The Chicago White Sox’s offseason has officially kicked off in earnest one day before December with the announcement that catcher Omar Narváez has been traded to the Seattle Mariners for RP Alex Colomé. Pressed into starting duty after Welington Castillo’s PED suspension, Narváez broke out on offense. Omar had always been reliable for an above-average OBP […]
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White Sox Season in Review: Omar Narvaez
While the vast majority of the 2018 Chicago White Sox season was filled with enough injuries, underproduction, and all-around soul-sapping depression strong enough to drag even the rosiest of rebuild optimists down into the muck and the mire, there were actually a few fun and interesting bright spots. And I actually get to write about […]
Is Omar Narvaez the White Sox Catcher of the Future?
For a franchise that gets to claim one of the best hitting catchers of all time as a team legend, the White Sox have spent more than their fair share of seasons wandering the desert in search of production at the backstop. For every stretch featuring a Ray Schalk, Sherm Lollar, Carlton Fisk, or A.J. […]
South Side Morning 4: For Starters
1. Michael Kopech’s second career start and first non-rain shortened start didn’t feature a lot of the electric bat-missing stuff we saw in his abbreviated debut last week, but six innings of one-run ball with only four strikeouts still offered plenty of glimpses of why the White Sox believe he could be a front-end starter […]
South Side Morning 5: Done With Houston
The White Sox dropped their fourth straight in Houston on Sunday afternoon and have now lost nine of their last 11 games. They remain on pace to win 50-something games, which is apparently not even noteworthy as they are still five games ahead of the hapless Orioles and Royals. Unlike those squads, the White Sox don’t look to […]
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: Omar Narvaez
Over the next few weeks, BP South Side will be reviewing the performance of all 51 players who suited up for the 2017 White Sox. Players whose seasons were particularly noteworthy will get their own standalone article, while smaller contributors or those who were traded/cut will be grouped together. We’ll do our best to summarize and […]
South Side Morning 5: More to say about Luis Robert
1. Since news broke Saturday that the White Sox have agreed to terms with Cuban star Luis Robert there’s been plenty of excitement about both his skill set and what that type of signing means for the White Sox future and their commitment to the future. The one piece that threw a bit of cold water on the […]
Revisiting the Infamous Catcher Decision
In their efforts to piece things together and stay competitive in the 2016 season, the White Sox made a big change at the catcher position. Tyler Flowers had been the starting catcher since the departure of A.J. Pierzynski, but the team opted to replace him with a platoon of veteran catchers in Dioner Navarro and Alex […]
How Good Is Omar Narvaez?
Catchers are weird. Let’s get that out of the way up front. They develop in strange ways, at strange times, if they develop at all. And given that it is the most difficult position to defend on the diamond, the bar for offensive production is extremely low. The White Sox’ recent saga at catcher is […]