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Jim Margalus
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Sox Machine
12h
Rading the survey of 23 player agents conducted by The Athletic, I was first struck at how comprehensively the responses covered the spectrum of Tony La Russa’s return to the dugout. The field broke down into 11 predictions of success, 10...
Chicago White Sox
... to collapse into a pile of rubble 10 years ago, and one could argue that the White Sox still can’t claim full recovery. Perhaps you remember the flow chart from 20 ...
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Jim Margalus
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Sox Machine
26 Jan
The content herein is exclusive to Sox Machine supporters on Patreon. The contributions of supporters help keep the site lean, mean and ad-free, and thus should be appreciated by everybody. If you already support Sox Machine on Patreon and have a...
Chicago White Sox
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Jim Margalus
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Sox Machine
25 Jan
If the COVID-19 pandemic weren't raging, the boys would be back in town this week for SoxFest. We'd see various White Sox in uniform around the community, appearing at schools or staging charity events drumming up anticipation for the weekend's...
Chicago White Sox
... ers who don’t work out, and Jerry Reinsdorf is invoked for the megadeals the White Sox have avoided. After a postseason appearance in 2020 and more additions than ...
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AJ
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Sox Machine
25 Jan
Last week new White Sox closer Liam Hendriks sat down for a long chat with the Australian media and there was a lot to like for White Sox fans. His $54 million deal got a lot of attention here. In local currency it’s around $70 million dollars and...
Chicago White Sox
... with my personality, my mindset, the way I do things,” Hendricks said. “The White Sox are very, very open to incorporating his things in there, one of the pitcher ...
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Jim Margalus
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Sox Machine
24 Jan
According to ZiPS, Giolito projects for a healthy 5.6 WAR, which is the kind of total that would fit into Chris Sale’s White Sox career. Granted, 5.6 WAR also fits into Giolito’s White Sox career because he cleared 5 WAR in his breakout 2019, but it’s
Chicago White Sox
... healthy 5.6 WAR, which is the kind of total that would fit into Chris Sale’s White Sox career. Granted, 5.6 WAR also fits into Giolito’s White Sox career because h ...
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Ted Mulvey
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Sox Machine
23 Jan
By now you’ve almost certainly heard the news that all-time great, Hank Aaron, has passed away. Aaron’s Baseball Reference page is a favorite of mine to peruse from time to time, as it’s fun to marvel at not only his consistent home run production,...
Chicago White Sox
... tal, there have been 89 instances in franchise history where a White Sox batter logged 25 or more home runs. So, by himself, Aaron would account for ...
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Jim Margalus
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Sox Machine
22 Jan
Every White Sox fan paying half attention to the 2020 season could tell you the most difficult catch made by one of their outfielders last year: Luis Robert’s incredible diving catch right of center in Kauffman Stadium on Sept. 5. But few might...
Chicago White Sox
... struggling to stay out of DH or an even more entrenched corner at first, the White Sox are pretty much stuck with it for at least one more year. There’s a chance t ...
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Jim Margalus
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Sox Machine
21 Jan
Over at The Ringer, Michael Baumann asked whether the White Sox had separated themselves from the rest of the pack in the AL Central. Later in the day, the Twins responded as though the article reminded them of their position in the division....
Chicago White Sox
... triple over the course of their matchups. Happ’s fared decently against the White Sox over the course of his career, with a 4-3 record and 51 strikeouts over 46⅓ ...
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HallofFrank
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Sox Machine
21 Jan
On the Sox Machine podcast this morning, I listened to Josh & Jim make their plea for Hahn & Co. to “spend an extra $10 million dollars.” I almost posted this as a comment, but it turned out to be too long for that—and it’s probably niche enough...
Chicago White Sox
... e corporation that wants the ships. If this isn’t a perfect analogy for this White Sox offseason, I don’t know what is. You can fill in the blanks. Copied and past ...
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Josh Nelson
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Sox Machine
21 Jan
Recorded: 1-20-2021 Rick Hahn said that “His team is on the floor.” Josh and Jim analyze the current White Sox roster makeup and plea for additional moves to shore up three positions. Plus, the American League finally got busy this offseason with...
Chicago White Sox
... p, and old friend Jose Quintana finding homes. How do these moves impact the White Sox chances of winning the American League Pennant? Click play below to listen: ...
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Jim Margalus
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Sox Machine
20 Jan
George Springer signs with the Toronto Blue Jays at a price the Chicago White Sox were supposed to be able to afford.
Chicago White Sox
... ion and Nomar Mazara for $5.56 million, here comes Eaton for $7 million. The White Sox are acting as though they’re limited to $1.5 million increments on this ques ...
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Jim Margalus
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Sox Machine
19 Jan
For the third time this winter, the Padres made a move that might make White Sox fans envious. After acquiring Blake Snell from the Rays and Yu Darvish from the Cubs, the Padres have now rebuilt a majority of their rotation via trade. This one...
Chicago White Sox
... ospects are alike. It’s a lot easier to visualize the contributions from the White Sox’s farm stars than Kansas City’s at this point, and those prospects would be ...
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Jim Margalus
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Sox Machine
19 Jan
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Chicago White Sox
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Jim Margalus
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Sox Machine
18 Jan
If you haven’t yet listened to the last episode of the Sox Machine Podcast, in which Josh interviews Codify Baseball founder Michael Fisher, I’d recommend doing so now. Besides it being a great discussion, it’ll pay dividends in the future, because...
Chicago White Sox
... , as Cruz clubbed eight homers and drove in 24 runs in only 16 games against White Sox pitching. That history is what made Giolito’s success against Cruz last Augu ...