The thing about running a baseball website is that you get to make decisions like “let’s do a review of every player who played for the White Sox in 2018.” You think to yourself “that’ll be neat, a nice little recap so people can get a good idea of, say, the progress Tim Anderson made, […]
Tag: Charlie Tilson
White Sox Make First Wave of Spring Training Roster Moves
The White Sox announced a number of roster moves Tuesday afternoon, the bulk of which are unsurprising, although a couple were at least worth some thought. As for obvious moves, the injured Jake Burger was assigned to minor league camp. So too was Jordan Guerrero, who has yet to pitch above Double-A, and defensive specialist […]
Does anything actually matter in spring training games?
No. Look nobody has ever accused me of burying a lede, but while the short and simple answer to the question is “no”, there are individual elements of these games that matter both from a roster-building and developmental standpoint. The White Sox begin their Cactus League schedule today against the Dodgers. Dylan Covey will start, and Tyler […]
What To Expect from Jacob May
Given that, if these trends continue, Charlie Tilson’s whole body will be permanently confined to a walking boot, the White Sox had to make a call about center field. So it was somewhat surprising when they decided to get rid of Peter Bourjos as well, and give the keys to Jacob May, with Leury Garcia […]
Charlie Tilson and the Beginning of the End
The White Sox received some bad news today, learning that presumptive starting center fielder Charlie Tilson has been placed in a walking boot and will start the season on the disabled list. This is bad news for everyone not named Peter Bourjos. Tilson wasn’t likely to be an All-Star by any means, but it wouldn’t […]
South Side Spring Training 5: Charlie Tilson is hurt again
1. The White Sox entered Spring Training with very few questions regarding what the 25-man roster was likely to look like on Opening Day. Now, after the release of Brett Lawrie a few weeks ago and Sunday’s news that Charlie Tilson has suffered a setback as he attempted to recover from a stress reaction in his […]
White Sox Baseball Is Back
Due to the World Baseball Classic, Spring Training has been bumped up this year, and the White Sox have already played two games, losing to the Dodgers on Saturday and beating the Rockies on Sunday. As someone who inevitably fails to wholly follow this advice during his fantasy drafts, it is important to remember to […]
Charlie Tilson has leg up but will need his speed
During Rick Hahn’s first media session of Spring Training on Tuesday, he was asked about the possibility of the White Sox still adding one-year veterans fliers — perhaps at designated hitter or in the outfield. “We want to give the guys that are here the opportunity to show what they can do,” Hahn said. “If […]
A Systemic Paucity of Outfielders
White Sox fans my age grew up with stacked outfields. Tim Raines, Bo Jackson, Ellis Burks, Albert Belle, Magglio Ordonez, Carlos Lee … Fast forward to 2017 and, well, I’m a pretty big fan of Melky Cabrera, but this year’s outfield does not look like the ones of old, and that’s even before acknowledging Cabrera will […]
White Sox Add Peter Bourjos On Minor League Deal
While it wasn’t a bombshell like a Jose Quintana trade that some may have expected at Sox Fest, the White Sox did sign a free agent on Thursday, and as the headline indicates, it was Peter Bourjos on a minor league deal. There are very few situations where a minor league deal can be a bad one–it […]