The White Sox’ next manager and current front office must address multiple issues before Opening Day 2023, including defense, baserunning, hitting and hustle. The pitching staff would be all in on seeing more plays made in the field.
‘‘The saying goes, ‘Defense wins championships,’ ’’ closer Liam Hendriks said. ‘‘From what I read the other day, we are the 28th-ranked defense in baseball. We had the 10th-ranked pitching staff in baseball. So there were certain times where the pitchers made up for the . . . deficiencies in the field.’’
