There’s been a shakeup on the South Side. You had to know it was coming, not just because James Shields -- pitching well or less so -- wasn’t the only fix the Chicago White Sox roster needed. They’re 12-22 since April, and with their fall below .500 after Wednesday night’s loss in Shields’ Sox debut, you knew changes were coming.
A couple of things have happened. Not only have the White Sox squandered their hot start, they rank last in the major leagues in getting home runs from the left side of the plate with eight, and last in Isolated Power (ISO, slugging minus batting average) at .