The dust has settled, and we have our official trade: James Shields for Erik Johnson and Fernando Tatis Jr. The White Sox owe Shields $5 million for the rest of 2016. If he does not opt out after 2016, which a good finish could easily motivate the 34-year-old to do, he will be owed $10 […]
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Who can survive at the back end of the White Sox rotation?
This weekend and Monday’s doubleheader offered a long look at the lower rungs of the White Sox starting pitching depth, and until some happy blockbuster drops in their lap, this is the group from which they need to sort out the last two spots of their rotation: Miguel Gonzalez “Inconsistent” is usually just a term […]
Indians 5, White Sox 1: The first game was better
In the second round of ‘throw your scuffling starter at the wall and hope he sticks,’ the Indians brought out a guy who sat mid-90s with a nice overhand curve, and the White Sox brought out Erik Johnson. 1. Erik Johnson was OK! He had all the normal shortcomings of Erik Johnson (shaky control, fastball […]
South Side Morning 5: Sox fifth starters are showing their fluidity
1. It’s hard not to feel for Erik Johnson at some point. He spent the last homestand kicking around the clubhouse waiting for an opportunity to pitch that eventually got handed to Miguel Gonzalez. He’s conquered the International League two times over and is now 26-years-old and his prospect shine is behind him, but the […]
Red Sox 7, White Sox 3: Operator error
Thursday night, both Boston and Chicago started troubled young starters that they surely knew brought significant mess potential, and man, they certainly got what they bargained for. 1. Erik Johnson spent so much of the first three innings of Thursday night’s start cementing the sad realization that he doesn’t have the promising stuff that made […]
Rumor Mill: White Sox Will Attend Lincecum’s Showcase
After months of…well, the word “suspense” imbues the event with more significance than it deserves, so not that, but months of expectation, it has been announced that Tim Lincecum will have his showcase for prospective teams this coming Friday. Unsurprisingly, his goal is to land a spot in a starting rotation somewhere, and Jon Heyman […]
South Side Morning 5: The Most Cautious of Optimism
1. After a turgid five-runs-in-four-games stretch for the offense, which plummeted them to the depths of the major league standings in total offense, the White Sox offense can hardly be redeemed by their top two sluggers knocking around mediocrity from Matt Shoemaker, but… Todd Frazier basically jumped on the type of mistake we have been […]
South Side Morning 5: Baseball in Cuba
It would be understandable if the day’s events made it feel like a Spring Training game involving the Tampa Bay Rays was not the most transformative thing going down Tuesday. Luckily, the White Sox have Jose Abreu‘s perspective on hand.
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.
South Side Morning 5: Erik Johnson’s troubling start
There are starters for whom a few ugly Spring outings and reports of velocity loss can be shrugged off. Those starters are not Erik Johnson.