Before each season, there are a dozen or so players who represent alternate paths the White Sox could’ve taken. Or maybe they were paths the White Sox previously took. Or maybe they’re just players I thought were good-to-great ideas. The…
Last year, the White Sox tried to add their own version of Nelson Cruz by signing Edwin Encarnación, a 37-year-old slugger who averaged 37 homers over the previous eight seasons. Homers weren’t the problem for Encarnación, who hit 10 of…
The Streisand effect is when the attempt to suppress a story backfires and draws more attention to it than if it were simply left alone. The Baader-Meinhof phenomenon is when something you were previous unaware of keeps appearing on your…
One low-flying White Sox rumor was put to rest on Thursday, while another one gained some reinforcements. The Twins removed Nelson Cruz from everybody’s offseason plans, reportedly signing him for one-year and $14.3 million. The saying is there’s no such…