Spotlight Cleveland Indians (9-7) Last week: 4-2 (1-2 vs. Seattle; 3-0 @Detroit) The most popular pick to win the American League Central at the start of the season has been mildly disappointing in the early going, and this past week has highlighted the ups and downs of a team that has been frustratingly average. First, […]
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South Side Morning 5: Running through the sixth starter
1. Miguel Gonzalez will be starting Monday night in Toronto, sparing John Danks from his house of horrors at the Rogers Centre, where he has a 7.27 ERA, averaged less than five innings per start, and nearly started a fight with Jose Bautista. A friendly explanation is that the Sox are dropping a spot start […]
Just throw strikes, Carlos
Carlos Rodon wasn’t one to ruminate on the uniqueness of what will likely be the worst start of his career last Monday. He couldn’t make it past a third of an inning, and more specifically couldn’t go three-straight pitches without missing by a foot to his arm side. When asked about the the unprecedented absence […]
White Sox 4, Rangers 1: Latos’ magical April continues, Sox complete sweep
Sunday was another low-scoring affair, and another White Sox victory caps off a sweep of previously first-place Texas. 26,058 saw a Sox team suddenly providing an entertaining product. 1. Mat Latos has the finest dancing shoes in the American League. His ERA is now sitting at a healthy 0.74 on the young year. After giving […]
Back to Normalcy: What Should the White Sox Expect of Todd Frazier in 2016?
In December of 2015, the world of White Sox baseball was able exhale as the franchise announced the acquisition of the team’s first legitimate third baseman in years: former Cincinnati Red Todd Frazier. Frazier came to the South Side after being brought up through the Cincinnati organization and spending his entire big league career with Reds, […]
Avila expects to go to disabled list after suffering hamstring injury
Alex Avila left Saturday’s game after the sixth inning with tightness in his right hamstring, and it looks like his ailment will prompt a roster move. Manager Robin Ventura said Avila wasn’t moving well after the game and would need to be re-evaluated, but the man himself was less optimistic about the injury he said […]
Rodon’s road to recovery – Lineups & Game Preview for 4/23
If you can pull yourself away from replays of the White Sox triple play from Friday night, a far bigger factor in the team’s hopes for a playoff bid will be addressed today. Young prodigy Carlos Rodon make his first start Saturday after Monday night’s disaster where he lost all sense of the strike zone and […]
White Sox 5, Rangers 0: This one feels pretty different
On bad nights, the White Sox scrape together minimal scoring and depend on their starter to completely immolate the opposing lineup — in spite of shaky defense — to prop up a razor thin margin of victory. The formula seems unsustainable, and screams for offensive upgrades to be made. 1. Friday, however, was a good night. Jose Quintana, getting […]
South Side Morning 5: Why isn’t Austin Jackson hitting?
1. All the hullabaloo about Avisail Garcia being bad again has covered up that Austin Jackson has quietly been the worst hitter in the White Sox lineup early on. His ninth inning deep fly to the left field warning track dropped his batting line to .170/.204/.191 on the young season. Between this blast, a grand […]
Angels 3, White Sox 2: Late rally dies at the wall
The White Sox have themselves to blame. Enjoying the fruits of a soft early schedule has led them to a promising 10-6 start, but with the Rangers, Blue Jays and Orioles coming in to close the month, they may rue going 3-4 against the Rays and Angels, and especially failing to hit Jered Weaver on Thursday. […]