White Sox two-man offense highlights massive roster depth issues
Others need to step up in the batter's box.
White Sox two-man offense highlights massive roster depth issues originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . After a rocky start to the season, the Chicago White Sox turned some heads last week.
They swept the defending AL East champions, the Toronto Blue Jays . They went from one of the worst teams in MLB the first week to a team that had the middle of the pack well within their reach. However, they have taken quite the fall since sweeping the Blue Jays.
The Baltimore Orioles swept them but took two games in a four-game series against the Kansas City Royals last week. MORE: White Sox to promote two top prospects amid downturn White Sox two-man offense highlights massive roster depth issues A big reason for the White Sox's troubles this past week, and all season, has been the state of the offense. While Munetaka Murakami is thriving and Colson Montgomery is showing flashes, they are nearly the only two getting anything done offensively.
That's not ideal, and Bleacher Report's Joel Reuter has dropped them back quite a bit in his latest power rankings, ranking them the second-worst club across MLB. "The White Sox are hitting a paltry . 193/.