Chicago White Sox receive A+ grade for performance through first 60 games

The Chicago White Sox have dropped their first two games of their series against the Minnesota Twins. However, this should not overshadow the fact that, overall, they have been one of the best teams in the American League for the vast majority of the season.

At 32-29, they are in second place in the American League Central Division and own the fifth-best record in the American League as a whole. If the season ended today, they would be in the MLB Playoffs with a Wild Card.

Indeed, what is brewing on the south side of Chicago has the potential to be something special in 2026.

The Chicago White Sox earn an A+ for early season performance

Bleacher Report recently released their grades for each team in Major League Baseball through the first 60 games of the 2026 season. After so many predicted that the White Sox would be terrible again this year, it is no surprise that Chicago earned an A+:

“It’s only 60 games, and it’s a real bummer that Munetaka Murakami is likely going to miss all of June with a hamstring injury. But the White Sox could go 10-92 the rest of the way and still finish with a better record than they had two years ago. The longer they hang around in the postseason picture, the more incredible this story becomes. It will be fascinating to see what this team does at the trade deadline.”

It is absolutely insane to think that if Chicago were to go 10-92 the rest of the way, they would still have a better record than they did in 2024, when they went 41-120.

Munetaka Murakami has been a huge part of Chicago’s early success, but they are going to be without him for 4-6 weeks due to a strained hamstring. His 20 home runs are still the most on the team and among the AL leaders.

But the contributions of Miguel Vargas and Davis Martin should not be overlooked. Vargas is already one home run shy of tying his career-high, and Martin came out of nowhere to put himself in early AL Cy Young conversations.

This is a young squad and there will be ups and downs throughout the course of the year. But what they have accomplished so far is nothing less than impressive.

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