front office looking for a shakeup. However, nothing was going to help a roster that endured three double-digit losing streaks including a 21-game losing streak that tied an American League record.</p><p>The 2024 season will undoubtedly be remembered as one of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-gm-chris-getz-wants-team-to-embrace-historically-bad-situation">worst in Chicago White Sox history.</a> However, with a focus on rebuilding and developing young talent, there is hope that the team can turn things around in the coming years. For now, White Sox fans can only look forward to better days ahead. Unfortunately, the next two weeks are tough.</p><p>Chicago’s last three opponents are the San Diego Padres (86-66), Los Angeles Angels (62-90), and Detroit Tigers (79-73). The Padres and Tigers have plenty to play for while the Angels have beaten the White Sox twice in the last two days.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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