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Donny Lucy closes out a solid month with a solid day’s work, making it hard to tell whether he or Tyler Flowers will serve as the White Sox’ third catcher when September arrives.
Castro takeover plot; Sox targeting Jackson?
Here and elsewhere, we’ve seen a swelling of support for Ramon Castro, and his quest to receive more of the catching duties. After going deep twice against Seattle to help the Sox cap a sweep, Ozzie Guillen is finally giving in: Castro, in particular had a remarkable game, with a double in the third and [...]
Small expectations, great results, and vice versa
While Kenny Williams’ overall winter strategy may have been sorely lacking, a couple of his minor acquisitions couldn’t be working out better, and both played a huge role in Tuesday’s 6-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Ramon Castro had a perfect day at the plate, going 1-for-1 with an RBI double and three walks. That [...]
Castro back in fold (updated)
After surveying the field, the White Sox returned to their old backup catcher, signing Ramon Castro to a one-year, $1 million deal. If you despite Castro with your coal-black heart and are looking for a reason to like this deal, don’t think of his name as “Ramon Castro.” Think of him as “Not Tyler Flowers.” [...]
Go West, Old Men: What do the Thome, Contreras trades mean?
As August came to an end, Kenny Williams officially brought his team’s postseason hopes to a close. The Gentleman Masher is now a Gentleman Dodger. The White Sox traded Jim Thome for Justin Fuller, who will never be more famous than he is right now. Somehow, they also sent Jose Contreras to Colorado for something [...]
Why can’t White Sox backup catchers hit?
Ramon Castro drew the collar on Thursday, and it made me reconsider some choices I’ve made in my life. Specifically, my decisions to spend more than the minimum amount of time to evaluate White Sox backup catchers. I’m convinced that it doesn’t matter who the Sox use to back up A.J. Pierzynski. In youth and [...]
(Why a) backup catcher matters
Remember the climax in Mr. Holland’s Opus? Well, this is kind of the same thing, except instead of American classical music, it involves White Sox backup catchers. And I don’t have any kids, much less a son with a disability that robs him of being able to appreciate my work. And this site isn’t shutting [...]
Cumulative backup catcher stats
Combined stats from non-starting White Sox catchers since they moved into U.S. Cellular Field. Year PA BA OBP SLG OPS XBH RBI 1991 278 .257 .309 .398 .707 21 32 1992 248 .229 .294 .312 .606 10 24 1993 179 .230 .257 .255 .512 3 13 1994 193 .263 .342 .306 .648 5 25 1995 [...]
21 possible backup catchers
Inspired (and expensive) choices Toby Hall LAD 31 Has hit lefties to tune of .292/.333/.500 over course of career. Most talented and expensive option. Only costs money now. Ryan Doumit PIT 25 Switch-hitter, can handle both sides of plate, shows plus power, career ~.360 CS rate, possible successor to AJ. Jeff Mathis LAA 23 Has [...]
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