1. At this point in his career, James Shields’ path to production lies more in his ability to fool hitters than with pure stuff. In Tuesday’s 2-1, 10-inning loss to the Indians, hitters looked downright clueless as Shields put together his second solid start of the young season, going 5.1 innings while allowing two hits, […]
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South Side Morning 5: First Week (Over) Reactions
With five games in the books, the 2017 season is going mostly as you would have expected one week ago — Avisail Garcia is hitting .474, Geovany Soto is tied for the league lead in home runs, and Todd Frazier is the worst hitter in baseball. Sardonicism aside, there is plenty to analyze after a […]
Defining Success: The White Sox Roster
The White Sox are in a situation recent memory is unfamiliar with as they enter the 2017 season devoid of hopes for contention. Because of this, it would be foolish to judge the successes or failures of the team based solely on wins and losses, but instead look at individual growth of certain players, trade […]
White Sox taking familiar approach to build winning environment
The 1999 Chicago White Sox were a team in transition. That wasn’t a clear cut rebuild in the same way teams often operate today, but the offseason between 1998 and 1999 saw at least something of a youth movement. Robin Ventura and Albert Belle were allowed to depart as free agents, and the team went from […]
Spring Training Notes: Everyone says Carlos Rodon is fine
Carlos Rodon tossed live batting practice Wednesday and said he felt good, although there’s still no timetable for him appearing in a Cactus League game as the White Sox continue to monitor his progress after he experienced arm fatigue a season ago. The 24-year-old left-hander threw 40 pitches, and Rick Renteria said the plan is […]
Everything you need to pay attention to during Spring Training
White Sox pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training in Glendale, Ariz., on Tuesday and you’re lucky enough to have stumbled upon this article, which will tell you all the important things to pay attention to over the next six weeks. You’re welcome. The young guys, duh Duh. We’ve read plenty about all of the […]
This is probably your 2017 White Sox roster
The White Sox report to camp in about two weeks and, as I wrote about yesterday, we’re coming off of a winter in which there were no ill-fated, half-assed attempts to construct a contender. Rick Hahn & Co. picked a lane and stuck to it, and despite an already impressive prospect haul in the deals […]
Stuck with the middle class
It’s been a full week of checking in on cool national research and framing it around the White Sox, so let’s keep it going. Earlier this week, Travis Sawchik of FanGraphs wrote about the shrinking “middle class” of the league, and painted a picture of a player crop that was becoming increasingly divided between elite […]
Today in wondering what’s holding up the trade market
There is no more comforting level of certainty like being in ideological lockstep with Scott Merkin. I agree with his bold prediction that Jose Quintana will be moved before Spring Training. There are too many interested parties, he checks too many boxes for teams looking to both control costs and add a frontline starter, with […]
The last White Sox rumor roundup of 2016
The White Sox have done a lot. They acquired seven prospects in two days time at the start of this month, and I don’t think we’ve even written anything about Victor Diaz yet, other than “the White Sox also acquired Victor Diaz.” He’s a 22-year-old reliever who has only reached A-Ball and has some control […]