The White Sox announced Sunday that James Shields will start Opening Day against the Royals next Thursday, an unsurprising decision given the injury to Carlos Rodon and inexperience of Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez. The news was nonetheless met with a certain amount of consternation as Shields’ continued presence on the roster and in the […]
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Carson Fulmer and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad spring
Spring Training results may not matter, but Spring Training performances matter, at least to a certain extent. Carson Fulmer’s latest start on Wednesday — he walked three and allowed seven earned runs, including three home runs, in just 1 2/3 innings — qualifies as something that matters. The 24-year-old has now walked 10 and allowed […]
South Side Spring Training 5: Everybody Hurts
1. Tyler Saladino and Nicky Delmonico were added to the growing list of White Sox befallen by injury this spring after a scary collision during Sunday’s game against the Diamondbacks. Both players were removed from the game. Saladino was diagnosed with a mild concussion and will enter MLB’s concussion protocol, meaning he won’t play again for at least […]
The Catbird Speaks 3.9.18 – The Young and the Guestless
Lacking a guest, Collin Whitchurch and Nick Schaefer got together to talk about the latest White Sox Spring Training happenings, the free agent market, and some Fantasy Baseball. Among the topics: -The White Sox roster situation, Luis Robert, Michael Kopech, Carson Fulmer, and Collin citing way too many Spring Training stats. -The remaining free agents, including reaction […]
Waiting on Luis Robert
Sometimes there’s a blind spot. An uncorrectable weakness. A seemingly systemic Achilles’ heel that exists for reasons that don’t quite make sense. Think of the Chicago Bears’ practically perennial ineptitude at developing quarterbacks. You can recognize the flaw. It’s glaringly obvious as it stares you in the face, year in and year out. But there’s […]
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 […]
South Side Spring Training 3: This is March
It’s officially the best month of the year as the Academy Awards, March Madness, and this author’s birthday (the target audience of this intro consists of me and maybe my family, if we’re being honest) serve as welcomed distractions from the monotony of meaningless Spring Training games. Before we know it real, live, baseball games that matter […]
South Side Spring Training 5: Oh No, Jake Burger
1. I have declared myself as the president of the Jake Burger Fan Club and anyone who would like to challenge my spot on the throne is welcome to fight me on that waterfall in Wakanda. — Collin Whitchurch (@cowhitchurch) February 26, 2018 As you’ll see from the time stamp on this tweet, I made […]
South Side Spring Training 5: We Have Our First Injury
1. The fact that Micker Adolfo’s UCL injury doesn’t appear as serious as the team initially thought is obviously good news for the young outfielder who’s battled his share of misfortune during his four years in the system. Adolfo had a breakout season in Low-A Kannapolis in 2017, both in terms of production and his […]
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 […]