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The Sox began the homestand as one of five big-league teams without 100 runs scored yet, as one of three without 100 hits, third from the bottom in home runs and on-base percentage, and at the very bottom in batting average (.211), slugging (.326) and OPS (.612). https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2025/04/29/white-sox-brewers-andrew-benintendi-luis-robert-chris-getz-will-venable

I wonder if such records are even kept but if so I'd love to know what they are for the following: Most games three runs or less in a season Fewest hits in a season Worst average with runners in scoring position in a season At the rate they are going this club should be close to if not ready to break the old marks.

Things must really be falling off the cliff for that kid. Another first round bust?

https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2025/04/28/white-sox-unveil-2025-city-connect-uniforms

https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports-media/2025/04/28/the-score-executive-producer-shane-riordan-no-longer-at-the-station

Hideous

Sox machine podcast this week is calling for the same thing that it is time to option him.

Shortstop Colson Montgomery struck out twice and walked once for Triple-A Charlotte in their 13-12, 12-inning victory Sunday. Montgomery is batting .149/.223/.255 with a .478 OPS. Despite his struggles, Montgomery still is in the team’s long-term plans. “He’s a player that if you continue to challenge him, you get the best version of Colson. He’s only getting better on the defensive side,” general manager Chris Getz said. “Everyone points to the size, the 6-foot-4 shortstops. But it’s been proven it can be done, and right now, it looks like Colson can play shortstop at the major-league level.”

JR says , "He's got 4.5 million reasons...I'm not paying him not to work."

Sox have now scored three runs or less in 21 of the 28 games played. That's 75%! What really is frustrating to me is there seems to be no consequences for guys not being able to execute basic fundamental baseball plays with men in scoring position and less than two out. No one is benched, sent back down to the minor leagues, DFA's for cast off's and has been's...nothing is done. I don't even know if they work on situational hitting in pregame drills. If they do, I haven't read or seen anything about it.

2nd game this season the Sox had a lead in the 7th inning or later and lost. It is what it is. Situational hitting and an inability to get runners home with less than two out has been killing this team for years.

The Cubs were the ones who initiated and left NBC Sports Chicago not the other way around NBCSC wasn't trying to kick them out they were dead set on forming their own network.

With this dysfunctional organization why ask why.

Who even knows when Rojas will be back. I remember when he got hurt some were saying it would only be a few days or a week. It's been at least a month now. That must have been a bad fractured toe.

But they simply refuse to pay for superstar, game changing talent. But as you said they will waste millions on stiffs, has been's, retreads and cast offs.

His family won't...but as long as JR is around he simply won't pay the going rate for very good players.

Just FYI, I posted this two weeks ago. 😉

If JR still has the club and the kid does well he'll be traded since JR won't meet his salary demands. Have to continue to be "fiscally responsible" you understand.

They are last in baseball is just about every major offensive category. Runs per game: 3.12 Average: .203 Slugging: .310 Hits: 163 🙄

There's plenty to blame on both sides here but given the broadcasting climate in general, the regional sports issues and cord cutting it didn't make much sense for the Sox, JR and Brooks to attempt to start a new regional sports network under those conditions. That gamble was a long shot and they are paying the price. Better the devil you know than the devil you don't.

Burke with another bad outing. But hey, they actually scored more than three runs! 🙄

As if things aren't bad enough. 😝

"If" is the biggest little word in the English language and consider this...will JR agree to pay his salary next year when all indications are they could be cutting even more payroll due to the expected labor dispute in the 2027 campaign? I'd be surprised if he'd allow it so unfortunately if Robert puts things together you deal him for as much as you can in July.

I guess it is fine to score three runs or less as long as you shut out the other team but the Twins starter wasn't that good and they could only get two runs off him. That's not very good is it?

All of us were expecting something like this but still it is shocking to see that the Sox are already nine and a half games out of first place and May isn't even here yet. They could be a dozen games out by next week. Wow