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- Updated: September 15, 2016
CHICAGO — The White Sox sat seventh overall in the American League with 1,155 strikeouts from their hitters entering Thursday afternoon’s series finale with the Indians.
But the problem for Chicago is the club doesn’t have the power component to balance the swing-and-miss factor, ranking tied for 13th with the Angels at 146 home runs.
“You need to be able to strike quick to be able to strike out that much, and I don’t think we have enough guys that hit homers to strike out at that rate,” White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. “That limits your chances of being able to move guys around.
“When you put it in play, you never know what’s going to happen. You get guys in. Normally, teams that strike out a lot hit a lot of home runs.”
Some people argue against a homer-driven offense, but of the top eight home run producers in the AL, all but the Rays stand in postseason contention. Take a look at the Orioles, who have tallied 1,187 strikeouts but lead the Majors with 232 homers.
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