White Sox Road Ahead: Tim Anderson’s power surge

On this week's Honda Road Ahead, sponsored by Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana Honda dealers, Slavko Bekovic and Tim Goldrick hype up the youth movement.

A 45-win club going up against an 83-win club may not sound like appointment television, but there are compelling reasons to tune in when the White Sox square off against the Dodgers on Tuesday. On the top of that list is the Sox youth movement, which took a step forward during their last homestand.

The legend of Yoan Moncada added another chapter when he walked it off against the Astros, helping the South Siders to a three-game sweep, while Nicky Delmonico has posted an impressive .917 OPS in 44 at-bats.

Another youngster, albeit not a rookie, has seemed to turn the corner, too.

Tim Anderson has had a power surge of late, crushing four homers already in the month of August. That mixed with stronger play in the field (only one error since July 18), opens up the possibility of salvaging a rough sophomore campaign.

To even split the two-game set with the Dodgers, all of their young players may need to have career games. The Dodgers are that good. After the likely sweep, the Sox travel to Texas for a four-gamer with the Rangers. The opener will feature Reynaldo Lopez, who pitched an effective six innings of two-run ball in his White Sox debut.

For one of the worst team's in baseball, there's still rationale to watch Ricky's boys.