The 2016 White Sox have an incomplete roster. They left winter with an incomplete roster, with Austin Jackson as their big free agent acquisition. With more than half the season in the books, almost all of the problems they have now were foreseeable during the offseason. Unfortunately, they punted solving them, and as is often the case […]
Author: Nick Schaefer
White Sox 4, Astros 1: A Quintana Victory
For the second day in a row, Robin Ventura used one of his catchers as the DH and won anyway. The White Sox are now 6-18 against Cleveland, Kansas City, and Detroit and 36-22 against everyone else. 1. Jose Quintana got off to a rough start, allowing a solo shot to George Springer in the first […]
White Sox 8, Red Sox 6: I’m As Confused As You Are
Okay, so some things happened in this game that made sense. Todd Frazier hit a home run. Jose Quintana got a No Decision. Robin Ventura intentionally walked David Ortiz. Adam Eaton made some nice plays in the outfield and had quality at bats. You’re all with me so far, right? Good, because the rest of […]
South Side Morning 5: Winning…Games?
Last night marked the White Sox’ second consecutive victory, which means a win Wednesday night would be three in a row. If I haven’t lost you with the complicated metrics already, the White Sox have not won three games in a row since May 9. The Red Sox are still the better team, but tonight features […]
Cleveland 13, White Sox 2: More like James Shelleds
For his third straight start in a White Sox uniform–and his fourth in a row if you go back to his last start in San Diego–James Shields got absolutely obliterated. In fact, in a sport that has been around since the 19th century, Shields is the first guy to allow 7+ runs before the end […]
It’s June 18th. Do you know what your playoff odds are?
After last night’s 3-2 loss to the division-leading Cleveland Indians, the White Sox’ playoff odds fell even further. Per PECOTA, the White Sox now have a 17.9 percent chance of making the playoffs, and that’s if you count the Wild Card game as making it. I suppose I would, given that that would constitute the […]
Latos Out; Morneau and Danish In
On the heels of the first major acquisition of the season throwing batting practice to the Washington Nationals, the White Sox announced a flurry of transactions today in the hours leading up to the start of the amateur draft. I. Mat Latos — DFA’d — Despite his fluky April, Latos crashed back down to Earth with a […]
Tigers 5, White Sox 2: This Is Fine
Given how comprehensively the White Sox have failed for a month straight now, it comes as no surprise that they have figured out a different style of impotently collapsing for each division rival. After they helped vault Kansas City into first with three straight bullpen meltdowns of biblical proportions, they decided this three-game set against […]
Royals 7, White Sox 5: Below .500 But For the Twins
The only reason the White Sox are still in first place is because the Orioles beat Cleveland. Friday night featured a parabolic emotional arc from misery to ecstasy and then humiliating impotent rage as the White Sox have now gone 4-12 in their last sixteen games after blowing a four-run lead they held going into […]
There’s Room on the Bench for Improvement
We’ve talked about how the White Sox’ rotation sure could use some help. And, especially with Jose Abreu‘s uncharacteristic ineptitude persisting, the offense could use reinforcements as well. On Monday, Rick Hahn said that he had noticed these things too: 1. The White Sox could use some more pitching; 2. A left-handed bat would be very […]