As someone on the Baseball Prospectus thread for Transaction Analysis assignments, I would be able tell that the White Sox have been busy for the last week or so even if I was sunning in Tahiti. More plausibly, I would be able to tell the Sox have been busy even if I was incarcerated in […]
Author: James Fegan
Royals 3, White Sox 1: Yordano Ventura’s Going Away Party
His last time out, Royals starter Yordano Ventura gave up six runs over four and a third innings, allowed a home run to Ryan Flaherty, saw his ERA spike to 5.32 on the season, and got punched in the face. 1. Staring down a nine-game suspension related to that very bad night that is pending […]
White Sox 7, Royals 5: Avila clocks two home runs, Anderson shines in winning debut
The White Sox and Royals are not the marquee franchises for home runs and awesome displays of power. While Kansas City has shown the league how much can be accomplished without the use of the longball, the White Sox have mostly just struggled, so neither offense was expected to hijack a night headlined by a […]
Tim Anderson is coming to the majors
The Jimmy Rollins/Tyler Saladino combination held off the inevitable all the way until June 10. The White Sox are calling up top prospect Tim Anderson. Anderson will join the White Sox today as first reported by @barstoolWSD. He figures to be part of the starting lineup against the Royals — Scott Merkin (@scottmerkin) June 10, […]
White Sox 3, Nationals 1: One flurry is enough for Gonzalez
For most of the night, Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez was totally overwhelming. He struck out 10 batters over seven innings of work, and had a stretch where he retired 11 Sox hitters in a row. 1. But one of the few times where Gonzalez–Gio, that is–looked vulnerable for a prolonged stretch was right away in […]
White Sox select Zack Collins with No. 10 overall pick
As you may have picked up from the headline, the White Sox have selected Zack Collins, a catcher from the University of Miami, with the No. 10 overall pick. Spend less time and attention focusing on the value that the position implies. 2080 Baseball’s Mauricio Rubio said Collins has a nominal chance to stick at […]
Nationals 11, White Sox 4: Whooooooooooa man that was bad!
HO-HO-HOOOOOOOLY CRAP that was bad. WOW, JEEEEEEEEEEZ. That was baaaaaaaaad. That was…hoooooooo wheee. I mean, wh—WOW. Can you be–I just can’t even imagine. That was, that was TERRIBLE. The first game. HIS FIRST GAME! Right away! Just a disaster! 1. James Shields: 2 IP, 8 H, 7 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 3 HR, 84 pitches. […]
South Side Morning 5: Fixes to White Sox roster are running late
1. Carlos Rodon is mad at White Sox management. Not the sort of deep, intractable anger that hastens his departure the moment free agency strikes, but the type of annoyance at the caution being employed to yank him from the rotation for a turn that provides some assurance. The White Sox are framing things such that the […]
Friedrich Nietzsche weighs in on the 2016 White Sox
With the White Sox season in a baffling tailspin, BP South Side turns to the wisdom of famed German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. Previously we called upon the Röcken native to provide ideal answers to post-game questions, now we call upon him to shed some light on the Pale Hose’s current troubles. Now that the White […]
White Sox acquire a suddenly affordable James Shields
The dust has settled, and we have our official trade: James Shields for Erik Johnson and Fernando Tatis Jr. The White Sox owe Shields $5 million for the rest of 2016. If he does not opt out after 2016, which a good finish could easily motivate the 34-year-old to do, he will be owed $10 […]