On Tuesday night, the White Sox had one of the weirdest home run calls go their way. Yolmer Sanchez hit a ball with an unfathomable amount of spin on it. That resulted in Kevin Keirmaier, noted defensive genius with piercing blue eyes, completely misplaying the ball like a nincompoop. Perhaps it was Keirmaier’s horrible defense […]
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South Side Morning 5: Miguel Gonzalez Flirts with Perfection
1. As someone who lives outside of the Chicago area, I don’t often get to enjoy a baseball game on the south side of Chicago. On the rare occasion that I’m able to plop myself into a seat in Guaranteed Rate Field, I hope and pray to whomever may be listening that the game in […]
The Significance of Brett Lawrie’s Departure
As you have already heard, Brett Lawrie was released on Friday. If healthy, Lawrie represents a roughly league average bat that can be deployed with a plus glove at third or a below-average glove at second. Given that he was in his last year of arbitration and only cost $3.5 million, in a vacuum that’s an […]
Depth still matters for teams like the White Sox
The reasons why the White Sox found themselves in a position where contention no longer seemed palpable are aplenty. In order for a team to get to a point where selling off their two best players for prospects and pushing their competitive window back several years seems like the best course of action, plenty of poor […]