1. The White Sox optioned struggling Jacob May to Triple-A following Monday’s 7-1 loss to the Royals, a sad but not surprising conclusion to the outfielder’s tenure on the 25-man roster. May’s demotion became necessary as his playing time became more scarce. He had gone from April 23 to Monday without a start, and if he’s […]
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The organizational rankings are here and the White Sox are 6th
The excellent prospect staff at Baseball Prospectus has finished putting its organizational rankings together for the 2017 season. Unlike years past, the White Sox ranking is one to get excited about. As is mentioned in the article, the White Sox were in the bottom ten a year ago and now sit in the top ten. That […]
South Side Friday 5 – Everyone should trade for Chris Sale
1. Rare is it that two teams engineer a trade with one another that seems to prepare both for the coming war, but it helps that the Astros are gunning to make Sports Illustrated’s prediction look prescient and the Yankees are building a prospect army. The Astros continued a buy-in for 2017 by trading for […]
South Side Morning 5: Winning…Games?
Last night marked the White Sox’ second consecutive victory, which means a win Wednesday night would be three in a row. If I haven’t lost you with the complicated metrics already, the White Sox have not won three games in a row since May 9. The Red Sox are still the better team, but tonight features […]
White Sox take Zack Burdi, Alec Hansen with No. 26 and No. 49 picks
After taking University of Miami catcher Zack Collins with their first pick Thursday night, the White Sox doubled up on a pair of college right-handers, taking Zack Burdi and Alec Hansen with the No. 26 and No. 49 picks, respectively. Burdi, a relief pitcher from the University of Louisville and the brother of Twins 2014 […]
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 […]
2016 MLB Draft: One final look at the possibilities
The 2016 MLB Draft begins at 6 p.m. CT Thursday on MLB Network, and shortly after that we’ll finally know which prospects will be the newest additions to the farm system when the White Sox draft at No. 10 and No. 26 of the first round. So let’s take one final look at what we […]