Okay, let’s get this out of the way.
The 2016 White Sox—a historic mess of a team on every level—did not have a friendly clubhouse. When Drake LaRoche—son of Adam, former Nationals’ first baseman—got the boot (much to the chagrin of Adam Eaton and Chris Sale) and Jimmy Rollins followed after, Eaton—who most people didn’t seem to like—tried to take over as a leader. Todd Frazier called him out. They moved their lockers. Nobody liked anybody, especially Eaton, who Tom Boswell also noted played harder than almost anyone else on that team.