Houser became the fourth pitcher to throw six-plus scoreless innings in his first two starts with the Sox, joining Frank Baumann (1960), Jack Lamabe (1966) and Johnny Cueto (2022), according to Elias. The White Sox have scored two runs in his two starts. 

1 hour ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

On pace for a 6.6 WAR gain as a position player unit over last year. Problem is that would only bring them to a .3 WAR total for the entire season.

 

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Shane Smith has the second best BAA on change-ups of any pitcher in MLB, barely over .100.

Jalen Beeks, a reliever is first (that's for 30+ innings pitched, for qualified pitchers, Smith should be first).

9 hours ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

On pace for a 6.6 WAR gain as a position player unit over last year. Problem is that would only bring them to a .3 WAR total for the entire season.

Additionally their pitching staff is on pace to lose about 2 WAR YoY.

In general they still really really stink.

Maybe that's JR's plan. Get this team so bad, people get excited about being "mired in mediocrity". Its' a lot easier than shooting for 2nd place.

56 minutes ago, Dick Allen said:

Maybe that's JR's plan. Get this team so bad, people get excited about being "mired in mediocrity". Its' a lot easier than shooting for 2nd place.

Shooting for second place is no longer cost efficient for him.  You might make the playoffs!  Could you believe that, nobody wants to spend that money