Chicago White Sox running out of time to turn the season around

The second half of the season is when small slip-ups and large losses come back to haunt you the most, and the Chicago White Sox are running out of time to find their stride before the later part of the season begins, and they have to kick it into high gear, to be ready for the push towards possibly cracking a wildcard spot.

As of now, the eight-game back White Sox appear to need a miracle to make it, but the climb appears much more insurmountable if you look at it as it sits with injuries, and big trade possibilities looming.

By the trade deadline, one thing will need to be apparent, and be answered – are the White Sox selling for the future, or buying for the now?

If the Sox decide to be a team that does in fact want to focus on the future of their franchise, they are going to have to make trades with current stars such as Lucas Giolito, Tim Anderson, and even Dylan Cease, that can bring in big returns, for positions where the depth isn’t as great as the pitching and shortstop positions.

It seems as if the White Sox lack at most parts of their infield, with Andrew Vaughn having to be the franchise anchor at 1B, Zach Remillard being the major player counted upon at 2B, and the outfield being an ever-changing rotation of players from Luis Robert, Eloy Jimenez and even a possibility that Andrew Benintendi stays around for the time being, preventing the need to shorten any more young players developmental time.

The Chicago White Sox season is on life support.

If you do deal bigger names at the trade deadline, it would only be at positions that confidence in the younger players lining the AAA roster, and trade returns can give to the Sox. Pitching is not a position needed to be traded around, but they do need the offense to lug some weight.

With a combined 4.55 ERA, at 913 Ks the White Sox pitching staff has found some success but they are still losing games because the offense isn’t there to back them up when they need it the most.

The White Sox are 22nd in the league in runs with 396, with 106 HR, 385 RBI, and a 20th-ranked batting average of sub .250, at .238. The offensive production for the White Sox is not like what was promised. It has been a year since Tim Anderson hit a home run, and he is an everyday hitter when he is healthy.

Luis Robert Jr has just found his stride, and one can only hope the young talent producing as expected is enough to make the rest of the team step up and create runs so the pitching can do its work at shutting down opposing offenses, and stack wins for the Sox to be a powerhouse, and make a run at the playoffs.