In the majors… If your first look at Lucas Giolito was in his White Sox debut, you might have concluded he profiles differently than he has all year in Triple-A. Despite a total inability to locate or utilize his offspeed pitches, Giolito scrapped through six innings anyway relying entirely on his low-to-mid-90s heat. And while […]
Author: Nick Schaefer
Rebuilds Aren’t Just Prospects Being Fun
If you looked at Twitter Wednesday night as the Dodgers rallied against the White Sox bullpen, overcoming a two-run deficit to win on a walk-off from Yasiel Puig, you saw some strong reactions. Criticisms of Rick Renteria’s repeated pitching changes while chasing match ups, Dodger fans puzzled at the White Sox using Jake Petricka on […]
Minor League Promotions & Premature Free Agency Musings
News & Promotions Eloy Jimenez and Zack Collins have been promoted from High-A Winston-Salem to Double-A Birmingham. While there are only a few weeks left in the minor league season, players are human beings and when you excel in superlative fashion at your job a promotion is in order. There’s also reason to believe that […]
South Side Morning 5: White Sox Dominate Astros Again
After dropping 8 runs on Dallas Keuchel on Tuesday night, the White Sox scored another 7 against the Astros on Wednesday, cruising to a 7-1 victory over the American League’s best team. 1. It was another big night for the potential bats of the future. Yoan Moncada raised his line to .196/.366/.321 by going 1-for-2 […]
South Side Morning 5: Kopech Is Dealing
1. The White Sox couldn’t extend their walk-off win streak to three, as they fell to the Blue Jays 8-4 on Tuesday night. With Willy Garcia moved to the 7-day DL as a result of his scary collision with Yoan Moncada on Monday, Nicky Delmonico was called up from Triple-A, and he immediately made his […]
South Side Morning 5: Melky Traded, Walk-Off Victory
1. The biggest news from the weekend came on Sunday when Melky Cabrera was traded to the Kansas City Royals for a pair of minor league pitchers, A.J. Puckett and Andre Davis. Just last week, Collin and I had discussed on the podcast how well Melky would fit on the Royals as they have feasted […]
Jennings Traded to Rays for Casey Gillaspie; Bummer Called Up
While I was writing about how Dan Jennings has pitched well of late and had risen to the top of a bullpen absolutely decimated by trades and injuries, the White Sox traded him to Tampa Bay for Casey Gillaspie. Jennings wasn’t an obvious trade candidate, as he was under team control through 2019, and given […]
South Side Morning 5: What Game? Moncada & Minor League Arms Thrive
1. The White Sox have now traded away their best starting pitchers, all of their best relievers who weren’t injured, and have yet to start calling up any of their significant arms from the minor leagues. Pair that with a series against a solid Cubs lineup and you can get some ugly results, like the eight […]
On Tanking and the 2017 White Sox
Heading into 2017, the White Sox had put their cards on the table. They had sold two of their biggest pieces over the winter and Rick Hahn expressly said he wanted to sell more. This site was not unique in pointing out that for a team that was unequivocally rebuilding, it sure did have a […]
Nate Jones and Zack Burdi Surgery Status
As mentioned on our most recent episode of The Catbird Speaks, while the baseball world was buzzing over the Jose Quintana trade, it was also announced that Nate Jones would require surgery on his right elbow, knocking him out for the rest of the 2017 season. It’s a shame that we won’t get to enjoy […]