The Chicago White Sox attempts at contending over the past two seasons didn’t work out as they would have hoped. Despite having a solid roster of All-Stars in Chris Sale, Jose Quintana, and Jose Abreu, the Sox were unable to surround these players with quality depth.
With an inability to surround its core players with depth, the Sox struggled to maintain any momentum coming out of Spring Training, and finished under .500 in both 2015 and 2016. This would lead to a revamping of the major league team, and the trades of Sale and Adam Eaton during the recent Winter Meetings.