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The White Sox made a risky bet when they handed Avisail Garcia significant playing time to start the 2016 season. We might've talked about it here or there.
Depending on how you look at it, slotting him at DH might've exacerbated the hazard, since it counted on his bat while introducing a position that seems to eat up even formerly productive position players.
Robin Ventura said a normal slump can become magnified for a player when he isn't playing in the field.