So far, it looks like everything in real life is mirroring our grand offseason plan. At least the part where the Sox release all the players who were bad in 2016 and can easily be jettisoned. Let it never be said again that the Sox won’t eat money to part with a struggling player after […]
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What can the White Sox take away from the World Series – LATE
At press time, the World Series finale was still undecided. We had no choice but to publish what we had. Congratulations to the [Cleveland Indians/Chicago Cubs]!!! The drought is over!!! While it would be sweeter if the Sox were in it themselves, it’s encouraging to see validation that [AL Central baseball is not total garbage like […]
It’s Guaranteed Rate Field now
Just one day before a seemingly silent transition could have occurred from one ill-fitting stadium sponsor to another, the universe–or Crain’s Danny Ecker–gave us one more delightful wrinkle. “A commitment to branding is why the signs going up this week around the 25-year-old stadium look virtually the same as the company’s logo, except for the word ‘field’ […]
The only time of year Rymer Liriano gets top billing
Story juxtaposition is one of those things we like to discuss so much, we have developed a built-in reflex for qualifying that it’s completely meaningless, so that we can smoothly transition back to discussing it. The White Sox making a waiver claim for Brewers outfielder Rymer Liriano isn’t something we should compare to the Cubs being busy […]
James Shields is staying for now
Well, something very obvious has happened. White Sox RHP James Shields will officially opt in to the final two years of his deal, source confirms to @SBNation. Was a formality. — Chris Cotillo (@ChrisCotillo) October 27, 2016 The White Sox now owe James Shields $10 million per season for 2017 and 2018, and $2 million […]
White Sox Year in Review: David Robertson
David Robertson’s time in Chicago has been a waste. I don’t mean that literally, of course. He’s thrown 125.2 mostly good innings in his two years with the White Sox, and made $21 million doing it. That’s not a waste! Nor do I mean it in the same sense of “The White Sox are wasting […]
BP South Side 2016-17 Offseason Plan – Part 2 (The fun part)
The most profound difficulty with assessing anyone’s mock offseason plan is determining where they chose to place themselves in the divide between what the White Sox would ideally do, and what they will likely do. Especially for a franchise that has struggled as much as the Sox have, provided as much frustration with regards to […]
White Sox Year in Review: Nate Jones
A White Sox bullpen that started 2016 looking like one of the best in the American League ended up in shambles by the midway point of the season. Injuries to Zach Putnam and Jake Petricka hurt the team’s depth, David Robertson looked more and more like a reliever headed toward serious decline, and a lack […]
Why is the White Sox World Series forgotten?
Monday was a surreal day to be a follower of the White Sox. Come SoxFest time, a panel memorializing the 2005 World Series winners seems like a mandate, and if anything, recent Sox history is challenged to provide anything as relevant as their now 11-year-old triumph. But on Monday, every paranoid suspicion about the Sox’ […]
White Sox Year In Review: Melky Cabrera
Oftentimes, amid the flurry of chaos that is a major league season, consistency can be underrated. Stability, consistency, and reliability are often vanilla features in a world that thrives on either chaos, or dynamic but all too often fleeting success. For the White Sox in 2016, no one really paid enough attention to outfielder Melky […]