Looking back and evaluating the 2017 All-Star Break blockbuster between the crosstown rival Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox is no easy task. The fans and the media of course always want to be quick to crown a winner and pinpoint a loser but sometimes it isn’t always as clear-cut as we may like.
In this case, both teams were on completely different trajectories and looking to accomplish different things. The Cubs were coming off a World Series title in 2016 and their championship window was, for all intents and purposes, wide open. Meanwhile, the White Sox were in complete rebuild mode, selling off their most talented pieces in order to stockpile prospects to form the best farm system in all baseball.