Can the Chicago White Sox emulate the Texas Rangers and go from unmitigated disaster to World Series champions in one year?
The Chicago White Sox were on their way to a 101-loss season in mid-September when manager Pedro Grifol told reporters he was confident they would contend in 2024. It seemed like a bit of a stretch, so I asked Grifol why he thought that would be a realistic possibility. “Why wouldn’t we?” he asked. “Why wouldn’t we be able to?” The Sox’s record suggested it would not be a quick fix, I replied, and history tells us it takes time to turn around a team that has played as poorly as the 2023 Sox.
Every team needs a little luck in the postseason. But the Rangers earned their championship thanks to big-time players such as Seager, Eovaldi and Adolis García, who was perhaps the biggest winner of the postseason. But back to the Sox. Can they emulate the Rangers? White Sox center fielder Luis Robert Jr. and shortstop Tim Anderson celebrate after a victory over the Twins at Guaranteed Rate Field on May 3, 2023. Imagine Luis Robert Jr.
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