Hot Start: White Sox Bats Come Alive Early

Are we still in April? 

Hold on.  Yes.  I just checked the calendar: it's April. 

But do the White Sox know that?  Chicago is hitting like it's the middle of July, hitting the best they have in the beginning of the season in a long time. 

Following their 9-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays, the White Sox have now scored 92 runs this season, and we're not even three weeks in.  They're one run behind the potent Boston offense for first in the AL, and third in all of MLB. 

Leading the way, being tied for MLB lead in RBI is third baseman Joe Crede.  He's also batting a fair .304, along with Jermaine Dye and AJ Pierzynski as the only White Sox members batting above .300.  But with others not batting so well, that doesn't mean they're not producing.

The top of the order, Nick Swisher and Orlando Cabrera, have 15 and 11 walks, respectively, giving the White Sox a new-found approach to offense and scoring runs. 

Sure, the White Sox are not going to survive all season with Crede, Dye, and Pierzynski carrying the load, so Jim Thome and Paul Konerko will have to start hitting. 

And they did Friday evening, going back-to-back in the White Sox 9-2 win.

If they're hitting this good in this weather, imagine what can happen when the weather warms up. 

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