José Abreu perfectly summed up 2022 for the Chicago White Sox. “Very frustrating,” he said.
The Sox were the popular preseason pick to win the American League Central.
“You can say ‘baseball players’ or guys who grind at-bats more — I think a portion of it is getting some of these guys back to the approaches they had before. In the last couple of years, we had a pretty decent offense running from these guys. As well as improvements defensively and running the bases. There areas to improve.”Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa arrives at a press conference before announcing he won’t return for the 2023 season at Guaranteed Rate Field on Oct. 3, 2022.
“I do think the odd offseason and short spring created a lot of problems for us,” Hahn said. “It created challenges for all 30 clubs, and we did not respond as well as others did and that’s part of the reason we’re here.”