The White Sox being bad is a surprise to approximately no one. You could quibble with the degree at which they’ve been bad — I didn’t necessarily anticipate 30 games below .500 nearing the All-Star break, but the common refrain since the start of 2017 has been to focus on the development of individual pieces […]
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South Side Morning 5: Done With Houston
The White Sox dropped their fourth straight in Houston on Sunday afternoon and have now lost nine of their last 11 games. They remain on pace to win 50-something games, which is apparently not even noteworthy as they are still five games ahead of the hapless Orioles and Royals. Unlike those squads, the White Sox don’t look to […]
South Side Morning 5: Mama Said There’ll Be Weekends Like This
A 10-5 win Sunday made for a satisfying end to an otherwise moribund weekend for the White Sox, as the series-ending win over the Rangers was preceded by a pair of losses where the White Sox were collectively outscored 24-7. 1. An uptick in velocity and command of his breaking pitches were the main fuel behind a […]
South Side Morning 5: The White Sox lost a normal game where nothing weird happened
1. “Wow, what a game!” Or maybe it’s “ugh, that game went on forever.” Hopefully everyone is on board with the former, because after a winning series, it sure feels like a glass half-full kind of morning. The White Sox and Twins battled it out for 13 innings before the Twins were finally able to […]
South Side Morning 5: White Sox Troll Twins
Rooting against your team is unnatural. In 2018, legions of fans in almost every sport have been persuaded to root for losses in order to recoup higher draft picks. There’s a cold logic to it, and as an analyst, I can explain the cold logic and whether I believe it is correct or incorrect depending […]
White Sox Trade Musings
We’re a little more than a month away from the non-waiver trade deadline, and while the White Sox are unlikely to be as active in the trade market as they were a year ago, there are likely a few deals to be made. While the teardown that took place over the last year and a […]
South Side Morning 5: The Best of Yoan
The White Sox have lost 9 of 11 games and only recently snapped an eight-game losing streak. They have the third worst winning percentage in baseball. There’s a whole lot of bad worth discussing in their games, a lot of which ultimately doesn’t matter. But a weekend split of a four-game series against the Oakland […]
South Side Morning 5: Cleveland Continues to Control White Sox
1. The White Sox entered Cleveland on Tuesday looking for their first win of the season at Progressive Field in five tries. Things started off very nicely with a Yoan Moncada double to deep left-center field Cleveland starting pitcher, Mike Clevinger. This was followed up by a hard-hit opposite field RBI single from Jose Abreu to […]
Let’s Talk About Lucas Giolito
For all of the positive developments in the organization of late, 2018 has been a harsh reminder of the realities of relying on prospects. It’s so easy to look at a minor leaguer and imagine them hitting their ceiling, shoring up their weaknesses, and filling out future lineup cards riddled with homegrown All Stars. Much as […]
State of the Outfield
The White Sox have had the worst outfield in baseball this year, with a wRC+ of 69 collectively. The 29th ranked team is the Orioles at 82. This isn’t particularly surprising, as the three best outfielders coming into the season–Avisail Garcia, Leury Garcia, and Nicky Delmonico–have been hurt for most of the year, and it’s […]