“When I got there to the mound, I was a little scared,” Michael Ynoa said after his major league debut on Tuesday evening at U.S. Cellular Field. Truth be told, White Sox fans were probably a little scared, too. After seeing a bullpen that just a month ago was the best in baseball go through a […]
Author: Cat Garcia
Around The AL Central: Are The Tables Turning?
As we draw nearer by the day to the “There are only 100 games left!” point of the baseball season, things in the AL Central are beginning to fluctuate, and the fun part of the race is just starting to take place. This weekend saw a few significant division rival match ups, and things were flipped […]
Here’s What’s Really Happening with Mat Latos
In mid-April, after witnessing just a flash of what looked like it had the potential to be a brilliant start from White Sox starter Mat Latos, I wrote about what this stretch that Latos was having could mean for his future success in the White Sox’s rotation. Well, six weeks later and the question I […]
It’s (Probably) Not Time To Panic on the South Side Just Yet
“It doesn’t mean the whole season is going to end up this way.’’ Manager Robin Ventura told reporters on Monday. Ventura is right. Of course, he was more specifically referring to White Sox first basemen Jose Abreu’s recent struggles at the plate, but this quote can certainly fit into a variety of different contexts for his […]
The New and Improved Melky Cabrera: What’s the Secret?
“In 2015, his strikeout rate ticked up, his BABIP dipped lower than it had been in half a decade, he walked as rarely as ever and — well, we’ve pretty much named all the parts of baseball. (He’s a bad baserunner, too. Okay, now we’ve named ‘em all.)” This quote is a portion of Melky […]
It’s time to recognize Jose Quintana as one of the best pitchers in baseball
IP K/9 BB/9 LOB% GB% ERA FIP WARP Player A 45.2 8.28 1.77 84.9 40.3 1.38 2.11 1.1 Player B 50.1 8.40 1.79 82.0 45.2 1.79 2.75 1.2 If you’re a White Sox fan, you probably know where this is going. But if you’re not, the following information may be somewhat of a surprise to you. Player […]
Wait, The White Sox Bullpen is How Good?
The White Sox currently have the best bullpen in Major League Baseball. If you’re anything like me, that statement may have caught you off guard just a bit. But it’s not as if it’s completely unfounded. The pieces have always been in place for this bullpen to be great. One might even suggest that the bullpen […]
Miguel Gonzalez: Maybe This Is As Good As It Gets, and That’s OK
Pitching depth is important. You could even go as far as to say that it’s more valuable than position player depth. The season is long, players change, situations change, and injuries happen. Any team, especially those looking to contend and be ahead of the curve, need to be advantageously prepared for every situation and opportunity that may arise during […]
Back to Normalcy: What Should the White Sox Expect of Todd Frazier in 2016?
In December of 2015, the world of White Sox baseball was able exhale as the franchise announced the acquisition of the team’s first legitimate third baseman in years: former Cincinnati Red Todd Frazier. Frazier came to the South Side after being brought up through the Cincinnati organization and spending his entire big league career with Reds, […]
The Mat Latos one-hit game: A fluke or an indicator of future success?
When Mat Latos was signed late in the offseason, it became clear that the race for the final back end starter spot would become a bit more interesting. When Erik Johnson and Jacob Turner struggled in Spring, there became less doubt in everyone’s mind that Latos would end up becoming the man for the job. White Sox fans shrugged […]