John Danks‘ tenure with the Chicago White Sox is officially over. The much-maligned left-hander will be designated for assignment this week and granted his release after declining a minor-league assignment, the team announced Tuesday. In 22 innings across four starts thus far this season, Danks had a 7.25 ERA with 16 strikeouts against 11 walks. Danks, […]
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Rumor Mill: White Sox Will Attend Lincecum’s Showcase
After months of…well, the word “suspense” imbues the event with more significance than it deserves, so not that, but months of expectation, it has been announced that Tim Lincecum will have his showcase for prospective teams this coming Friday. Unsurprisingly, his goal is to land a spot in a starting rotation somewhere, and Jon Heyman […]
South Side Morning 5: Looking for immediate fan returns from the White Sox hot start
1. Monday afternoon, the White Sox relayed a figure about their recent ticket sales in light of their hot streak that got picked up quickly. “#WhiteSox hot start apparently is catching on at the box office. Team has sold over 100,000 tickets in the last week.” -Dan Hayes That sure seems like a lot. They […]
Around the AL Central: Tigers’ hitters get hot
Spotlight Detroit Tigers (14-10) Last week: 6-1 (3-1 vs. Oakland; 3-0 @Minnesota) The biggest question about the Tigers’ ability to contend coming into the season was whether some of the Tigers’ stars, nearly all of them at an age where you could realistically expect their output to start to dip, would be able to stay […]
Chris Sale’s new way
Any mystery behind why Chris Sale has been doing what he has been doing this year was washed away by White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper talking to the Chicago Tribune’s Colleen Kane before the game Sunday. -On the whole tapering velocity, ‘starting out in the low-80s and ramping up’ gambit: “He’s adding and subtracting (velocity). […]
What’s the Precedent for Releasing John Danks?
In light of his gophertastic start on Thursday, there was a general consensus among White Sox fans on Twitter (and on this site) that John Danks’ left shoulder has finally run out of useful bullets, and so its owner needs to go. Given that Danks is due a prorated $15.75 million for the rest of […]
White Sox 7, Orioles 1: Bloops, a blast and a blowout
The big showdown coming into Sunday had us wondering if Chris Sale‘s ramped down approach would work again, this time against a powerful Baltimore offense. Instead the White Sox offense chasing off a typically wild Ubaldo Jimenez took center stage. 1. The Sox torched Jimenez for a five-run fifth inning in which his control problems […]
Chris Sale Day – Lineups & Preview 5/1
White Sox pitching’s untouchable start to the 2016 season has been brought back to Earth this weekend in Baltimore. They have already allowed 23 runs in this series to the AL’s best offense, and have seen John Danks stare the possible end of his run as a White Sox starter dead in the face, Mat […]
White Sox 8, Orioles 7: The 2015 Version Doesn’t Win This One
The White Sox blew a couple leads, came from behind a few times, and then held on to win by one run in a very strange game. The contest had a ton of sloppy defense–even from defensive demigod Manny Machado–attempted bunts, a should-have-been triple play, dingers…and somehow it yielded a high scoring White Sox victory, […]
Jose Abreu’s struggles unprecedented for Jose Abreu
Jose Abreu is going through the worst funk of his entire career. That’s not hyperbolic. Through Thursday’s game in Baltimore, Abreu has been to the plate 100 times this season and is hitting .207/.290/.345 with three home runs, 10 RBI, eight walks and 23 strikeouts. His TAv is .232, his OPS is .635 and his OPS+ is 83. Abreu’s […]