White Sox make quite the leap in power rankings after sweeping Blue Jays
This club is starting to pick up steam.
White Sox make quite the leap in power rankings after sweeping Blue Jays originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Chicago White Sox were not expected to do much this season, but they are definitely not a team to overlook.
They acquired Munetaka Murakami over the offseason, surprising plenty of teams, and restructured their bullpen a bit. However, to start the season, the club could not get much going. They were no match for the Milwaukee Brewers or the Miami Marlins , but they have recently turned things around.
They were locked in for their home opener, giving the business to the defending AL East champions, the Toronto Blue Jays . They swept them in a three-game series, which gives newfound hope to the fanbase. MORE: White Sox 'best-kept secret' is young infielder Red Sox sent in Garrett Crochet trade White Sox make quite the leap in power ranking after sweeping Blue Jays The White Sox were able to outscore the Blue Jays 14 to 7.
The offense looked great, and the pitching staff was able to hold things down, even in a few close games, which has been a problem in the past. During Joel Reuter's first power rankings of the season, the White Sox sat in dead last. However, he has a bit more faith in the organization after watching them over the weekend, bumping them up a few places to 21.