1. As illuminating as Chris Sale‘s statements to Scott Merkin were on Monday, about how discontent in leadership from the franchise player could indicate a larger loss in confidence and stability in Robin Ventura’s leadership, Tuesday was more of a customary circling the wagons. Ventura assured he was capable of working with Sale just fine, […]
Tag: Todd Frazier
The Case Against Selling
The non-waiver trade deadline is still a few days off, but the White Sox have already publicly acknowledged that this season is dead. And even after a bizarre three-game winning streak at the expense of the Tigers and Cubs, their playoff odds still sit somewhere around five percent. Perhaps it was a mercy that they got crushed […]
Mariners 4, White Sox 3: Wasting Chris Sale
A Chris Sale beauty was chucked into the trash can tonight. You can scrounge in the dumpster if you like, but it you’re unlikely to find it. It’s gone. It’s lost. Scoring multiple runs may greatly increase your chances of winning baseball games, but turns out the winning formula is still to score more runs than […]
South Side Morning 5: Runs needed
1. Doubts about Todd Frazier‘s ability to maintain his performance over the second half of the season will not be resolved until he pieces together his first set of post-All Star break splits that are superior to his first half in his career. But he certainly didn’t get off to a good start this weekend by going […]
White Sox 5, Braves 4: Frazier stars in sloppy all-Colombian showdown
The first showdown of Colombian-born starting pitchers in major league baseball history pitted Julio Teheran against Jose Quintana; two young, All-Star caliber hurlers who have enjoyed a glorious climb to the top of their respective rotations and leagues. So naturally they were both pretty bad on Saturday against mediocre and awful offenses, respectively. 1. Todd Frazier […]
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 […]
White Sox 8, Yankees 2: Anderson, Frazier overwhelm Yankees
The White Sox improbable drive toward a respectable first half finish continued with another somewhat improbable–or at least improbably easy–triumph over a team that used to be standing between them and the last Wild Card spot. 1. Shaky and diminished James Shields vs. a resurgent C.C. Sabathia hardly seemed like a walkover coming in, but it […]
White Sox 3, Blue Jays 2: Sox persevere without Abreu, hold lead with short bullpen
After cranking a three-run home run late Thursday afternoon, Jose Abreu and his .997 June OPS sat on the bench with leg soreness. Four days after walking off the mound hurt, crucial reliever Zach Putnam is considering surgery. To say the least, the White Sox did not enter Friday night at maximum strength. Facing Toronto’s […]
Four irksome White Sox talking points
1. What are we learning from intense scrutiny of Tim Anderson‘s walk rate at this point? Anderson is an aggressive hitter who will never walk a lot, and will likely not flash enough power early on to force caution, and his athleticism and bat speed has pushed him at least a level beyond where he would be […]
Let’s take an updated look at those White Sox All-Star odds
Hooooooooo boy have things been ugly since we last checked in on the White Sox All-Star chances a little more than one month ago. When our esteemed leader James Fegan posted this article, speculating on the possibilities of All-Star appearances for a number of White Sox players, they were 24-14, coming off their fourth loss in […]