The White Sox are always a peculiar team to me. They rarely come into a season with fanfare, but seem to ride a mix of veterans and mildly known young guys to a good enough record to not be horrible, but also not make the playoffs. the last time they made the playoffs was 2008 and since they’ve finished either 2nd or 3rd in the AL Central. How long can the White Sox continue to flounder in the middle. Probably for a while if they want to. The White Sox are in a hard spot that many teams find themselves in. They have enough talent to maybe go for it, but they might be better off to start over and get some prospects to rebuild. Their attendance has been slowly declining since 2006 and settled in at just over 24k last year. Unlike that other Chicago team, the White Sox don’t enjoy sellouts every game just because drunk people like to drink. Could they flip Paul Konerko or Adam Dunn for some mid-level prospects? Maybe, but I don’t know how many teams are knocking down the door...
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Diamond Hoggers:
PLAYERS:
Paul Konerko,
Adam Dunn,
Jeff Keppinger,
Kevin Youkilis,
Alex Rios,
Dayan Viciedo,
Gordon Beckham,
Tyler Flowers,
Chris Sale,
Jose Quintana,
Jake Peavy,
John Danks,
Gavin Floyd,
Addison Reed,
Matt Thornton
TEAMS: Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees
TEAMS: Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees
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