Nicky Delmonico’s journey from the time he entered professional baseball until he joined the White Sox is interesting enough to warrant the bullet point recap: Drafted in the sixth round of the 2011 MLB Draft by the Baltimore Orioles, given a $1.525M signing bonus, which is particularly high for a player drafted in that round. […]
Author: Collin Whitchurch
Spring Training Notes: Everyone says Carlos Rodon is fine
Carlos Rodon tossed live batting practice Wednesday and said he felt good, although there’s still no timetable for him appearing in a Cactus League game as the White Sox continue to monitor his progress after he experienced arm fatigue a season ago. The 24-year-old left-hander threw 40 pitches, and Rick Renteria said the plan is […]
James Shields, White Sox saying all the right things
GLENDALE, Ariz. — After James Shields’ start Monday, in which he walked three and gave up two earned runs in 2.2 innings, the veteran was calm and professional despite the lackluster results. “I think I could’ve been a little better in the first few innings,” Shields said of the performance. “But that’s part of Spring […]
South Side Spring Training 5: Abreu’s past in the spotlight again
1. Another detail from Jose Abreu’s journey to America emerged on Wednesday, as the first baseman testified that he swallowed a page from his fake passport during a flight from Haiti to Miami. The White Sox first baseman was forced to re-live that moment and those days and weeks leading up to it because he was called […]
Fun with White Sox player comparisons
PECOTA has been released for a few weeks now, but there’s always plenty to digest in the weeks leading up to Opening Day. One of my favorite aspects of PECOTA to look at around this time of year is the player comparisons, something that is far from gospel but at least somewhat useful in that: “it […]
Lucas Giolito threw pitches and Yoan Moncada fielded them in a real, live baseball game
The stage for the first glimpse of the White Sox future was an inconspicuous Spring Training game that took place before the calendar even read March and ended in a tie. The White Sox 4-4 draw with the Cubs on Monday was much like other Spring Training games — that is to say, unmemorable — […]
Mark Buehrle was awesome
I did a Q&A with C70 at the Bat the other day, which I believe will be running next week, in which they quickly preview all of the teams in the majors with bloggers or writers who cover those teams. The last question posed was “Who is your favorite White Sox player of all-time and why?” This […]
Depth still matters for teams like the White Sox
The reasons why the White Sox found themselves in a position where contention no longer seemed palpable are aplenty. In order for a team to get to a point where selling off their two best players for prospects and pushing their competitive window back several years seems like the best course of action, plenty of poor […]
Charlie Tilson has leg up but will need his speed
During Rick Hahn’s first media session of Spring Training on Tuesday, he was asked about the possibility of the White Sox still adding one-year veterans fliers — perhaps at designated hitter or in the outfield. “We want to give the guys that are here the opportunity to show what they can do,” Hahn said. “If […]
It’s Spring Training time and everyone’s feelin’ fine
White Sox pitchers and catchers — as well as a good number of early-arriving position players — participated in workouts at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Ariz., for the first time Tuesday. The start of Spring Training is normally noteworthy for no other reason than because it’s the start of something. We’re still more than six […]