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. […]
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White Sox 4, Twins 1: The Twins have still not won a game
Starting with Oakland, continuing with their own, and now stretching to Minnesota, the White Sox have ruined every home opener they have laid eyes on. A sleepy, tight, but solid enough 4-1 pitching clinic against the severely snakebit Twins now has the Sox on their best start to a season since they went 5-2 to […]
Lineups & Game Preview: Settling For 161-1
While no man need feel shame to be beaten by Sonny Gray, the White Sox are presented with their first chance to bounce back from a loss in 2016. Today also marks the first day game of the season (much needed for those of us here on the East Coast who cannot bear not to […]
White Sox 4, Athletics 3: And a happy opening day was had by all
A game that saw what should have been a fine pitchers’ duel between Sale and Gray was scrapped before it was even started. A’s ace Sonny Gray came down with food poisoning hours before first pitch in a a contest that ended in a 4-3 White Sox on Opening Night Monday in Oakland. It was hardly the prettiest […]
Talkin’ Handedness: Are the White Sox too reliant on right-handed hitters?
On Saturday I engaged in some handwringing over the White Sox’ present lineup construction, as the batting order skews heavily right-handed. Indeed, with Adam LaRoche‘s quiet departure, unnoticed by media, fans and teammates alike; or, at the very least, given Avisail Garcia‘s inability to develop any major-league skills, moving Melky Cabrera to DH only shifts the […]
Rick Hahn’s Offseason Review: Austin Jackson
To start things off at BP South Side, we are reviewing the offseason moves of White Sox GM Rick Hahn in a staff-wide series. Wrapping up the series is Nick Schaefer on Austin Jackson.
Did the White Sox solve their OBP issue?
With the litany of issues that plagued the White Sox offense in 2015, it would be unfair to pinpoint one specific problem and act as if it were the sole cause of their shortcomings as a team. But the issue we’re going to focus on today is their inability to get on base at a respectable clip […]
Rick Hahn’s offseason review: Todd Frazier
To start things off at BP South Side, we are reviewing the offseason moves of White Sox GM Rick Hahn in a staff-wide series. To start, James Fegan reviews the general themes of the White Sox offseason, and the biggest acquisition of the Winter, third baseman Todd Frazier.