This is not the cleanup hitter the White Sox or their fans expected when the season began.
James McCann, who started the year as the team's second catcher, if not the "backup" catcher in the strictest definition, has spent the last four games as the No. 4 hitter in the White Sox lineup. Historically, that's a spot that goes to one of the biggest run producers on the squad. While there's plenty of sound reasoning to the argument that it doesn't really matter where someone hits in the order — you'll hear more of it from McCann himself in a bit — it's still surprising to see McCann as Rick Renteria's everyday cleanup hitter right now.