The only thing I am surprised at is, as bad as they have been, teams are actually worse than the White Sox. The Royals are a total train wreck and aren't exactly stocked with future reinforcements. And the Orioles tried to win and they are horrid, and will only get worse, for many, many years.
I figured a few teams would be worse coming into this season, but I also figured the Sox were a mid 70s win team.