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 […]
Tag: Gavin Sheets
South Side Morning 5: Holy crap, that White Sox starting pitching
1. The White Sox have settled into the cellar of the AL Central, sitting comfortably with the Oakland Athletics as the bottom two teams in the American League. This is both unsurprising and inconsequential given the team’s goals both for this year and long term, but what is surprising is that the White Sox, according to […]
How Burger and Sheets Fit
As I wrote yesterday, whether the White Sox made “good” or “bad” selections remains to be seen and may have nothing to do with whether they made the best decision possible at the time. All we know is the general profile of the two players they drafted with the 11th and 49th overall picks last […]
White Sox select Jake Burger in first round of MLB Draft
The White Sox selected Missouri State third baseman Jake Burger with the No. 11 pick in the first round of the MLB Draft Monday night. Burger is a 21 year old who hit .328/.443/.648 during his junior season with the Bears. Most scouting reports you’ll find call him one of the best college bats in the draft, […]