The White Sox were 5œ games out of first place in the American League Central entering Monday night’s series opener against the Rangers. With 89 games left, that’s not much.
But they also were 11 games under .500, with only two teams in the AL and five in the majors worse than them. Which is why, even if they are in contention in a weak division, general manager Rick Hahn might not be a buyer at the trade deadline.
