Entering the season, we regarded Avisail Garcia as the White Sox' fulcrum. Jose Abreu and Adam Eaton had arrived, but Garcia's potential remained largely latent. If Garcia could translate his imposing physical presence into a somewhat fearsome hitter, the White Sox rebuilding process had its young and controllable core settled into the top half of the lineup. If he stagnated, the Sox then had to reconsider the team's power supply once again.
Two-thirds of the way into the 2015 season, results alone don't bear this out. When Garcia was at his best early in the season, the White Sox were at their worst.