White Sox 2B Nick Madrigal is outslugging some people he shouldn't be outslugging

Nick Madrigal

Let's play a game of name that White Sox player:

Player A: .313/.364/.413

Player B: .264/.370/.396

Player C: .202/.302/.374

Player D: .127/.333/.273

You may have noticed that Player A has the highest slugging percentage, while Player D has the lowest slugging percentage. I intentionally arranged the players in that order.

Would you believe noted singles hitter and king of the two-strike base hit Nick Madrigal is Player A? Good for Madrigal that he's off to a good start with the bat this season, and he is to be commended for that. 

But it's not good news for the Sox that Madrigal is outslugging Yoan Moncada (Player B), defending league MVP Jose Abreu (Player C), and the team's highest-paid player, Yasmani Grandal (Player D).

With Eloy Jimenez and Luis Robert both out of the lineup with injuries until at least August,mMoncada, Abreu and Grandal better start producing more runs. It's time for them to hit some balls off the wall and over the wall, or this season in which the Sox have very high expectations is going to end in disappointment. 

It's great and all that Yermin Mercedes won AL Rookie of the Month, but it's preposterous to think a 28-year-old rookie is going to carry the middle of the lineup all season.