Over the last decade, it’s often been difficult as a White Sox fan. The weeks dread on, and it feels like an eternity just to reach the All-Star break. This season, however, is far from that. Last year, the south siders entered the break at 33-62. Fast forward to today, and our Sox sit just two games below .500 at 42-44. It’s not just the record that has us wanting more and more Sox this year, but it’s more the energy that surrounds this team. Despite having a less than stellar starting rotation, and a few holes in the lineup, this team just keeps battling and providing energy and memorable moments on a consistent basis.
While some of the national media has started to look at how good this team can be for the years to come, most of the media just doesn’t consider this team ready to be taken serious…yet.
ESPN (22)
Being a White Sox fan the past couple of years means that even as you watch your team for any signs of sustainable hope, you also have to keep an eye on who is advancing through the minor league system. With Friday’s news that center fielder Luis Robert will move on to Triple-A Charlotte after the Futures Game, Chicago’s future puzzle gradually falls into place. Robert is just one of Chicago’s outfield prospects, joining big league rookie Eloy Jimenez and fellow prospects Luis Alexander Basabe, Blake Rutherford, Micker Adolfo and others. That’s a good thing because since 2017, roughly the start of this rebuild, the White Sox outfield ranks 28th in the majors with 4.2 WAR. — Ken Doolittle
CBS Sports (22)
This has to be considered a very good first half as the White Sox are starting to turn the corner in their rebuild. — Matt Snyder
Sporting News (20)
At (42-44), the South Siders pulled off an impressive series win over the division-rival Twins at the end of June. Yoan Moncada is one home run away from tying his career high (17). — Joe Rivera
Bleacher Report (23)
Sports Illustrated (22)
The White Sox have benefitted from good fortune here more than any other team. You’d be forgiven for thinking that there hasn’t been very much “good fortune” here at all—given that they’ve spent the entire season under .500, to say nothing of the extreme bummer that is Tim Anderson’s recent trip to the IL—but this has actually been a decidedly strong outcome for this incarnation of this team. The White Sox’s minus-70 run differential is equal to the Giants’ and worse than the Mariners’, which correlates to a Pythagorean record of 35–49; things might not be great, but they could be much worse. — Emma Baccellieri
The Score (22)
You probably haven’t noticed, but the White Sox are enjoying a pretty good stretch right now, which included taking a series from the Twins last week. That won’t be enough for a Cinderella playoff run this year, but don’t sleep on the South Siders, who will make things difficult for contenders down the stretch.
