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 […]
Tag: Eloy Jimenez
South Side Morning 5: Training Days
1. The day we’ve all been waiting for, that signals the start of another long wait, is finally here. White Sox pitchers and catcher officially report to Spring Training in Glendale, Ariz., on Wednesday, and with it comes pictures and videos of world class athletes doing things like hitting baseballs off tees and playing catch […]
Miracle on 35th Street: The White Sox Christmas Wishlist
Somewhere on 35th and Shields, Jerry Reinsdorf is reading his great-grandchildren stories of Paul Konerko grand slams, Scott Podsednik walk-off homers, and the greatest postseason run by a starting rotation in MLB history over a cup of hot cocoa. Maybe that’s a bit dramatic. The Winter Meetings are over and the rumors are swirling, which […]
Pre-Winter Meetings Paralysis
Despite Jerry Dipoto’s best efforts, the offseason has been quiet to date. Our staff generally expects the winter to be relatively tame as far as the White Sox are concerned, a symptom of the massive teardown enacted in the past twelve months more than anything else. But that’s just one team. It doesn’t explain why […]
The Catbird Speaks 11.17.17 – The White Sox Top 10 Prospects List
The White Sox Top 10 Prospects list was released Friday on Baseball Prospectus (read the whole thing right here), and Jarrett Seidler (@jaseidler) of BP’s prospect team joined Collin (@cowhitchurch) and Nick (@Nick_BPSS) to talk about what went into the construction of the list. Among the topics: The overall state of the White Sox farm system. […]
Giolito Shines & Minor Leaguers Flourish
In the majors… If your first look at Lucas Giolito was in his White Sox debut, you might have concluded he profiles differently than he has all year in Triple-A. Despite a total inability to locate or utilize his offspeed pitches, Giolito scrapped through six innings anyway relying entirely on his low-to-mid-90s heat. And while […]
Minor League Promotions & Premature Free Agency Musings
News & Promotions Eloy Jimenez and Zack Collins have been promoted from High-A Winston-Salem to Double-A Birmingham. While there are only a few weeks left in the minor league season, players are human beings and when you excel in superlative fashion at your job a promotion is in order. There’s also reason to believe that […]
South Side Morning 5: Kopech Is Dealing
1. The White Sox couldn’t extend their walk-off win streak to three, as they fell to the Blue Jays 8-4 on Tuesday night. With Willy Garcia moved to the 7-day DL as a result of his scary collision with Yoan Moncada on Monday, Nicky Delmonico was called up from Triple-A, and he immediately made his […]
South Side Morning 5: The White Sox are very bad
1. The White Sox spent the weekend in lovely Kansas City, stewing in triple-digit weather as they got swept by the Royals. Those three losses make it nine in a row for a White Sox team that truly looks like it’s tanking. Just as was predicted at the start of the season, the team wouldn’t lose […]
Q&A: Talking Eloy Jimenez and more with Myrtle Beach Pelicans announcer Scott Kornberg
Scott Kornberg is the radio play-by-play voice of the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, the High-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs, also known as the team that Eloy Jimenez played for in 2017 prior to the trade that brought him to the White Sox organization. Along with Bryant Flete, and Matt Rose, Kornberg has seen Jimenez up […]