The 2016 MLB Draft is less than two months away, and we’ve reached the point in the draft process where we can start to narrow down the potential players the White Sox will have to choose from with the No. 10 pick. While we bemoaned the team’s lack of spending during the offseason, the plus […]
Author: Collin Whitchurch
Around the American League Central: The Twins look terrible
Throughout the 2016 season, BP South Side will be posting weekly updates on the ups and downs of the White Sox American League Central rivals. Each week, we will spotlight one team that did something interesting, and give a roundup of the state of the rest of the division. Spotlight Minnesota Twins Record: 0-6 Last week: […]
Keeping the Twins Cold – Game Preview & Lineups 4/11
After an unexpected day of rest thanks to Sunday’s rain out against Cleveland, the White Sox hit the road for three games against another division foe, beginning with Monday’s 3:10 p.m. game against the Twins, the home opener in Minnesota. Minnesota, which went 13-6 against the White Sox in 2015, is off to a terrible […]
Series victories are important — game preview & lineups 4/10
A shot at back-to-back series victories and a 5-2 finish to the first week of the season are at stake when Jose Quintana and the White Sox face the Indians in the rubber match of their rubber series at 1:10 p.m. today at U.S. Cellular Field, weather permitting. After cold, snowy weather plagued the first […]
Indians 7, White Sox 1: Was this a good home opener? Snow way
John Danks‘ erraticism coupled with an offense as cold as the temperature in Chicago made for an unhappy home opener Friday as the White Sox fell 7-1 to the Indians. 1. Danks kept the ball around the plate for most of his five innings of work, finishing with six strikeouts and just one walk. But unfortunately, […]
White Sox 4, Athletics 3: And a happy opening day was had by all
A game that saw what should have been a fine pitchers’ duel between Sale and Gray was scrapped before it was even started. A’s ace Sonny Gray came down with food poisoning hours before first pitch in a a contest that ended in a 4-3 White Sox on Opening Night Monday in Oakland. It was hardly the prettiest […]
Which AL Central team has the best bad pitchers?
The back end of a team’s rotation is usually a hodgepodge of ugly, erratic and mostly incompetent arms. They’re littered with has-beens and never-weres; a gluttony of guys who make fans cover their eyes and cross their fingers, hoping beyond hope that they can make it through five innings — six if they’re particularly lucky […]
A Fantasy Baseball Guide to the Chicago White Sox
The 2016 Fantasy Chicago White Sox are very top heavy. But unlike a year ago, there’s some value in the later rounds as some progressing young players coupled with a wave of offseason acquisitions has brought new life to a barren roster. The stars like Chris Sale and Jose Abreu are no-brainers, but a few […]
Now or Later? A look at when we might see Carson Fulmer, Tim Anderson in Chicago
The White Sox minor league system is pretty easy to figure out: At the top, you’ve got Tim Anderson and Carson Fulmer. Or Carson Fulmer and Tim Anderson, depending on how you want to rank them. Personally, I’d go 1. Anderson, and 2. Fulmer, but that comes with the caveat that White Sox hitting prospects […]
White Sox bullpen could have strength in numbers
While most of the focus during the 2015-16 offseason was on where all the premier free agent outfielders would land, one of the other trends that continued during the offseason was teams loading up their bullpen. The highlight, of course, was the Yankees adding Aroldis Chapman to a bullpen that already featured Dellin Betances and […]