Catchers are weird. Let’s get that out of the way up front. They develop in strange ways, at strange times, if they develop at all. And given that it is the most difficult position to defend on the diamond, the bar for offensive production is extremely low. The White Sox’ recent saga at catcher is […]
Author: Nick Schaefer
South Side Morning 5: Cry Havoc and Let Slip the Garcias of War
In 2016, the last gasp of the Contending White Sox managed only five wins out of 19 games against the Kansas City Royals. The Rebuilding 2017 White Sox now have 60 percent of that win total in only three chances, outscoring their erstwhile nemeses 27-8 en route to a sweep, and moving to 11-9 on the year. […]
The White Sox Bullpen Is Thriving
At the risk of bestowing the Cat Garcia Curse on the relievers again this year, the White Sox bullpen is off to a really good start. It’s not a coincidence that David Robertson — already a trade candidate, despite coming off a rough second half — has triggered trade rumors, given that he has struck out 12 […]
Q&A With Matt Davidson
Coming into Tuesday night’s game in New York, Matt Davidson was hitting a mystifying, albeit successful, .355/.364/.742 to go along with a 16:1 K/BB ratio. In 33 PAs, that means he had put the ball in play only 15 times, but had registered 11 hits including five for extra bases when he did. Davidson is clearly aware […]
South Side Morning 5: Dutch Courage
With a 2-1 victory in Cleveland last night, the White Sox continue their respectable start, moving to 3-4. Even with Chris Sale gone and Carlos Rodon on the DL, to date pitching is the strength of the team. Theoretically a staff ERA of 2.54 would get you more than three wins in seven games, but […]
South Side Morning 5: Opening Day Defeat
After a failed attempt to get a game in on Monday, the White Sox and Tigers kicked off 2017 on Tuesday afternoon. If they hadn’t, MLB wouldn’t have had a single day game on the ledger so it made the day much more enjoyable, even if the game worked out badly, as the White Sox […]
Farewell Forever, 2016
The excellent and welcome World Baseball Classic notwithstanding, real baseball finally starts Sunday. The White Sox don’t commence 2017 until Monday, but about 24 hours earlier the Yankees and Rays will kick off the new season. After the cruel, eternal death march that is winter, we emerge blinking into the sunlight, perhaps sneezing a little if […]
What To Expect from Jacob May
Given that, if these trends continue, Charlie Tilson’s whole body will be permanently confined to a walking boot, the White Sox had to make a call about center field. So it was somewhat surprising when they decided to get rid of Peter Bourjos as well, and give the keys to Jacob May, with Leury Garcia […]
The Significance of Brett Lawrie’s Departure
As you have already heard, Brett Lawrie was released on Friday. If healthy, Lawrie represents a roughly league average bat that can be deployed with a plus glove at third or a below-average glove at second. Given that he was in his last year of arbitration and only cost $3.5 million, in a vacuum that’s an […]
White Sox Baseball Is Back
Due to the World Baseball Classic, Spring Training has been bumped up this year, and the White Sox have already played two games, losing to the Dodgers on Saturday and beating the Rockies on Sunday. As someone who inevitably fails to wholly follow this advice during his fantasy drafts, it is important to remember to […]