The Chicago White Sox are in disarray and the scrimmage against the Cleveland Guardians, leading to the suspension of Tim Anderson, is one more sign that things are not going well in the team’s entourage, which shows a record of 47-70 this season.
Following the latest comments from reliever Keynan Middleton, now a member of the New York Yankees, veteran Andrew Benintendi felt the need to come to his team’s defense by downplaying Middleton’s claims that team culture is non-existent in Chicago.
Several pundits have pointed to former manager Tony La Russa to explain the club’s performance over the past two seasons, when things haven’t improved much under Pedro Grifol.
According to Middleton, the omerta would remain in the locker room and no one would dare to highlight the laxity of the management of the team regarding the actions of some.
Not trying to justify his side’s poor performance on the pitch, Benintendi says rather than collectively, the team is looking to pull through and tighten the bonds that allow a formation worthy of the name to weather the storms. more difficult times.
On the performance side, Benintendi does not deliver the goods in his first season with the White Sox. Having signed a record $75 million contract as a free agent, it’s hard for Benintendi not to defend the organization that lured him to Chicago with a rather sugary proposition.
He was possibly appointed as the club’s spokesperson in order to calm things down, because coming from Grifol himself and general manager Rick Hahn, the justifications do not resonate the same way.
Luckily for the White Sox, the Kansas City Royals are playing worse baseball than they have this season, as the last position in the division was destined for them.
The American Central Division is tasteless in 2023. The Minnesota Twins could even be crowned champions by barely playing for .500.
- Nine straight losses in Arizona.
- The Blue Jays lost yesterday’s game and the services of pitcher Hagen Danner.
- The return of Chris Sale is good for the Red Sox.
