Our old, dear friend, James Fegan, the Chicago White Sox beat writer for The Athletic, returns home for one glorious day to banter about baseball with his good pals Collin Whitchurch, Nick Schaefer, and Mark Primiano. Among the topics: -Miguel Gonzalez’s injury and James Shields’ return. -The trade value of the White Sox bullpen pieces, […]
Author: Collin Whitchurch
Let’s learn something about every late round White Sox draft pick
By now, you’ve likely read several articles about the White Sox top two draft picks, Jake Burger and Gavin Sheets. You’ve likely already read at least an article or two about the interesting day two selections the White Sox made in rounds 3-10. But alas, the MLB Draft drags on for another 30 rounds after […]
White Sox Day 2 Draft Recap: Lots of dingers, and other neat stuff
The White Sox first two selections of the MLB Draft on Monday gave us a pretty clear signal that the White Sox philosophy in this year’s draft was to load up on bats with impact power potential. In Jake Burger and Gavin Sheets, the White Sox snagged two players who finished in the Top 10 […]
White Sox select Jake Burger in first round of MLB Draft
The White Sox selected Missouri State third baseman Jake Burger with the No. 11 pick in the first round of the MLB Draft Monday night. Burger is a 21 year old who hit .328/.443/.648 during his junior season with the Bears. Most scouting reports you’ll find call him one of the best college bats in the draft, […]
Avisail vs. Leury
A poll inspired by @Nick_BPSS: Which Garcia has surprised you more this year? — James Fegan (@JRFegan) June 8, 2017 This conversation posed by our formerly fearless leader (he has plenty of fear now) inspired plenty of debate around our odd corner of the internet, so much so that I figured it’s worth diving into […]
South Side Morning 5: Help is on the way
1. The biggest White Sox news Tuesday wasn’t the team snapping its five game losing streak, but the long awaited return of Carlos Rodon throwing real innings in a professional baseball game. Sure, it was three innings in High-A against something called the Carolina Mudcats, but 74 days after he was scratched from a spring […]
He Gone
The announcement by Hawk Harrelson that an abbreviated 2018 season — 20 Sunday home games — would be his last didn’t come as much of a surprise. As someone who has no other options but MLB.tv to catch a game, I’ve found myself over the last two seasons checking out the opposing team’s broadcast more […]
South Side Morning 5: These Aren’t The Pitchers You’re Looking For
1. Ryan aptly summed up the general feelings of the most exciting pitcher in White Sox history returning in an opposing uniform Tuesday, but it was nice to see everyone playing make nice in Chris Sale’s first start in Chicago wearing a Red Sox uniform since his offseason trade to Boston. Despite Sale’s often hot-headedness and some belief […]
South Side Morning 5: Jose Quintana Falls Off A Cliff
1. Jose Quintana’s performance in Wednesday’s 8-6 loss to the Diamondbacks is tough to figure out. His first three innings were perfect — zero baserunners, five strikeouts. He seemed well on his way to his second straight stellar outing, third straight quality start, and putting all of his early season struggles to bed for good. […]
South Side Morning 5: More to say about Luis Robert
1. Since news broke Saturday that the White Sox have agreed to terms with Cuban star Luis Robert there’s been plenty of excitement about both his skill set and what that type of signing means for the White Sox future and their commitment to the future. The one piece that threw a bit of cold water on the […]