At a couple points last year, I floated the idea that Guaranteed Rate Field might be in line for an upswing in appreciation. It’s not necessarily that it’s actually a good ballpark, but it’ll benefit from low expectations. Whatever people call New...
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... ested method of drinking until something seems like a good idea. Spare Parts White Sox plan on being buyers, and other media day takeaways — The Athletic Among the ...
Coming over from FanGraphs to appear on ESPN.com, Craig Edwards tried to identify one player in each organization who could crash the 26-man roster from outside the 40-man one. For the White Sox, he chose Tayron Guerrero, which makes sense. The...
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... ndary pitch to get hitters off a high-90s fastball with sketchy command, the White Sox released Vieira to let him pursue an opportunity with the Yomiuri Giants. He ...
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Covering the other portion of Major League Baseball’s rule changes and how they might affect the White Sox, we can start by setting aside the concept of the two-way player, because it doesn’t figure to reach our shores anytime soon. The two-way...
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... it’s suboptimal if he’s a heartbeat away from primary duties. I imagine the White Sox will want to start him in Charlotte and let him devote serious time to the c ...
Guest: Jim Callis, MLB.com This episode is split into two halves. The first part is having one of our best friends of the show, Jim Callis of MLB.com, joining the show to share his predictions for Luis Robert’s rookie season, the White Sox top...
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... ective, and can it be replicated in other cities? Thomas Skelton: Is there a White Sox sleeper prospect that can have an impact on the 2020 team? I wouldn’t mind s ...
So I find myself standing across the blackjack table from a dude that looks exactly like John Danks. I show my friends and they agree that yup, that guy looks like the guy in the picture on my phone. Buuuuuuuut I live in Grand Forks, North Dakota...
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The Houston Astros cheating scandal continues to suck up all the oxygen, mostly because the Astros’ fervent belief that they are allowed to dictate at least some terms of the story. Carlos Correa probably should’ve quit when he delivered the most...
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... er outings before September He’s no longer an extreme case that inspires non-White Sox writers to marvel at his willingness to play matchups, and with the bullpen ...
Entering the 2020 season, the White Sox bullpen figures to be a bit of a question mark as far as the repeatability of performances from the likes of Alex Colome, Aaron Bummer, Evan Marshall, and even Jimmy Cordero. How will Steve Cishek fare: will...
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... Entering the 2020 season, the White Sox bullpen figures to be a bit of a question mark as far as the repeatability o ...
The Houston Astros have just about hit on every bad way to apologize for the sign-stealing scandal they embroiled themselves in, so the effects of genuine contrition will probably be muted at best from here on out. That doesn’t mean it’s not worth...
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... rrationally excited. Aside from the usual four, the only other member of the White Sox organization Longenhagen has covered is Carson Fulmer. It’s still not good. ...
The road to Omaha begins today. While the sounds of metal pings aren’t as sweet as the crack of a wood bat, it is nice to have baseball back. Every Division I program will be chasing the defending champion Vanderbilt Commodores who might be...
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... , I think he’s a for sure Top-10 pick. If not, he could be available for the White Sox at pick 11. Prep Position Player: Ed Howard IV When looking at the White So ...
Last year, Daniel Palka departed a game on Feb. 24 with hamstring tightness, which he initially shrugged off. It ended up costing him 11 days of spring training, and a sympathetic observer could make the case that it threw off the rest of his year....
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... of mobile microphones: 🔊 Sound Way Up 🔊 From Luis Robert's Instagram page. #WhiteSox pic.twitter.com/dswmFrQ8hI— Eric Cross (@EricCross04) February 12, 2020 And ...
Early in my blogging days, back when Baseball Prospectus was snarkier and the White Sox enjoyed success, the release of Baseball Prospectus’ PECOTA projections used to send everybody to their bunkers. The Sox had the habit of outperforming the math,*
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... 93.4 wins Indians, 86.1 wins White Sox, 82.5 wins Baseball Prospectus also provided helpful diagrams showing the ra ...
