Upon drafting the headline, I hesitated, because it could describe a number of things with this organization. But in this instance, I am speaking specifically about the White Sox’ perpetual habit of gushing blood at several spots on the lineup and being clueless as to how to fix it. It’s been going on so long that […]
Author: Nick Schaefer
End of August Gallimaufry
Tomorrow is September 1st and the White Sox have 31 games left to play, and it seems like a good time to step back and take stock. 1. Miguel Gonzalez is in the process of beginning his rehab outings. While Austin Jackson and Brett Lawrie initially had modest timetables for their absence that morphed into […]
Goodbye, Dioner Navarro
The White Sox have suddenly made as many trades in August as they did at the July deadline, trading Dioner Navarro to the Blue Jays last night. Despite Rick Hahn being coy about the offseason plan, this is an organization that has been gallingly passive in recent years. In that sense, it is a positive […]
Jose Abreu’s Hot Streak–Good News and Bad News
The offense has been terrible this season and it’s tiresome. It’s tiresome both because this is not a new experience, but also because it was completely foreseeable and preventable. Almost every hitter on this roster has delivered a season within the reasonable bands of expectation.* Until a month or ago, or so, the biggest exception was […]
Omar Narvaez: Symbol of Hope?
While it has been a rough season in many respects, one particularly disappointing aspect of 2016 has been–through misfortune and persistent organizational weakness–the lack of young players to watch with hopeful optimism. After all, once it’s clear a team’s immediate playoff fortunes have been dashed, the most obvious pleasure in continuing to watch derives from […]
White Sox 8, Marlins 7: There Are Non-Shields Positives Here
The White Sox have killed their own season and they are now they are inflicting serious wounds on the Marlins’ Wild Card hopes. In the process, we gained another datapoint in the “James Shields‘ career is over but for his contract” column. –The Marlins certainly had the edge on paper this evening. Adam Conley has […]
White Sox 4, Orioles 2: Rodon Flashes Absurd Brilliance In Victory
Expectations for Carlos Rodon were never really realistic. One of the few areas the White Sox have excelled is developing pitching, and Rodon arguably had the gaudiest pedigree of any pitching prospect they’ve had in decades. He closed 2015 on such a strong note, it was easy to assume he would just hit the ground running, and that […]
Duke Traded For Minor League OF; Overall Course Still Uncertain
The White Sox have finally made a trade–per the White Sox’ official Twitter account, Zach Duke has been traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for 23-year-old AAA outfielder Charlie Tilson. After somewhat disappointing 2015, Duke has had a nice bounce back year and has been roughly what was hoped for when he was initially signed […]
The Case Against Selling
The non-waiver trade deadline is still a few days off, but the White Sox have already publicly acknowledged that this season is dead. And even after a bizarre three-game winning streak at the expense of the Tigers and Cubs, their playoff odds still sit somewhere around five percent. Perhaps it was a mercy that they got crushed […]
This Team Can’t Hit
This is definitely low hanging fruit, coming on the heels of the White Sox extending their scoreless streak to 32 innings, but really, this humiliating stretch just highlights something that has been true all year, and seemed very likely all winter–the offense is Really Bad. Here’s a quick snapshot of their hitting as a whole: They’re […]