White Sox pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training in Glendale, Ariz., on Tuesday and you’re lucky enough to have stumbled upon this article, which will tell you all the important things to pay attention to over the next six weeks. You’re welcome. The young guys, duh Duh. We’ve read plenty about all of the […]
Author: Collin Whitchurch
The Catbird Speaks 2.13.17 – Spring Training Preview with James Fegan
James Fegan, White Sox reporter for The Athletic Chicago and BPSouthside.com’s Editor Emeritus, returns to the podcast fresh off of his flight to Arizona for Spring Training to help us preview White Sox camp. Among the topics: -Why all the new, young arms are among the things to most look forward to at camp, -What […]
White Sox win total projection reveals a few things
The dead period between Hot Stove season and Spring Training leaves us in a state of destitution. We eagerly devour anything that even remotely resembles baseball news, scurrying under the table to feast on the crumbs of a Wily Mo Pena minor-league deal or bizarre rule change possibility. Preseason projections are the perfect meal to […]
A first look at the White Sox PECOTA projections
It’s PECOTA release day at Baseball Prospectus, and with that comes our first peek at how the White Sox will fare in 2017. It’s no secret that the White Sox aren’t expected to contend this season, but individual player projections are still important. For players like Tim Anderson and Carlos Rodon, we get a first […]
10 days ’til camp and not much going on
We’re 10 days from pitchers and catcher reporting to camp in Glendale, Ariz., and there isn’t much going on. A recap of White Sox-related news over the last couple of days: Jose Quintana trade rumors resurfaced Wednesday when USA Today’s Bob Nightengale tweeted that the Rangers had increased their pursuit of the White Sox lefty. […]
This is probably your 2017 White Sox roster
The White Sox report to camp in about two weeks and, as I wrote about yesterday, we’re coming off of a winter in which there were no ill-fated, half-assed attempts to construct a contender. Rick Hahn & Co. picked a lane and stuck to it, and despite an already impressive prospect haul in the deals […]
Commitment to rebuild means commitment to patience
Last weekend’s SoxFest event provided us with our first look at the 2017 White Sox as they’ll likely be constructed. It also gave Rick Hahn his first opportunity to speak about the challenges the team faces as it undergoes its most drastic rebuild in two decades. Hahn’s statements throughout the weekend, both to reporters and […]
When is the next time a Hall of Fame plaque will feature a White Sox cap?
When Frank Thomas was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014 it was the culmination of the career of one of the greatest players in White Sox history. It was also likely the last time for the foreseeable future we’ll see a player enter Cooperstown with a White Sox cap adorned on his […]
Derek Holland a reasonable signing for rebuilding White Sox
The White Sox signed Derek Holland to a one year, $6 million deal on Wednesday in a move that is difficult to hate, even if you don’t totally love it. Signing a pitcher like Holland, who hasn’t been able to be called both healthy and effective at the same time since 2013, falls under the […]
White Sox send Adam Eaton to D.C.
White Sox Teardown: Part 2 featured another very good and popular player shipped away for a solid haul of prospects. The White Sox sent Adam Eaton to the Washington Nationals on Wednesday for a trio of prospects, according to multiple media reports. The prospects, Lucas Giolito, Reynaldo Lopez, and Dane Dunning, are all right-handed pitchers […]