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 […]
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White Sox sign Welington Castillo; agree to terms with Danny Farquhar
The White Sox made their first significant move of the offseason Friday, signing veteran catcher Welington Castillo to a two-year, $15 million deal with a $8 million club option for 2020. Castillo somewhat represents the type of relatively cheap veteran the White Sox were expected to target this offseason, but the deal is nonetheless surprising given the […]
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 […]
Seven Former White Sox on 2018 Hall of Fame Ballot
MLB released the 2018 Hall of Fame ballot Monday afternoon. The list consists of an absolutely absurd 33 candidates, some of whom will be unfairly looked over because of the stubborn insistence that each voter can only vote for 10 players per year regardless of backlog. There’s a good mix of slam dunk new candidates (Chipper […]
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 […]
Hypothetical landing spots for Abreu, Garcia
I’m just going to get this out of the way right from the start: I’m not advocating the White Sox trade Jose Abreu or Avisail Garcia. There are logical arguments to be made for trading either or both. That’s an argument for another day. However, while Rick Hahn indicated at this week’s GM meetings in Orlando […]
Plethora of pitching prospects puts White Sox in good position
“Prospects will break your heart” is a phrase you’ve likely read on a good number of occasions on this site and others. “Pitching prospects will break your heart” is even more apt, as any scout or evaluator can likely rattle off a good dozen or so examples of pitching prospects who failed to live up […]
In Search of Roster Filler
The 2017 season was the ultimate transformation year for the White Sox, as from the offseason through the following trade deadline, the front office managed to almost completely turn over a roster it decided it wasn’t capable of turning into a contender. Unlike some rebuilds, the fruits of the White Sox teardown came in the form […]
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: A Recap
I hope you enjoyed our Season in Review series, which concluded Friday and summarized the seasons and future prospects of every player who suited up for the 2017 White Sox. This is your one-stop reference point for all of our articles from the series, with links to each post below. Oct. 2: Jose Abreu, by Collin […]