The Chicago White Sox are in last place after a number of offseason additions, but Kenny Williams is optimistic the club will recover.

"To say we haven't clicked on all cylinders would be an understatement," the executive vice president said. "It's been sloppy. At times it's been embarrassing."

Chicago entered Tuesday's games seven games back of first place in the American League Central.

"The good news is we have a lot of baseball players with a lot of heart, we have the talent and we believe we have the drive in these guys to ultimately win the division," Williams said. "I said during spring training that this team was built for the long run and would grind from Day 1 to 162 and I still believe that."

The White Sox have scored an AL-worst 179 runs and have hit just 32 home runs, the lowest total in the league. Chicago's pitching staff also has struggled to a 4.15 team ERA, the fourth worst in the league.