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 […]
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South Side Morning 5: How Did Miguel Gonzalez Do That?
1. Miguel Gonzalez’s efficiency in Tuesday’s 4-1 win over the Yankees — 8.1 innings, 4 hits, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts on just 88 pitches — showed what the White Sox can get when he’s at his best. Gonzalez is never going to blow away hitters or get them to chase his off-speed stuff with regularity, but his […]
How do the White Sox farm affiliate names rank against their peers?
Not everyone gets to live in or near a major league city but sometimes if you’re lucky enough, you get to at least experience the joys that come with having a minor league team in your backyard. I am currently one of those blessed many. I drive past Cashman Field, home of the Las Vegas […]
Derek Holland was both bad and unlucky, and both are worth mentioning
Derek Holland’s final line in Monday’s 7-4 loss to the Yankees pointed to a decent amount of poor luck. While the White Sox committed two errors on the night, the game particularly unraveled on a play that was ultimately ruled a hit, when Jose Abreu bobbled a soft ground ball hit by Jacoby Ellsbury on […]
South Side Morning 5: Avisail Garcia and James Shields are Good?
The White Sox visited Target Field over the weekend for a three game series with the Minnesota Twins. With Dylan Covey, Jose Quintana, and James Shields taking the mound the Sox were able to take 2 of 3 games from the Twins. They now sit a game above .500 at 6-5. 1. Jacob May saw his […]
South Side Morning 5: Avisail Garcia Keeps Going
The White Sox offense exploded Thursday night to a 10-4 win over the Indians. That win allowed them to seal the series victory over a Cleveland team that looks like it should win the AL Central with ease. It also pushed the White Sox to a .500 record of 4-4 in this early juncture of the […]
South Side Morning 5: James Shields finds success in deception
1. At this point in his career, James Shields’ path to production lies more in his ability to fool hitters than with pure stuff. In Tuesday’s 2-1, 10-inning loss to the Indians, hitters looked downright clueless as Shields put together his second solid start of the young season, going 5.1 innings while allowing two hits, […]
Yoan Moncada’s alarm clock has not gone off yet
One of the unique aspects of this White Sox rebuild, as we’ve reiterated on a number of occasions, is that most of the prospects acquired during the winter were considered close to ready to contribute at the major league level. In fact, Yoan Moncada, Lucas Giolito, and Reynaldo Lopez all saw time in the majors […]
A closer look at Matt Davidson’s first week
The first week of the baseball season is in the books. In one sense it’s the most exciting time of the year. We haven’t watched enough Jose Quintana starts in which he goes 7 innings, giving up two runs and receiving a loss, seen Avisail Garcia strike out enough times, or watched enough bullpen implosions […]
South Side Morning 5: First Week (Over) Reactions
With five games in the books, the 2017 season is going mostly as you would have expected one week ago — Avisail Garcia is hitting .474, Geovany Soto is tied for the league lead in home runs, and Todd Frazier is the worst hitter in baseball. Sardonicism aside, there is plenty to analyze after a […]