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Why a White Sox failed postseason run would be the front office's fault originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here .
The 2026 Chicago White Sox are one of baseball's best stories this season, as they went from one of the worst teams in the league the last few years to a legitimate playoff team.
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While they're the third Wild Card team, this is a well-deserved playoff spot for the White Sox. But there is plenty of doubt about how well they'll perform in October. An early exit would not be a surprise for this suddenly ascendant club.
If that happened, and the White Sox are eliminated early, ESPN's Jorge Castillo highlighted why the front office, not the players, would be the ones at fault.
Why White Sox's postseason failure would not be on the players, but on the front office
"If they go home early, it will be because the front office didn't adequately improve the rotation at the trade deadline," Castillo writes.
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The White Sox didn't make enough changes at the MLB trade deadline, acquiring only Luis Castillo at the deadline, and that deal has been a total bust.
While the White Sox getting eliminated in October would obviously be the fault of the players, their ceiling is capped by the front office's lack of talent acquisition at the deadline for a position they desperately needed help at.
The White Sox have a shaky starting rotation, and really would've benefited from another starter or two at the deadline.
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It didn't have to be Tarik Skubal , but a controllable starter like Jose Soriano, Reid Detmers , or even a cheap rental like Robbie Ray would've made sense.
Instead, they took a chance on Castillo, and that burned them big-time, as Castillo posted a horrible 8.42 ERA since coming to the White Sox.
Sean Burke and Davis Martin aren't bad options, but there are some real question marks about their game, especially for the postseason.
So, if the White Sox are eliminated from the postseason early this year, the fault will partially lie with the front office for not properly addressing the starting pitching need.
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The players will obviously hold plenty of blame for getting eliminated, but the front office not adding more rotation help will be a big reason for the team's failure to make a deeper run in the postseason.
