Miguel Gonzalez was essentially found money for the White Sox in 2017. Signed in spring training after the pitching-starved Orioles inexplicably cut him, Gonzalez threw 133 serviceable innings that year and was good enough to be flipped in August to the Texas Rangers for a live body in Ti’Quan Forbes. It was a nice outcome for […]
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PECOTA and the 2018 White Sox
Wednesday was PECOTA Day at the Baseball Prospectus, the day when our projection system spits out how it thinks the new season will unfold. You can view the full projections over at Baseball Prospectus, and the work that goes into them always make it worth your while, but let’s dive into some of the more noteworthy projections […]
White Sox Bring Back Miguel Gonzalez On One-Year Deal
While the eerily passive offseason continues, the White Sox remain active, albeit in a modest fashion appropriate for their situation. On Wednesday, Miguel Gonzalez agreed to return to the South Side on a one-year, $4.75 million contract. After pouncing on Gonzalez once Baltimore put him on waivers in 2016, he and Don Cooper gelled marvelously and […]
In Search of Roster Filler
The 2017 season was the ultimate transformation year for the White Sox, as from the offseason through the following trade deadline, the front office managed to almost completely turn over a roster it decided it wasn’t capable of turning into a contender. Unlike some rebuilds, the fruits of the White Sox teardown came in the form […]
White Sox Season in Review: The Trade Players (and Derek Holland)
Melky Cabrera — In a season where favorite players were traded away left and right, Cabrera may have been the saddest of all the departures. He doesn’t have the same deep emotional attachment that Quintana bore, but he was just a whole lot of fun to watch play baseball. In every move it was apparent that […]
Miguel Gonzalez Traded to Texas
Fortunately, we have some news to discuss given how poorly Wednesday and Thursday’s games panned out against the Twins. On the very last day a player can be traded—to make a team’s playoff roster or otherwise—Miguel Gonzalez threw a quality start against Minnesota before being traded to Texas. In return, the White Sox receive Ti’Quan […]
Is Miguel Gonzalez good?
A year ago the White Sox were still doing their scratch and claw and hope for an outside chance at playing in the Wild Card game tactic. It was a tactic that required scraping the bottom of the barrel for whatever useful players they could find without digging too deep into their wallets. One of […]
South Side Morning 5: Some pitchers are good, some pitchers are bad
1. Carlos Rodon struggled out of the gate when he returned from the injury that snatched half a season from him. Recently, however, he’s performed at a level much closer to the lofty expectations laid out before him. On Friday he went 7 2/3 innings without walking a single batter. He also allowed just two runs while […]
South Side Morning 5: The White Sox have won a game!
1. The White Sox won their first game since July 6th on the back of an excellent Miguel Gonzalez start. It has been a tumultuous season for Gonzalez, who came out of the gate hot but suddenly crumbled on his way to a DL trip. In Monday’s game, however, he displaced the departed Jose Quintana […]
South Side Morning 5: Miguel Gonzalez Flirts with Perfection
1. As someone who lives outside of the Chicago area, I don’t often get to enjoy a baseball game on the south side of Chicago. On the rare occasion that I’m able to plop myself into a seat in Guaranteed Rate Field, I hope and pray to whomever may be listening that the game in […]