White Sox manager Rick Renteria talks about 36-year-old pitcher James Shields making himself 'relevant.' (Phil Thompson/Chicago Tribune)
The White Sox reach the midway point of the 2018 season Friday in Arlington, Texas, but where they stand in the rebuild is the only question that really matters.
And depending on how you spin it, the answer is in the eye of the beholder.
If you’re going by the major-league team, the Sox have regressed since the end of 2017, when they won 13 of their last 22 games in September and saw progress from Yoan Moncada, Lucas Giolito, Reynaldo Lopez and Carson Fulmer.