Entering this season, so many people looked at the White Sox’ assembled talent and thought their road to the playoffs would be an easy one. Sadly, the Sox’ organization was part of that group.
Sure, Carlos Correa was joining the Twins, but that wouldn’t be enough from them to jump over the reigning American League Central champions. The Tigers spent a lot of money but didn’t have nearly enough pitching. The Royals were beginning a complete overhaul. That left the Guardians, a spunky young team loaded with pitching. This team had its own ‘‘Hall of Famer baseball person’’ at the helm in Terry Francona.
