Welcome to the Galapagos

The White Sox have been operating without a manager for a long time, assuming Mickey Mouse qualifies by any definition. For argument’s sake, let’s say he does, in which case, He gone, figuratively now and literally in the none-too-distant future. The players are left to fend for themselves, just like all those creatures Charles Darwin observed on the Galapagos Islands. Judging off of last night (and the entire season, for that matter), Luis Robert Jr. is a goner. Robert struck out four of his five at-bats last night as his team recorded its thirteenth straight loss, this one 6-3 to the previously slumping Mariners. Robert is batting .214 in 196 at-bats, his twelve homeruns and 24 RBIs balanced against 79 strikeouts. That would translate to 237 strikeouts in 600 at-bats, if only Robert could stay healthy. Many, but not all, creatures succumb in the survival of the fittest. I thought rookie infielder Brooks Baldwin was a goner, too, and, then, boom, he collects four hits over his last two games, including three doubles. Way to go, young man, and ditto pitcher Davis Martin, back from Tommy John surgery that cost him all of last season. Martin threw 2.2 innings of one-run ball in his first appearance of the year. Again, keep it up. Because, as we all know, it’s a jungle out there.