Trying to perfect tanking: 2018 Chicago White Sox

(Soroka deserved to win in one of his five starts; he's been pretty bad otherwise.)

Worst starts the past 100 years:

Baltimore Orioles (1988) - 2-23

CHICAGO WHITE SOX (2024) - 3-22

Cincinnati Reds (2022) - 3-22
Detroit Tigers (2003) - 3-22
St. Louis Browns (1936) - 4-21
Cleveland Indians (1969) - 4-21
Boston Red Sox (1932) - 4-21
Oakland Athletics (2023) - 5-20
Chicago White Sox (1948) - 5-20
Pittsburgh Pirates (1952) - 5-20
Kansas City Royals (2006) - 5-20
Kansas City Royals (2018) - 5-20
Philadelphia Phillies (1928) - 5-20
Houston Astros (1969) - 5-20
Montreal Expos (2004) - 5-20
Cincinnati Reds (2018) - 5-20
Chicago Cubs (1981) - 5-20
Milwaukee Brewers (1970) - 5-20
St. Louis Cardinals (1973) - 5-20
Chicago White Sox (1950) - 5-20
Kansas City Athletics (1965) - 5-20
Kansas City Royals (1992) - 5-20
Florida Marlins (1995) - 5-20

'62 Mets started 7-18.

I mentioned on another thread that the Astros (a consensus preseason top 3 pick to win the world series) are only 3.5 games ahead of the CWS... yikes.

#freedusty

Two of those teams, the '69 Astros and '73 Cards, managed to finish at 81-81. Farther down the list, the '86 Reds and '96 Red Sox started 6-19 and finished with 86/85 wins.

https://champsorchumps.us/records/worst-mlb-regular-season-records-through-25-games

The Astros this year are such a weird mix of extremes.