When it comes to evaluating Yoan Moncada, context matters. It’s easy to be disappointed with the second baseman after his first full season in the majors. The former No. 1 prospect in baseball and prize of the trade that sent new World Series champion Chris Sale to the Boston Red Sox has had his share […]
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Yoan Moncada & The Strikeout Record
Yoan Moncada strikes out a lot. It’s bad, but it’s not the worst thing in the world; even leading the league, with 190 Ks as of this writing, he’s still hitting near-league average and a worthwhile everyday player as a 23 year-old second baseman, becoming a perfect example of how “bust” is a label that […]
South Side Morning 5: Rodon, The Rebuild & The Trade Deadline
The Rebuild has always been about more than the handful of players acquired for Chris Sale, Jose Quintana, and Adam Eaton, as crucial as they may be. After all, Carlos Rodon represents the highest draft pick in the organization, the reward for losing 99 games in 2013, back when the White Sox still fancied themselves […]
South Side Morning 5: Flashing the Goods
The White Sox wrapped up a bad first half with a win against the bad Royals. That’s all fine and well, but more importantly, their final day of action heading into the All-Star break was ripe with positive moments from some of their young building blocks. 1. It would be apt to describe Yoan Moncada’s […]
Sunday Odds & Ends: Moncada, The Bullpen, The Outfield
2018 has been a frustrating year when it comes to Yoan Moncada. At the end of April and beginning of May, it looked like something had finally clicked and he was turning into the superstar many said was possible. Over a nine game stretch, he hit .375/.405/.750 and raised his OPS on the year to […]
South Side Morning 5: The Best of Yoan
The White Sox have lost 9 of 11 games and only recently snapped an eight-game losing streak. They have the third worst winning percentage in baseball. There’s a whole lot of bad worth discussing in their games, a lot of which ultimately doesn’t matter. But a weekend split of a four-game series against the Oakland […]
South Side Morning 5: Cleveland Continues to Control White Sox
1. The White Sox entered Cleveland on Tuesday looking for their first win of the season at Progressive Field in five tries. Things started off very nicely with a Yoan Moncada double to deep left-center field Cleveland starting pitcher, Mike Clevinger. This was followed up by a hard-hit opposite field RBI single from Jose Abreu to […]
South Side Morning 10: White Sox Split With Twins
1. Yoan Moncada was the only White Sox player to score in the first game of Tuesday’s doubleheader against the Twins. He led off the game with his eighth home run of the season which was an absolute bomb to centerfield. Moncada then scored another run in the fifth inning when he was driven home by a Jose […]
Hitting development still the key to the White Sox future
We’ve written about it several times in the past, but one of the more interesting changes in player acquisitions we’ve seen in recent years, coincidentally or not, is the White Sox targeting position players who are at or close to major league-ready. It made sense, particularly when they were still trying to contend, as the White […]
South Side 5: A Day Off
It may have been a week since our last update, but again we have only one White Sox win to report. It was a good win, with Lucas Giolito battling through supreme wildness to hold a potent Cubs lineup to three runs en route to a quality start. It still leaves the White Sox with […]