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.
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Talkin’ Handedness: Are the White Sox too reliant on right-handed hitters?
On Saturday I engaged in some handwringing over the White Sox’ present lineup construction, as the batting order skews heavily right-handed. Indeed, with Adam LaRoche‘s quiet departure, unnoticed by media, fans and teammates alike; or, at the very least, given Avisail Garcia‘s inability to develop any major-league skills, moving Melky Cabrera to DH only shifts the […]
LaRoche’s retirement lays bare White Sox need for bats
Per WARP, the White Sox were at or below replacement level at three positions last year: 2B (-1.6 WARP), 3B (-0.8), and DH (0.0).* This year, PECOTA (before Adam LaRoche’s unexpected retirement) projects a WARP total of 1.9 at 2B, 2.3 at 3B, and 1.9 at DH.** Acquiring Brett Lawrie and Todd Frazier filled the […]
South Side Morning 5: The search for swag
1. Rick Hahn sat down with Brett Ballantini for a Q&A about the White Sox offseason for MLB Trade Rumors, and reaffirmed a lot of the dominant themes of the offseason. He insisted that the Sox were “in” on major free agent targets but alluded to “not economic-based” reasons why they did not land in […]