Moncada, White Sox Have Career Day Against Slumping Tigers

What a game for the White Sox. Today they beat up on the slumping Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park, as they belted out 25 runs en route to a 17-7 win. The box score is a sight to see.

The players leading the way for the White Sox will excite fans even more. Tim Anderson, Yoan Moncada, Jose Abreu, and Avi Garcia all had field days for the club.

Tim Anderson

What a turnaround it has been for Tim Anderson. After a horrendous start to the year, he has rebounded in tremendous fashion. A three-hit game today gives him 8 multi-hit games in his last 10. In his last 38 games he is batting .315 with 7 home runs and 11 doubles.

Yoan Moncada

Yoan had arguably his best game of his short MLB career today. His final line for the day ended up being 4-5 with a home run, stolen base, and 2 walks. He is the first player under 23 to reach base 6 times in one game since Mike Trout did it in 2013. It seems like Moncada is finally starting to adjust to MLB pitching and is able to wait for his pitch and drive it for hits. His ability to take walks is incredibly encouraging as well. If he can continue his recent hot streak and end the season strong, it should do wonders for his confidence going into his first full season next year.

Jose Abreu

Jose Abreu got on base 5 times for the White Sox as well, but not like he usually does. Instead of him belting doubles, home runs, (and recently triples) Abreu settled for 4 singles and a hit-by-pitch with 2 RBI's. For whatever reason, it seems like Abreu is consistently undervalued across the league. It wouldn't be shocking if Abreu were to win the A.L. Silver Slugger award at the First Base position. Even though he is on the wrong side of 30, he has proven every year that he is a star in this league. Expect him to see this rebuild through until its completion. Even if he is the future DH.

Avisail Garcia

What more can we say about Avi this year? All the kid (yes, he's still just 25 years old) has done is hit. While he has sacrificed some power for average, he is still just 3 RBI away from a career high of 70. Today, he had five hits, and SEVEN RBI for the White Sox. If he puts up similar numbers next year, the White Sox will have a pretty important decision to make. However, it would be a great problem for Rick Hahn and the rest of the front office to have.

A Record Day

With the White Sox scoring a whopping 17 runs today, you would think the entire team was hitting bombs. Wrong. Of the 25 hits the White Sox had today, 21(!) of them were singles. That ties a club record. It was just one of those days where almost everything was clicking offensively for the White Sox. Probably the most exciting thing about the White Sox big day was the top of the order. Anderson, Moncada, Abreu, and Garcia batted 1-4 in today's lineup. That could very well be the 1-4 three years from now when the team should be good enough to compete. Today offered a glimpse of what things can be like in the not-so-distant future.

Moving On Up (Or Back?)

Over the last month, the White Sox have a record of 18-19. Essentially .500 baseball. Now, with just a few weeks left in the season, they hold just a single game lead over Detroit for the No. 3 overall pick in the 2018 MLB draft. While this might greatly upset some of the fans, it is important to know that this draft is going to be a 1-in-10 year draft when it comes to talent. Especially at the top. If the White Sox slip to No. 4 overall, they are still guaranteed to get one of either Brady Singer, Jared Kelenic, Bryce Turang or Kumar Rocker. All four of which have the talent to become the face of a franchise in the near future. So enjoy the rest of the season, White Sox fans. Today was a great day for the rebuild. And next season we will see even more days like today.