Well, guys! After the trade deadline, which saw fireworks even before the trade deadline itself, in this awkward time when almost all teams are trying to get used to the new faces on their teams, I would like to inform you that unfortunately, Chicago White Sox I did this again earlier this season, when they were in the midst of a franchise-record 14-game losing streak, and now, a few months later, it looks like the 2024 White Sox have not only broken the record that the 2024 White Sox set, but they’ve very well may have shattered it and joined the ranks of the worst baseball teams of all time.
Yes. Things were incredibly bleak until recently, but things have somehow gotten even bleaker for the Pale Horse. They are currently on a 17-game losing streak, with 15 in particular. Another painful moment There, they appeared as background characters in what could have been Bobby Witt Jr.’s MVP highlight.
I was thankfully given the day off today, so I headed north. Minnesota TwinsFirst off, let me say that predicting a sweep of any major league series is very difficult, and in Minnesota’s case, they’re in a bit of a tough spot right now after losing the series in New York. Mets And as The Athletic’s headline explained: A “disappointing” trade deadline. That said, Minnesota remains front and center in the postseason conversation, with the Twins posting a 9-1 record against the White Sox this season, including four straight wins at Target Field in April.
And if the Twins’ trade deadline was disappointing, the White Sox’s actions were just that: disappointing. Chicago managed to retain both Garrett Crochette and Luis Robert Jr. (at least until the winter) but did trade Paul DeJong, Tommy Pham, Erick Fedde and Tanner Banks at the deadline. They also managed to get Eloy Jimenez to Baltimore (This was truly something to celebrate for their official RSN.), it wasn’t a total disaster for the White Sox. That said, here’s how Andrew Mearns described the deadline for the South Side team:
It’s a terrible time to be a White Sox fan. They are the worst team in baseball, and they’ve broken the franchise’s longest losing streak twice this year (their current 16-game losing streak is the shortest in their history). He won’t be selected higher than 10th in next year’s draft.Their disappointing trade deadline sales are yet another scathing criticism, but congratulations to 88-year-old owner Jerry Reinsdorf for ditching Eloy’s contract. He really needed the money, and completely I will invest it again.
Wow! That’s honestly the best and most optimistic way to describe how the 2024 trade deadline went for the White Sox (and Many Honestly, they’re better than the other teams. Baseball America’s prospect rankings are: Not a single top 100 prospect was traded at the deadline. — So Chicago fans probably aren’t expecting a future so bright that they’ll have to wear sunglasses. That being said, this is a 27-win team led by Luis Robert Jr. with a total FanGraphs WAR of 1.1 for the season. Garrett Crochette is a star pitcher, as evidenced by his 4.1 fWAR for the season, but the second and third best pitchers on the White Sox fWAR rankings are both gone, and the second-best pitcher on the team is Chris Flexen. All of this is to say that the White Sox probably weren’t expecting a trade that would shake up the organization to its core.
Instead, they will suffer short-term and only gain a little in the long-term. Again, the word “depressing” comes to mind. This also means history may be looming for this team in the heat of summer and the end of the season in September. If the Twins can bounce back from their pre-deadline woes and bounce back with a sweep of the White Sox this weekend, they will have a 20-game winning streak, tying them with the original two teams from 1969, the Montreal Expos and the Philadelphia Athletics. Speaking of the Athletics, the White Sox may have the “best” chance of breaking this streak in the near future.
There’s a reason why it’s in quotes. Here’s a fun fact for you all. Oakland Athletics Indeed, they are last in the American League West and the second-worst team in the American League with a 47-65 record. 18.5 game lead The White Sox are losing in the American League standings. It’s really frustrating! The Athletics themselves are pretty bad, They’re not moribund like the White Sox. And it may well be a sweep, which would put them on par with 1961 in 23 games. Philadelphia Phillies It’s tied for the worst losing streak in modern history, and while the White Sox are on the verge of seizing history at this point, their plight could be even worse than that.
If the White Sox are on a 23-game losing streak by this time next week, they’ll have to brace themselves for what could be the biggest game of their baseball careers. If the streak continues, the record will be set at Guaranteed Rate Field, none other than… Chicago CubsThe Cubs didn’t necessarily buy or sell at the deadline, but they certainly haven’t given up on 2024 just yet. They’re going to need to win as much as they can if they want to maintain their already-precarious postseason chances, and it’s no secret that everyone in that building wearing Cubs blue wants to put a nail in the coffin and give the White Sox their first embarrassing loss in a long time.
If the streak continues to 24 games, the White Sox will be left alone in modern times, joining the 1899 Cleveland Spiders as the only team to lose. At that point, the Pale Horse will have another game to play, so there’s a chance the streak could continue to 30 games. New York Yankees And that Houston AstrosThe chances of us approaching 30 are slim to none, but the fact that it’s within the realm of possibility is terrifying.
If this streak gets worse, it won’t just be the losing streak that the White Sox will go down in history. They will also be “chasing” the infamous 1962 Mets, who had the worst regular season record of any season that played at least 162 games. Already lagging behind the Mets in winning percentage, if this streak gets any worse, the White Sox will almost certainly “pass” the 1962 Mets and may go down in history as the worst team in major league history.
This team was already a complete disaster before the deadline, and now they’ve let go of some of the very few productive members of the team. If I were a White Sox fan, I would honestly be rooting for this streak to continue. No one talks about teams that win or lose 100 games, but many will talk about teams that win or lose 120 games. History awaits the Chicago White Sox in 2024. Now it’s up to this organization to answer the call and become a truly memorable five-alarm tire fire, or become a pretty well-known middling con man in disgraced baseball lore.
