The end of Joakim Soria’s tenure with the White Sox was foreseen from the moment he was acquired. In taking on the majority of the veteran reliever’s $9 million salary in exchange for a non-prospect in a three-team trade in January, the goal was always for Soria to provide enough value in a late-inning role […]
Author: Collin Whitchurch
Optimism on the Farm
The poor injury luck the White Sox have suffered has put a damper on some of the prospect watching that helps distract from the losses that continue to pile at the major league level. But while seeing the likes of Luis Robert, Dane Dunning, Jake Burger, Micker Adolfo, and others sidelined for some or all […]
South Side Morning 5: Flashing the Goods
The White Sox wrapped up a bad first half with a win against the bad Royals. That’s all fine and well, but more importantly, their final day of action heading into the All-Star break was ripe with positive moments from some of their young building blocks. 1. It would be apt to describe Yoan Moncada’s […]
Four White Sox on BP’s Midseason Top 50 Prospects List
Despite a frustrating amount of injuries this season, the White Sox farm system remains among the best in baseball. While half of their Preseason Top 10 have spent time on the DL in 2018, there’s still enough high-end talent to give you hope, and the string of bad luck hasn’t necessarily pushed back their competitive […]
The White Sox Can’t Have Nice Things
The White Sox being bad is a surprise to approximately no one. You could quibble with the degree at which they’ve been bad — I didn’t necessarily anticipate 30 games below .500 nearing the All-Star break, but the common refrain since the start of 2017 has been to focus on the development of individual pieces […]
South Side Morning 5: Mama Said There’ll Be Weekends Like This
A 10-5 win Sunday made for a satisfying end to an otherwise moribund weekend for the White Sox, as the series-ending win over the Rangers was preceded by a pair of losses where the White Sox were collectively outscored 24-7. 1. An uptick in velocity and command of his breaking pitches were the main fuel behind a […]
White Sox Trade Musings
We’re a little more than a month away from the non-waiver trade deadline, and while the White Sox are unlikely to be as active in the trade market as they were a year ago, there are likely a few deals to be made. While the teardown that took place over the last year and a […]
South Side Morning 5: The Best of Yoan
The White Sox have lost 9 of 11 games and only recently snapped an eight-game losing streak. They have the third worst winning percentage in baseball. There’s a whole lot of bad worth discussing in their games, a lot of which ultimately doesn’t matter. But a weekend split of a four-game series against the Oakland […]
For Starters, It Was A Pretty Good Weekend
It sure is a lot more fun when the White Sox are playing well. They are, at the moment, with the latest evidence coming in the form of two wins in three games in Boston, including a mostly successful season debut by Carlos Rodon and a 1-0 win against old friend Chris Sale. The White Sox are […]
The White Sox vs. Chris Sale a stark reminder of the past, present, and future
It’s been 18 months since the White Sox traded Chris Sale to the Boston Red Sox. The move, both at the time and now, was a clear signal of the White Sox transitioning from years of toiling away in mediocrity — desperately but clumsily trying to scrap together a contender — to a rebuild, perfectly […]