Dead Cat Bounce: A Very White Sox 2023 Outlook
The Chicago White Sox were disappointing in the American League Central. The team's problems were easy to diagnose. They were a lack of power, poor defense, and poor baserunning.
The White Sox are in trouble. The team is not performing as it should. They finished 81-81 in 2022. They won 93 games the previous year. Jerry Reinsdorf, Kenny Williams, and Rick Hahn need to make tough decisions to improve the team's fortunes. It appears the White Sox are hoping for a dead cat bounce in 2023. This is a term used mainly in financial markets to describe a brief recovery from a substantial fall. In this case, the fall represents a fall for the same team that won a 93-game season.
The Chicago White Sox finished 11 games behind Cleveland in 2022. The team has the No. 3 ranked farm system according to MLB.com. It's possible that the team will be better in 2023. However, the first major shakeup could come next winter. The current team is not playing at its potential. They have a lot of young talent, but they haven't been able to perform at their potential year-over-year. Their current roster is very limited. There are some contractual issues with some of their players. This team may not be able for a World Series contender in the future. For the fans, it's a far cry from the expectations they had at the start of the rebuild.
