If you could have envisioned what Hector Santiago’s realistic median outcome performance would be when he signed a minor-league free agent deal with the White Sox in February, it would have been more or less exactly what we got. Santiago spent the duration of 2018 with the major league team after making the final cuts […]
Tag: Kevan Smith
Welington Castillo’s suspension puts White Sox in tough spot
Welington Castillo’s 80-game suspension for violating MLB’s joint drug agreement, which was first reported by Dominican reporter Americo Celado and confirmed by The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, puts the White Sox in a position of both dealing with and reacting to a player being hit with such a punishment, as well as stuck with a roster hole […]
White Sox Season in Review: Smith, Soto, Volstad, Ynoa
There was a surprisingly long list of unexpected bright spots on the 2017 White Sox. Avisail Garcia, Leury Garcia, and Yolmer Sanchez were among the most discussed position players who far surpassed expectations coming in. Tommy Kahnle was good enough to be the centerpiece of a trade that brought back a Top 100 prospect. And […]
South Side Morning 5: Finding the Other Guys
The key pieces of the White Sox rebuild are just beginning to arrive in Chicago with recent promotions of Yoan Moncada and Reynaldo Lopez, two top prospects the White Sox envision as part of their next core. There’s still a long list of players the White Sox hope will join them in the years to come, […]
South Side Morning 5: White Sox Dominate Astros Again
After dropping 8 runs on Dallas Keuchel on Tuesday night, the White Sox scored another 7 against the Astros on Wednesday, cruising to a 7-1 victory over the American League’s best team. 1. It was another big night for the potential bats of the future. Yoan Moncada raised his line to .196/.366/.321 by going 1-for-2 […]
South Side Morning 5: Odds & Ends
The only action in the organization on Monday night was in the minors, but there’s still plenty to talk about. 1. Lucas Giolito had his second strong start out of his last three, striking out 11 over 6 innings while only allowing 5 hits 1 run and 2 walks. The White Sox have been very […]
South Side Morning 5: Avisail Garcia Keeps Going
The White Sox offense exploded Thursday night to a 10-4 win over the Indians. That win allowed them to seal the series victory over a Cleveland team that looks like it should win the AL Central with ease. It also pushed the White Sox to a .500 record of 4-4 in this early juncture of the […]
Betting on the quiet competence of Omar Narvaez
One of the most puzzling decisions the White Sox made going into the 2016 season, a season fully meant to be one resulting in at least a Wild Card chase, was replacing Tyler Flowers and Geovany Soto’s perfectly serviceable seasons at catcher with a platoon of Dioner Navarro and Alex Avila. The company line about […]
Soto signing signals modest approach to 2017 catching corps
Until an official announcement is made, the most experienced catcher in the White Sox organization is still Omar Narvaez. The 24-year-old needed a freak stretching injury to Kevan Smith to leapfrog up the depth chart to get any major league time at all in 2016, and only exceeded his rookie limits by way of service […]
The year without youth
Tim Anderson forced his way to the majors ahead of any reasonable schedule, and was always going to struggle to find a foothold with his aggressive approach. He’s still highly entertaining, but the much-anticipated rookie struggles have come for him, and he’s been under a .600 OPS since July 1. Hopefully he’s been very entertaining, […]