Jim Thome is now a first ballot Hall of Famer. As Collin pointed out, although Thome will go into the Hall as a Cleveland Indian, his White Sox tenure was still a success and he still feels like Our Guy. Yes, I am still disproportionately upset the White Sox let him go to the Twins […]
Author: Nick Schaefer
White Sox Bring Back Miguel Gonzalez On One-Year Deal
While the eerily passive offseason continues, the White Sox remain active, albeit in a modest fashion appropriate for their situation. On Wednesday, Miguel Gonzalez agreed to return to the South Side on a one-year, $4.75 million contract. After pouncing on Gonzalez once Baltimore put him on waivers in 2016, he and Don Cooper gelled marvelously and […]
New Jose Abreu Rumors
On December 8, we didn’t know where Giancarlo Stanton would wind up and the word on the street was that trade talks between the White Sox and Boston — presumably the No. 1 potential suitor for Jose Abreu — were insubstantial. On December 9, Stanton was traded to the New York Yankees for an OK second baseman, a […]
White Sox Non-Tender Four Players
The White Sox have been eliminated from the Shohei Ohtani Sweepstakes, and unless something truly bizarre happens, are not in the conversation for Giancarlo Stanton either. But unlike some clubs, even once the dust settles for those two, the White Sox aren’t going to start chasing Yu Darvish or J.D. Martinez either. For all that […]
Pre-Winter Meetings Paralysis
Despite Jerry Dipoto’s best efforts, the offseason has been quiet to date. Our staff generally expects the winter to be relatively tame as far as the White Sox are concerned, a symptom of the massive teardown enacted in the past twelve months more than anything else. But that’s just one team. It doesn’t explain why […]
The Catbird Speaks 11.22.17 – Thanksgiving Hall of Fame Edition
There are seven former White Sox on the 2018 Hall of Fame ballot. Dr. Mark Primiano (@BPSS_UGod), fresh off his honeymoon, joins Nick Schaefer (@Nick_BPSS) to discuss the candidacies and remember the careers of everyone from Brad Lidge to Jason Isringhausen. Among the topics: The slam dunk candidates like Jim Thome and Chipper Jones; The […]
White Sox Acquire Thyago Vieira
Rick Hahn has made his first trade of the offseason, and while it pales in comparison to the significance of the early trades of last offseason, fans are much more likely to see its impact immediately than the return they got for, say, Miguel Gonzalez. The White Sox flipped more international free agent money – money […]
A Few Ideas as Hot Stove Season begins
I am told that the World Series is over and the offseason has begun. Indeed, it seems the Angels agreed to a 5-year arrangement with Justin Upton within mere moments of Carlos Correa proposing to his girlfriend. After a 2015-16 offseason that commenced with two exciting additions and then deteriorated into a death march of […]
White Sox Season In Review: Omar Narvaez
Over the next few weeks, BP South Side will be reviewing the performance of all 51 players who suited up for the 2017 White Sox. Players whose seasons were particularly noteworthy will get their own standalone article, while smaller contributors or those who were traded/cut will be grouped together. We’ll do our best to summarize and […]
White Sox Season In Review: Reynaldo Lopez
Over the next few weeks, BP South Side will be reviewing the performance of all 51 players who suited up for the 2017 White Sox. Players whose seasons were particularly noteworthy will get their own standalone article, while smaller contributors or those who were traded/cut will be grouped together. We’ll do our best to summarize and […]