It sounds like the question isn’t whether Mark Buehrle will be trades, it’s to who and then what will the White Sox get. I’ve heard the Mets, Red Sox and Brewers as all potential suitors so hopefully the Sox brass is working on the best possible deal that they can for the left hander. He’s set to start on Wednesday, but we’ll see if that happens. The good news is, he’s been our best pitcher this year (not saying much) so between and with him being left handed, the White Sox should be able to get something solid out of this.
Of course Buehrle is probably the lucky one because the Sox look like a sinking ship. A sweep at the hands of the Cubs extended the Sox losing streak to five and the Royals have more wins then we do. Baseball Prospectus took some heat for projecting the White Sox at 72 wins and once again they looked correct. It they’re wrong, it could be because they were too optimistic.
The offense is still pathetic as well. The team is hitting .234 and they only racked up two runs in three games against the Cubs. Joe Crede is on the DL and Jermaine Dye still has an OPS near .700 and you’re talking about two mashers from last year. It’s just so hard to believe that there’d be this steep of a slide after winning the World Series just two years ago.
This week will tell a lot because the White Sox play four aganst the Devil Rays, another poor team. If we drop three of four, then it’s pretty clear the White Sox are smoke this year. If the Sox can win three of four or even sweep, maybe it’s something to build on. Even the Wild Card is a long way off though and it sounds like Ken Williams is already throwing in the towel.
