White Sox offense enjoying collective growth
Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images The White Sox have not had an offense ranked in the top half of the league since 2021. Entering Saturday’s 6-1 win over the Mariners, the Sox were sitting at 16th in baseball in offensive wins above replacement, according to Fangraphs . The addition of Munetaka Murakami to the lineup has certainly contributed to their rise from 29th in fWAR in baseball at the end of last season to where they are now.
His 1. 4 wins above replacement is better than both the Mets and Giants. But the offensive group as a whole is taking steps forward, and that has allowed manager Will Venable to spend less energy on tinkering with his lineups.
“As we’ve seen guys really take to different positions and settle in offensively, it’s been really clear what the everyday group is,” he said. “And so we are in a good spot to be able to be consistent. When guys need days, we have different matchups, we’ll make little adjustments but feel good about the way the group has settled in.
” That consistency has helped multiple Sox batters take steps forward at the plate this season. Among the guys demonstrating growth offensively is Colson Montgomery, who about a year ago was down in Glendale, Arizona at the White Sox spring complex repairing his swing. He drove in the first two runs of Saturday’s game with a home run to the right field seats.
Picture the greatest shortstop of all-time, and it’s literally just a kid from Indiana pic. twitter. com/0thFwPFxo2 — CHGO White Sox (@CHGO_WhiteSox) May 9, 2026 That was Montgomery’s tenth home run of the season.
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