Quote Originally Posted by Horsehide Harry View Post
I think they had a bad mix, starting with too many key Latin players on one team. Everyone lumps together all the Latin players into one pile which is incorrect. Within their own countries they have differences and from country to country they have differences. Then you have to account for cultural and macho differences. Add to that a couple of US guys who are strange at best and headcases at worst (Sale & Lowrie), plus a guy who has fallen in love with being admired for the big fly at the expense of all else (Frazier) and you get a talented but explosive mix.
The ChiSox are bad because they have bad players that produced a total of 31.6 WAR in 2016, which translates to 79.6 wins. Couple that with their slightly unlucky 23-29 record in 1 run games, and they ended up winning 78 games.

For almost any team you can sum up their total player WAR, add 48 to it, adjust by their luck in 1 run games, and get very close to their actual win total.