4. The Chicago White Sox remain inscrutable.

Despite Ozzie Guillen’s reputation for playing little ball, this remains a lineup heavy on ponderous sluggers and light on mobility — capable of embarrassing mediocre pitching but still vulnerable.

Chicago was last in the league in runs scored last year despite all the home runs. They needed somebody to get on base in front of the Jim Thome-Paul Konerko-Jermaine Dye-Joe Crede muscle men, and they added Nick Swisher — another slugger who does draw walks, and Orlando Cabrera, a good shortstop who hits for a decent average.

Even if that resets the offense — and the early returns are positive — the Sox still have a lot of questions in their pitching staff. Playing Swisher in center field isn’t going to help in that area.

Edward Thoma is a Free Press staff writer. He is at 344-6377 or at ethoma@ mankatofreepress.com. He also has a baseball blog.