Beckham is horrible. He used to have good defense but not so much anymore. He came up to the White Sox as the next Mike Trout (pre Mike Trout) and he hit .400 or something for a few months and the organization was going crazy over him. He's sucked ever since.
Yep, this series against the A's will define this season. If we win, they are demoralized even more than they already are and we are feeling good. If they win, they break their luck and turn things back around.
At his age he should not be putting up anywhere close to these numbers, even his slumping numbers. He is still young and figuring things out. If he keeps progressing the record books are going to blow up.