White Sox: Yermin Mercedes being sent down isn’t surprising

CHICAGO - APRIL 14: Yermin Mercedes #55 of the Chicago White Sox smells his bat for burnt wood after fouling off a pitch against the Cleveland Indians on April 14, 2021 at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Ron Vesely/Getty Images)

On Friday morning, the Chicago White Sox demoted Yermin Mercedes to their AAA affiliate, the Charlotte Knights. Mercedes started the season on a blistering stretch, producing a slash line of .415/.455/.659 through April. Since then, Mercedes has been the complete opposite.

In May, he produced a slash line of .221/.292/.326 striking out 20 times and totaling only 21 hits in 95 at-bats. June was an even tougher time for the White Sox designated…