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With a loss to the Twins on Sunday, the losing streak is extended to 7 games. This is not the start that anyone had forecasted. Injuries, bad luck, and poor play from Leury Garcia have all been themes throughout the year for the White Sox–some more urgent than others. So, is this fixable? What can…
1. Frank Thomas This is the most obvious choice on this list. Frank Thomas ended his hall of fame career in 2008, a full 19 years after he debuted with the White Sox in 1990. With the White Sox, Thomas hit 448 home runs, had more walks than strikeouts, and slashed .307/.427/.568. He is, without…
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2020 Liam Hendriks 2020 was quite an unusual season for the Chicago White Sox. The shortened season led to an expanded playoffs which, in turn, allowed the White Sox to reach the playoffs for the first time in 12 years. In their first round matchup, they faced the Oakland Athletics. Anchored by a strong lineup…
The Chicago Cubs made a huge mistake. On July 13, 2017, they traded Dylan Cease and Eloy Jimenez to the White Sox for Jose Quintana. Don’t get me wrong: Jose Quintana is a great baseball player who deserved a step up from the struggling White Sox. But he will become known as the player who…
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The first series of the White Sox’s 2022 season is officially in the record books. After a tough opening day loss, the White Sox rebounded to take the series 2-1 and (hopefully) set the tone for the season. Injuries The biggest negative of the series was the horrific injury luck that the White Sox faced….
In case you somehow missed it, AJ Pollock was pulled from the White Sox’s second game of the season against the Tigers due to an injury. As he was rounding first base, Pollock grabbed his hamstring area. Manager Tony LaRussa sent in Andrew Vaughn to pinch run for the injured Pollock. The White Sox confirmed…
Luis Robert made his major league debut in 2020 for the White Sox and immediately shined, finishing second in the Rookie of the Year voting and winning a Gold Glove. His bat cooled off in the second half of the year, but his fielding remained at a superb level throughout the shortened season. 2021 was…
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The White Sox’s Injury Luck The White Sox suck. Well, not really, but their injury luck sucks. We haven’t even hit the first game, and already Yoan Moncada, Lance Lynn, Garrett Crochet, and others are already injured. As I mentioned in my article about how the White Sox can succeed in 2022, the Sox were…
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The start of the regular season is nearly upon us. We are a little more than 2 weeks out from Opening Day, so let’s go over some quick points about the White Sox 2022 season. -The White Sox Will Need Their Starting Pitching To Step Up I covered this more in this article, but essentially…
2021 was a great year for our White Sox. A solid regular season with very little competition for the American League Central title was capped by a first round exit in the playoffs. We saw great progression from key White Sox players such as Luis Robert and Andrew Vaughn led to great success, even with…
