The Chicago White Sox can prove they mean business on Tuesday night. After taking down the Los Angeles Angels 6-0 to start the week, the team officially moved to 17-18 on the season. In other words, they are now one win away from being a .500 team, and one win away from growing their lead for an AL Wild Card spot. Yup, that's right, your 2026 Sox are currently in the playoff picture. Win today while the Detroit Tigers lose, and they can even move into the second Wild Card spot. Of course, the first week of May isn't the time to be scoreboard watching. Holding onto that playoff spot isn't going to be easy for this young group, and it shouldn't even be the expectation. But the mere fact that the Sox are even swimming in these waters to start the year says a lot about how far they have come. Speaking of which, let's take a look at three reasons why the Sox' first month-plus has gone far better than anyone expected ...…