Why Bother?

White Sox manager Rick Renteria pulled shortstop Tim Anderson in the bottom of the sixth inning Tuesday night when Anderson failed to get out of the box on a soft line drive to third he thought had been caught but the umpire ruled a trap. More embarrassing still, the Royals went around the horn to get Anderson at first.

So, Renteria yet again pulls a player for not hustling; I’ve lost count exactly how many over the last two seasons.  Oh, and starter Reynaldo Lopez admitted to reporters the other day he’s lost his focus over his last few starts.  I thought Ricky’s kids don’t quit.  What exactly do they do?

A shortstop batting south of .250 in this his third season at the major-league level; a pitcher who basically forgets how to pitch: how much worse can it get for this rebuild?  How about a second baseman, aka Yoan Moncada, whose 14 homeruns pale when compared to his 16 errors?  Out of the 141 players to appear in a game at second, Moncada ranks 124^th with those errors accounting for a .957 fielding average.  That’s the worst among all MLB starters at the position.  And let’s not forget the 149 strikeouts in 393 at-bats or .226 BA.  Those are the kind of numbers that make a person miss Chris Sale all the more.

Regardless, Sox fans are supposed to embrace different names now.  I was reminded of that when Michele put the radio on Wednesday as she made dinner; WGN was doing the White Sox pregame.  Yet again, I was given the scores of the top four Sox minor-league affiliates.  Yet again I was encouraged to hope reinforcements were on the way.  But when, and will the parent team have the coaching staff up to the task of getting the most out of the new players?  

They’re sure not doing it with the nearly new ones.