A Message Here?

Torture, thy name is Mike Clevinger, Rick Hahn’s idea of a bargain-basement find. Well, this one took a two-run lead last night in the fifth inning in Cincinnati and turned it into a one-run deficit by giving up a single to the number-nine batter, who came into the game batting .185 with one run scored and zero RBIs; a walk; and a three-run homerun. White Sox fall, 5-3. Hahn’s find is now 2-3 on the season with a 4.84 ERA. Wait, there’s more. Eloy Jimenez had emergency appendectomy surgery after Friday’s game and is expected to miss four-six weeks. That’s not on Eloy, unlike all the pulls and tears, which remind me of Luis Robert Jr. and Yoan Moncada. Come to think of it, Carlos Rodon could never stay healthy, either. Jake Burger broke down in 2017 and didn’t play organized ball again until 2021. Nick Madrigal broke down; ditto Matt Foster and Code Heuer. And let’s not forget Zack Burdi. Micheal Kopech, too. Year after year of players getting injured. The training staff has changed, but maybe that’s not where the problem lies. What about the front office? Who’s in charge of scouting? What do scouts look for? Who does the drafting; trading; and signing? I keep coming back to the same name, and it rhymes with “Hahn.” No, it is Hahn. Keep the same main ingredient, get the same general result.