Talking about “improving the little things” is popular for managers and fans. After all, the real solution for a team that isn’t doing as well as it would like would simply be to have much better players, but that’s usually not a feasible solution, particularly mid-season. Instead, the “little things” come across like something that can […]
Author: Nick Schaefer
The Matt Davidson Experience
Matt Davidson‘s career has been atypical after beginning in a very unremarkable way. He was a supplemental first round pick out of high school and fell into what our prospect team might call a readily identifiable bucket–good bat for third, middling bat for first base, questions about where his glove would fit. As is often […]
How Burger and Sheets Fit
As I wrote yesterday, whether the White Sox made “good” or “bad” selections remains to be seen and may have nothing to do with whether they made the best decision possible at the time. All we know is the general profile of the two players they drafted with the 11th and 49th overall picks last […]
On The Draft
As you may have heard, the MLB amateur draft begins tonight. With the 11th pick overall, the White Sox have an opportunity to inject significant talent into their system and add another building block to the rebuilding effort. However, you’ll notice that this space has not generated the usual draft coverage you’d anticipate–who did the […]
South Side Morning 5: Holland Daze
It was easier to say, “Sure! This rebuild stuff isn’t so bad!” when the White Sox were still winning about as much as they had in their contending years. Now they’ve won only one of their last nine games and it hasn’t been quite as fun, even if the existential despair has been significantly mitigated. […]
South Side Morning 5: Odds & Ends
The only action in the organization on Monday night was in the minors, but there’s still plenty to talk about. 1. Lucas Giolito had his second strong start out of his last three, striking out 11 over 6 innings while only allowing 5 hits 1 run and 2 walks. The White Sox have been very […]
Asking The Bullpen To Do Too Much
Between known commodities like Nate Jones and David Robertson, as well as the effective-but-brittle Zach Putnam, the White Sox bullpen got off to a dominant start this season when Anthony Swarzak and Tommy Kahnle vaulted into the stratosphere as well. The bullpen was going so well that even Chris Beck has posted quality innings since his call […]
An Illustration of Small Sample Size
I apologize for bringing up the 2016 season again, but it must be done. As some of you may recall, the 2016 White Sox started the year 23-10 before ultimately finishing below .500 in such humiliating fashion that it forced the organization to abandon a philosophy it had clung to for over a decade. Since […]
Let’s Talk About Saturday
Entering Saturday, the White Sox faithful were being told that the Cardinals were looking like the favorite to land Luis Robert with only a late night game being pitched by Mike Pelfrey as comfort. The script flipped abruptly and to the White Sox’ benefit on both fronts in dramatic fashion. First it was announced that […]
Not A Melancholy Danish
It’s easy to forget that Tyler Danish won’t turn 23 until September. After all, he was drafted in 2013 and he reached Double-A by 2015. He’s not a flashy prospect, either, given that he’s a right-hander with a fastball in the low 90s. Indeed, he misses bats at a low enough rate that I made the […]