While the Braves fired the first significant free agent shot of the offseason, signing Josh Donaldson to an expensive one-year deal, many of the major pieces have yet to move. With Thanksgiving behind us and the Winter Meetings approaching, we can expect the hot stove to heat up in earnest. Or hope so, there’s a chance […]
Tag: Spencer Adams
White Sox Make 40-Man Moves In Advance of Rule 5 Draft
While the site has gone dark of late as our staff has been working diligently on their portion of the 2019 Baseball Prospectus annual and White Sox Prospect List over at the main site, the White Sox announced they had added Dylan Cease, Kodi Medeiros, Seby Zevala, and Jordan Stephens to the 40-man roster. None […]
South Side Morning 5: The Prodigal Son Returns
1. Atlanta coming to town means our beautiful prodigal son is returning home to his kingdom. Gordon Beckham is back off the disabled list this week after absence due to a hamstring strain that persisted so long it would make Alex Avila blush. Missing five weeks means he hasn’t had the time nor the opportunity to […]
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 […]
How are the Sox going to accelerate this playoff push?
On Wednesday alone, the White Sox saw 2016 first-round draft pick Zack Burdi blown up in his Double-A debut, walking four batters without getting a single out. Spencer Adams, the best combination of prospect shine and expendability in their organization, injured his ankle and left after two innings. Carson Fulmer, who is significantly less expendable, probably […]
Checking in on the White Sox top prospects
Tim Anderson has been a major leaguer for a little more than two weeks now, and while he’s gotten off to a promising start, his ascension thins out a minor league system that wasn’t all that impressive to begin with. That’s a silly thing to care about, in reality. The point of your minor league […]
White Sox select Zack Collins with No. 10 overall pick
As you may have picked up from the headline, the White Sox have selected Zack Collins, a catcher from the University of Miami, with the No. 10 overall pick. Spend less time and attention focusing on the value that the position implies. 2080 Baseball’s Mauricio Rubio said Collins has a nominal chance to stick at […]
South Side Morning 5: Danks is fixed now
We waited a day so now there should be enough things to actually comment on in the post-LaRoche chaos White Sox world.