The title does not refer to Jacob May, potential fourth outfielder of the future. Rather, as we approach Memorial Day, White Sox fans can look back on what has been a frustrating month. 1. While going 8-9 is hardly a disaster, there has been an awful lot of bad luck–the White Sox have outscored their opponents […]
Author: Nick Schaefer
Evaluating the White Sox Defense: [Insert “Glove” and “Love” Pun here]
The White Sox are 23-10. Last year on May 10 the White Sox beat Cincinnati by one run to move to 12-16. They are better this year. No doubt this is the hard-hitting statistical analysis you have come to expect from Baseball Prospectus. There are some very visible reasons for the improvement. The 2015 White […]
The Twins Do Not Have A Chris Sale – Lineups & Preview 5/7
Between Ervin Santana (4/$55 million), Ricky Nolasco (4/$49 million), and Phil Hughes (5/$58 million), the “small market” Twins have allocated $162 million to a 4th starter, a 5th starter, and a guy who may not be in the league anymore but for the money he’s being paid. One suspects they would have been better off just dumping […]
Rumor Mill: White Sox Will Attend Lincecum’s Showcase
After months of…well, the word “suspense” imbues the event with more significance than it deserves, so not that, but months of expectation, it has been announced that Tim Lincecum will have his showcase for prospective teams this coming Friday. Unsurprisingly, his goal is to land a spot in a starting rotation somewhere, and Jon Heyman […]
White Sox 8, Orioles 7: The 2015 Version Doesn’t Win This One
The White Sox blew a couple leads, came from behind a few times, and then held on to win by one run in a very strange game. The contest had a ton of sloppy defense–even from defensive demigod Manny Machado–attempted bunts, a should-have-been triple play, dingers…and somehow it yielded a high scoring White Sox victory, […]
Thus Spake Dingerthustra – Game Preview and Lineups 4/30
In case you haven’t noticed, the Orioles like to hit home runs. They’ve hit four in two games against the White Sox so far, 26% of the homers the Sox have surrendered all year. Chris Davis has hit the most homers in MLB since 2012. They hit 217 bombs in 2015 and then added Mark Trumbo […]
Can The White Sox Hit A Bad Pitcher v. 8.1 – Lineups & Game Preview for 4/22
Martin Perez was once a well-regarded prospect. After a few years of roughly league average results, Perez missed the bulk of 2014 and 2015 with Tommy John surgery. One could charitably describe his first three starts of 2016 as “effectively wild,” given that he hasn’t been lit up, per se, but he has also walked more […]
Save Us, Quintana – Game Preview & Lineups for 4/17
Today marks the White Sox’ 12th game of the season, and it is also the first time they will be matched up against a left-handed starting pitcher since the A’s ran Rich Hill out on Opening Day for a couple of innings as a last minute Sonny Gray replacement. It provides me with another opportunity […]
White Sox 3, Twins 1: Freude and Schadenfreude
After years of the White Sox humiliating themselves against the Twins in any number of configurations, I was almost superstitious in my belief that the White Sox would trip all over themselves and help salvage the Twins’ season in this series. Instead — despite a number of very close calls — the White Sox dumped […]
Lineups & Game Preview: Settling For 161-1
While no man need feel shame to be beaten by Sonny Gray, the White Sox are presented with their first chance to bounce back from a loss in 2016. Today also marks the first day game of the season (much needed for those of us here on the East Coast who cannot bear not to […]