Lucas Giolito has now made six starts with the White Sox. He’s seen good results, posting a 2.58 ERA in 38.1 innings pitched with a somewhat disappointing 19.0% strikeout rate. This has come after his precipitous decline in prospect rankings where he went from potential ace to someone that could end being merely good in […]
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What matters now and what matters in the future
I was heading to work Wednesday afternoon when a buddy sent me a message to rib me over the fact that the White Sox bullpen had just blown a 3-1 lead in the eighth inning of what wound up a 5-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals. This gentle fan-to-fan banter is commonplace in my […]
The Catbird Speaks 9.7.17 – Lucas Giolito’s Success and the AL Wild Card Mess
Nick and Collin got together on a Thursday afternoon to discuss the success of the White Sox young pitchers, the state of the AL Wild Card race, and a number of other random things. Among the topics: Lucas Giolito’s most recent start, as well as how good he’s looked during his brief time thus far […]
South Side Morning 5: Prospects, Roster Filler, And Avi
1. Lucas Giolito’s 7-inning, 10-strikeout gem in Sunday’s victory over the Rays wasn’t quite the complete game shutout our own Nick Schaefer boldly predicted would happen before the season began, but it represented a glimpse of why scouts and prospect analysts alike were drooling over the 23-year-old’s potential not all that long ago. James Fegan went […]
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 […]
Lucas Giolito makes White Sox debut
Lucas Giolito is one of many White Sox pitchers to make a debut in recent weeks. Reynaldo Lopez had a flashy but concerning start before leaving his second early with a minor injury, and Carson Fulmer had a disastrous but brief stint in the White Sox rotation. Giolito was unlike either of those pitchers because, […]
White Sox place Reynaldo Lopez on DL; Lucas Giolito Debuting Monday
ARLINGTON, Texas — Rick Renteria said prior to Friday’s game against the Texas Rangers that the White Sox didn’t believe the right side soreness that forced Reynaldo Lopez out of Thursday’s game early was anything series. But nonetheless, the White Sox placed the young righty on the 10-day disabled list, calling up veteran Danny Farquhar […]
South Side Morning 5: What Game? Moncada & Minor League Arms Thrive
1. The White Sox have now traded away their best starting pitchers, all of their best relievers who weren’t injured, and have yet to start calling up any of their significant arms from the minor leagues. Pair that with a series against a solid Cubs lineup and you can get some ugly results, like the eight […]
South Side Morning 5: And then there was one
1. The big news on Tuesday had nothing to do with the White Sox loss to the Cubs. It was, instead, a move they made following that game. They sent Anthony Swarzak to the Brewers for Ryan Cordell. Turning Swarzak into anything is a win for the White Sox, even though Cordell doesn’t seem like […]
The Catbird Speaks 7.21.17 – Another trade, Moncada’s promotion, and more
Collin Whitchurch (@cowhitchurch) and Nick Schaefer (@Nick_BPSS) got together to react to the latest White Sox trade as well as the promotion of heralded prospect Yoan Moncada. Among the talking points: -The return for Todd Frazier, David Robertson, and Tommy Kahnle. -The high difference of opinions on Blake Rutherford. -Whether trading Kahnle was the right […]