Tuesday afternoon David Kaplan unleashed a bombshell on his ESPN 1000 AM radio show that he did present like he intended it to be a bombshell: that a scout had told them there was discord between Kenny Williams and Rick Hahn about whether to execute a total teardown/rebuild. Which side each were reported to fall […]
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White Sox Baseball: Staying The (Dismal) Course
On the scale of the multi-season baseball winning curve, a single weekend is nearly meaningless, often providing more noise than meaningful information about the league as a whole whole and the teams within. But as the White Sox approached yesterday’s trade deadline at an organizational crossroads, this past weekend certainly felt meaningful. Already described as “mired in mediocrity” […]
Should the White Sox Tear it All Down?
The trade deadline is less than a week away, and Kenny Williams doesn’t know if the White Sox will be buyers or sellers. Now, I’m certain (kinda) that’s just posturing by Williams, there’s no benefit for him to publicly tip his hand to other teams, but when you’re a fan of a franchise where your […]
The Notion of Being Mired in Mediocrity
When White Sox General Manager Rick Hahn met with the media on Thursday, the words he would speak felt long overdue to most, but somehow still so unexpected. “Mired in mediocrity.” The words were perfect, and made me feel both heartbroken and as though someone understood what I’d been seeing for years. Coming from White […]
Revisiting the trades of Rick Hahn
Since being promoted to general manager in October of 2012, Rick Hahn has 20 trades to his credit. During his four years on the job, Hahn has been considered a savvy trader, someone who has been able to craft out good deals despite being limited by the budget constraints of his owner. But just how […]
Mired in mediocrity
Thursday afternoon, Rick Hahn got through with the business of drumming out any vestige of hope for the 2016 season early. Alex Avila‘ hamstring is re-aggravated and he’s a month away, leaving the Sox with the worst half of their failed catching platoon, the Austin Jackson knee injury that seemed worthy of a move in response […]
The White Sox Should Go Back to the Well and Double Down
For anyone out there that enjoys blackjack, “going back to the well” is something you don’t want to have to do. My friends and I use that term to refer to the process of sitting down at the table, losing all of your money, and then going to the ATM to get more money to […]
Skepticism about the White Sox process
One of the things you hear all the time in baseball analysis, especially from people who think of themselves as “data-driven” or “analytical,” is that the appropriate way to judge people and decisions is on the process, not the results. Smart moves don’t always pay off, and bad ones turn out just fine sometimes, so […]
South Side Morning 5: Slump busted in just in time
1. The 2008 and 2005 White Sox both dealt with seven-game losing streaks at one point. When the 2005 club did it in August, they immediately ceded four games of their once enormous AL Central lead to the Indians, who would eventually shrink a 15-game deficit into just 1.5 games before being finally beaten back […]
The MLB Draft and the Chicago White Sox: A Recent History
The current regime of the Chicago White Sox, for all intents and purposes, began in 2000 when Kenny Williams took over as general manager. Williams replaced Ron Schueler and wound up as the third-longest tenured GM in team history, behind only Roland Hemond and Harry Grabiner. While Williams handed over the GM reins to Rick […]