After cranking a three-run home run late Thursday afternoon, Jose Abreu and his .997 June OPS sat on the bench with leg soreness. Four days after walking off the mound hurt, crucial reliever Zach Putnam is considering surgery. To say the least, the White Sox did not enter Friday night at maximum strength. Facing Toronto’s […]
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Royals 3, White Sox 1: Yordano Ventura’s Going Away Party
His last time out, Royals starter Yordano Ventura gave up six runs over four and a third innings, allowed a home run to Ryan Flaherty, saw his ERA spike to 5.32 on the season, and got punched in the face. 1. Staring down a nine-game suspension related to that very bad night that is pending […]
South Side Morning 5: Fixes to White Sox roster are running late
1. Carlos Rodon is mad at White Sox management. Not the sort of deep, intractable anger that hastens his departure the moment free agency strikes, but the type of annoyance at the caution being employed to yank him from the rotation for a turn that provides some assurance. The White Sox are framing things such that the […]
White Sox season can still be saved
On the morning of May 10th, the White Sox sat at 23-10, first place in the AL Central by six games with the second-best record in baseball. They had were coming off an 8-4 victory in Texas that was capped by a go-ahead Todd Frazier grand slam in the top of the 12th. Things were looking […]
Tigers 10, White Sox 3: Wages of Wednesday’s victory too much to overcome
Matchups and lineups and whatnot get focused on a lot by us blogging types, since what other updates are there to focus on on a day-to-day basis? But rarely does every single way a team is hamstrung on a particular day play a prominent role in a game. 1. Before the game, the White Sox […]
Royals 8, White Sox 7: Robertson and bullpen surrender game to Royals
A game that should have been easily won was not, and the Sox found yet another way to break the hearts of the poor desolate souls who follow them. The White Sox are now 4-13 in their last 17 games. Fittingly, the game that spurred the current apocalyptic slide saw the bullpen cough up a five […]
The MLB Draft and the Chicago White Sox: A Recent History
The current regime of the Chicago White Sox, for all intents and purposes, began in 2000 when Kenny Williams took over as general manager. Williams replaced Ron Schueler and wound up as the third-longest tenured GM in team history, behind only Roland Hemond and Harry Grabiner. While Williams handed over the GM reins to Rick […]
So What’s Wrong With Carlos Rodon?
Before the 2016 season started, all reasonable Chicago White Sox fans knew that a good number of things would have to break just right for the team to be legitimate contenders come September and October. Improvements had been made, but there were still multiple holes in the roster that raised enough concern for what looked […]
White Sox 3, Royals 2: The series is salvaged
Entering Sunday’s series finale against the Royals, the White Sox were on a 1-6 stretch since winning the series opener at Yankee Stadium on May 13, which is not good at all. Well, it’s two wins now if you include today. The Sox were able to salvage the last game of the three-game set largely […]
South Side Morning 5: Ready to make a big move
1. White Sox general manager Rick Hahn said something pre-game Tuesday that could be excerpted to sound really newsworthy: Rick Hahn on making trades: "We're prepared to make a move today." Said dialogue has begun but possible deals probably a few weeks away. — Chuck Garfien (@ChuckGarfien) May 17, 2016 A move today! That would mean […]