It’s been easy to spend the last five years of watching the White Sox obsessed with Chris Sale. The development of a generational, Hall of Fame-caliber player has felt more worth chronicling than an entire team itself, and from this framing, it’s easy to slip into the trap of viewing the fate of the Sox […]
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Carlos Rodon’s turnaround was led by a change
Last year, rookie pitching phenom Carlos Rodon made his major league debut on April 21, 2015. Rodon had been selected as the third overall pick in the first round of the draft on June 5, 2014. Not even one year after being selected by a major league organization, Rodon found himself a part of that […]
Rodon’s war against the other side
The Phillies only having one good left-handed hitter on their entire roster is mostly disastrous, but it puts them in a position to do something pretty sharp. Against Carlos Rodon, who came into Tuesday night with right-handers hitting .305/.365/.484 off of him–even with his hot August beginning to factor in–the Phillies trotted out an all-righty […]
Rushing Burdi to the majors is fine
Last month, I had the pleasure of meeting Matt Cassidy of Future Sox in Chicago. Among many things, we discussed the seemingly imminent arrival to the majors of 2016 first-round draft pick Zack Burdi. Already tagged as a likely fast-riser provided he stayed in a relief role, Burdi was in the typically aggressive Sox system, […]
Carlos Rodon’s year of running in place
Carlos Rodon returned to action Sunday after missing most of July with falling-up-the-stairs-related injury, and turned in something that fits in very comfortably with his disappointing but not disastrous season: 6.1 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 7 K and two home runs that were bazooka’d to Mars, inflating his season ERA to 4.67. […]
Here’s What’s Really Happening with Mat Latos
In mid-April, after witnessing just a flash of what looked like it had the potential to be a brilliant start from White Sox starter Mat Latos, I wrote about what this stretch that Latos was having could mean for his future success in the White Sox’s rotation. Well, six weeks later and the question I […]
The Mat Latos one-hit game: A fluke or an indicator of future success?
When Mat Latos was signed late in the offseason, it became clear that the race for the final back end starter spot would become a bit more interesting. When Erik Johnson and Jacob Turner struggled in Spring, there became less doubt in everyone’s mind that Latos would end up becoming the man for the job. White Sox fans shrugged […]
Spring Training Roundup: Let’s Actually Talk Baseball
To say that White Sox camp has been anything less than eventful thus far would be a vast understatement. During the last week, the events surrounding the LaRoche family and the White Sox have turned the team into media darlings. The week-long fiasco known as “L’Affaire LaRoche” was no longer just a White Sox Spring Training story, it […]
South Side Morning 5: Erik Johnson’s redemption story hits an early snag
The redemptive tale of Erik Johnson altering his mechanics and reviving his career hit a very troubling snag Monday.
Jacob Turner: Potential Fifth Starter or Bullpen Dark Horse?
With the season looming closer each day, the White Sox are still searching for the answer to the question many are posing, “Who will be the White Sox fifth starter?” since with John Danks being the team’s largest monetary expense in 2016, it’s only safe to assume he will be taking on the role of fourth […]