1. Miguel Gonzalez’s efficiency in Tuesday’s 4-1 win over the Yankees — 8.1 innings, 4 hits, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts on just 88 pitches — showed what the White Sox can get when he’s at his best. Gonzalez is never going to blow away hitters or get them to chase his off-speed stuff with regularity, but his […]
Author: Collin Whitchurch
Derek Holland was both bad and unlucky, and both are worth mentioning
Derek Holland’s final line in Monday’s 7-4 loss to the Yankees pointed to a decent amount of poor luck. While the White Sox committed two errors on the night, the game particularly unraveled on a play that was ultimately ruled a hit, when Jose Abreu bobbled a soft ground ball hit by Jacoby Ellsbury on […]
South Side Morning 5: James Shields finds success in deception
1. At this point in his career, James Shields’ path to production lies more in his ability to fool hitters than with pure stuff. In Tuesday’s 2-1, 10-inning loss to the Indians, hitters looked downright clueless as Shields put together his second solid start of the young season, going 5.1 innings while allowing two hits, […]
Yoan Moncada’s alarm clock has not gone off yet
One of the unique aspects of this White Sox rebuild, as we’ve reiterated on a number of occasions, is that most of the prospects acquired during the winter were considered close to ready to contribute at the major league level. In fact, Yoan Moncada, Lucas Giolito, and Reynaldo Lopez all saw time in the majors […]
South Side Morning 5: First Week (Over) Reactions
With five games in the books, the 2017 season is going mostly as you would have expected one week ago — Avisail Garcia is hitting .474, Geovany Soto is tied for the league lead in home runs, and Todd Frazier is the worst hitter in baseball. Sardonicism aside, there is plenty to analyze after a […]
South Side Morning 5: James Shields Wins a Baseball Game
1. The White Sox 11-2 win over the Tigers on Thursday was just one start, but a positive sign for James Shields in his first outing after a disastrous 2016. Shields’ final line — 5.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 5 BB, 5 K — is a pretty reasonable microcosm of what can be expected out […]
South Side Morning 5: Rain Check
1. The White Sox were rained out for the second time already this season on Wednesday, pushing back the much anticipated debut of James Shields and leaving everyone wondering if baseball will ever be played on the south side of Chicago again. The extra day of rest the Sox lost from Monday’s rainout has been […]
The Catbird Speaks 4.3.17 – It’s Opening Day!
Opening Day is here, and Collin Whitchurch, Nick Schaefer, and Frank Firke get together to discuss the 25-man roster, including the decisions the White Sox made regarding certain positions, and what options they have going forward. Later, they talk generally about the season as a whole, predictions for the rest of the American League, and […]
Defining Success: The 2017 Chicago White Sox
The White Sox are in a situation recent memory is unfamiliar with as they enter the 2017 season devoid of hopes for contention. Because of this, it would be foolish to judge the successes or failures of the team based solely on wins and losses, but instead look at individual growth of certain players, trade […]
Defining Success: The White Sox Roster
The White Sox are in a situation recent memory is unfamiliar with as they enter the 2017 season devoid of hopes for contention. Because of this, it would be foolish to judge the successes or failures of the team based solely on wins and losses, but instead look at individual growth of certain players, trade […]