Like every team, the White Sox suffer injuries. Unlike most teams, the White Sox are seldom defined by them.
Did poor health write the story for the Sox in 2016?
Well, Austin Jackson and Brett Lawrie couldn’t even get to the 100-game mark, ruining the Sox’ up-the-middle stability. Roger Bossard forgot to sweep the field for land mines before rookies made their debuts. Jake Petricka and Daniel Webb missed just about the the entire season after going under the knife, and Zach Putnam joined them halfway through. Alex Avila was Alex Avila. They even signed Justin Morneau and inherited a portion of his season-starting DL stint, and added a rare September injury to Tyler Saladino to the total for good measure.