The 1999 Chicago White Sox were a team in transition. That wasn’t a clear cut rebuild in the same way teams often operate today, but the offseason between 1998 and 1999 saw at least something of a youth movement. Robin Ventura and Albert Belle were allowed to depart as free agents, and the team went from […]
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Charlie Tilson and the Beginning of the End
The White Sox received some bad news today, learning that presumptive starting center fielder Charlie Tilson has been placed in a walking boot and will start the season on the disabled list. This is bad news for everyone not named Peter Bourjos. Tilson wasn’t likely to be an All-Star by any means, but it wouldn’t […]
South Side Spring Training 5: Charlie Tilson is hurt again
1. The White Sox entered Spring Training with very few questions regarding what the 25-man roster was likely to look like on Opening Day. Now, after the release of Brett Lawrie a few weeks ago and Sunday’s news that Charlie Tilson has suffered a setback as he attempted to recover from a stress reaction in his […]
White Sox hitting development continues to develop
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The White Sox have an opportunity, this year and throughout the next few, to flip the script in terms of how they’re viewed regarding player development. The perception of the White Sox system for the past decade has been that it succeeds in developing pitchers and struggles in the same department with […]
Nicky Delmonico is on the White Sox radar
Nicky Delmonico’s journey from the time he entered professional baseball until he joined the White Sox is interesting enough to warrant the bullet point recap: Drafted in the sixth round of the 2011 MLB Draft by the Baltimore Orioles, given a $1.525M signing bonus, which is particularly high for a player drafted in that round. […]
Spring Training Notes: Everyone says Carlos Rodon is fine
Carlos Rodon tossed live batting practice Wednesday and said he felt good, although there’s still no timetable for him appearing in a Cactus League game as the White Sox continue to monitor his progress after he experienced arm fatigue a season ago. The 24-year-old left-hander threw 40 pitches, and Rick Renteria said the plan is […]
The Maturity of Carson Fulmer
It feels as if its’s been a century since White Sox pitcher Carson Fulmer made his major league debut promptly after the All-Star Break in 2016. It was July 17th, the White Sox were clinging to a 45-46 record, and it still seemed as though there was a shred of hope left in the idea of salvaging the season at […]
James Shields, White Sox saying all the right things
GLENDALE, Ariz. — After James Shields’ start Monday, in which he walked three and gave up two earned runs in 2.2 innings, the veteran was calm and professional despite the lackluster results. “I think I could’ve been a little better in the first few innings,” Shields said of the performance. “But that’s part of Spring […]
The organizational rankings are here and the White Sox are 6th
The excellent prospect staff at Baseball Prospectus has finished putting its organizational rankings together for the 2017 season. Unlike years past, the White Sox ranking is one to get excited about. As is mentioned in the article, the White Sox were in the bottom ten a year ago and now sit in the top ten. That […]
South Side Spring Training 5: Abreu’s past in the spotlight again
1. Another detail from Jose Abreu’s journey to America emerged on Wednesday, as the first baseman testified that he swallowed a page from his fake passport during a flight from Haiti to Miami. The White Sox first baseman was forced to re-live that moment and those days and weeks leading up to it because he was called […]