2024 Final Batting Leaders

Another season of baseball season is in the books, with the White Sox disappointing their fans with one of the worst seasons in baseball history while the Cubs failed to live up to expectations.  Let’s take a look back at the offensive leaders for the 27 games that I attended this season.

Home Runs

Name Total
Paul DeJong 4
Andrew Vaughn 4
Andrew Benintendi 3
Gavin Sheets 3
5 tied with 2

Hits

Name Total
Andrew Vaughn 22
Gavin Sheets 22
Andrew Benintendi 17
Paul DeJong 16
Luis Robert 16

Runs

Name Total
Andrew Vaughn 11
Gavin Sheets 11
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2024 All Star Break Batting Leaders

With the All-Star Game in the books and a few days of rest before the second half kicks off, let’s take a look at the first half offensive leaders for the 18 games I’ve attended so far this season, starting with:

Home Runs

Name Total
Paul DeJong 4
Luis Robert 2
Andrew Vaughn 2
Gavin Sheets 2
25 tied with  1

Hits

Name Total
Paul DeJong 14
Andrew Vaughn 14
Gavin Sheets 13
Nicky Lopez 10
Luis Robert 8
Eloy Jimenez 8

Runs

Name Total
Andrew Vaughn 8
Gavin Sheets 8
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Will The Last One To Leave Guaranteed Rate Field Please Turn Out The Lights

The ink wasn’t dry on yesterday’s post about the Lance Lynn trade when it was announced that the next domino had fallen: Kendall Graveman is going back to Houston in exchange for catcher Korey Lee.  Graveman, who finished the 2021 season with the Astros before signing with the White Sox as a free agent, was mostly fine during his tenure with the White Sox, though he struggled somewhat while filling in as closer this year while Liam Hendriks recuperates.

Korey Lee, 25, who was the fifth ranked prospect in the Astros system, was a college teammate of Andrew Vaughn and is known as a top-tier defensive catcher.  He didn’t hit much in 12 big league games with the Astros in 2022, but has a .283 average in Triple A so far this year.  He’s currently on the IL with an oblique strain.  With Yasmani Grandal a free agent after this year, Lee should be in the mix behind the plate in 2024.