It’s no secret that the White Sox have had their struggles against right-handed pitchers this season. Still, with the unremarkable James Kaprielian starting for Oakland tonight, it seemed like a strong opportunity to flip the script. After all, Kaprielian struggles…
After what constitues a plate discipline outburst in Game 1 of today’s doubleheader, the White Sox offense got back to its free-swinging ways. That played into Royals starter Brady Singer‘s hands, who was able to blank the Sox offense over…
With the season fast approaching and most consequential free agents signed, it’s time to look back on the White Sox offseason and grade their transactions. This will be my eighth annual installment of the series. I’m going to provide an…
As part of my 2021 review of White Sox pitchers, I mentioned that Aaron Bummer‘s 2021 season compared unfavorably to his 2019 campaign in part because of a major decrease in double-play ground balls and an increase in unfortunate singles…
To complete the grading process, which started with the previously-published position-player review, here are assessments of the 2021 White Sox pitchers. To reiterate some context from that post, these grades are more art than science due to the subjective nature…
This is the first of two installments in which I’ll be looking back and evaluating all of the players that had a significant role as members of the 2021 White Sox. These grades are more art than science due to…
The Houston Astros spent the first half of the 2021 season in a close battle with the Oakland Athletics for the AL West lead, until an 11-game winning streak in late June put them ahead for good. A mediocre 14-13…
More so than any player I can remember, Yoan Moncada‘s 2021 season has been evaluated through the lens of what individual people expect from him rather than what he’s actually accomplished. While that’s a plenty reasonable way to look at…
In 2021, Ethan Singer has compiled and made available a feature known as Ump Scorecards which have become quite popular on Twitter. The account creates visualizations to evaluate the performance of home plate umpires at accurately calling balls and strikes.…
With spring training on the horizon and most consequential free agents signed, it’s time to look back on the White Sox offseason and grade their transactions. This will be my seventh annual installment of the series. I’m going to provide…