It isn’t easy being on the White Sox right now.



I can’t imagine Jose Quintana, who, despite having the best ERA+ on the team, has a 5-7 record instead of an 11-2 record like Chris Sale, has very positive thoughts. We sabermetric types may not care that much about pitcher wins and losses, but it undoubtedly still feels better when your record reflects your performance. Quintana must wonder if Sale will share just a little of his run support: “Please, Chris, I want some more runs. Just drop them in this cup right here.”



Surely, James Shields is screaming on the inside every second he’s on the mound. Todd Frazier has to be frustrated that he’s morphed into a two-outcome hitter, and Avisail Garcia, who saw improvement only to regress back to virtually the exact same player he was last season, has to feel, at least partially, deflated.



And it really can’t be easy to be manager Robin Ventura,...