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It’s that time of year again. The wind off the lake is still occasionally biting, the potholes on 35th Street are reaching record depths, and yet, the first sign of life is finally here. The White Sox have dropped their Spring Training broadcast schedule, and for those of us who have spent the winter itching […]
Yesterday, we collectively held our breath and dreamed of a world in which things finally go right. We thought about a 2026 season in which the grass is green, kids stay healthy and our “Maximum Fun” meter reaches goliath proportions. But being a White Sox fan often requires us to confront the reason that there […]
Spring Training in Glendale is officially in full swing, and if you haven’t already muted the “Chris Getz is building a team of 2023 roster castoffs” jokes on X, now might be the time. The biggest buzz at Camelback Ranch isn’t just the desert heat; it’s the arrival of Munetaka Murakami. While most of the […]
Welcome back to our Discussion series. It’s easy to get lost in ETAs, Future Value grades, and the nuts and bolts of Rebuild 2.0. But let’s step away from the spreadsheets for a second and look at the actual grass. Today’s soapbox question is a rare departure from our usual defensive crouch. We spend so […]
The FanGraphs Top 100 list dropped yesterday, and if you’re looking for a reason to actually pay attention to the 2026 season beyond “the weather might be nice in May,” Eric Longenhagen and friends just provided a small, 50-FV-sized dose of Vitamin C for a malnourished fan base. In a system that has spent the […]
We’re exactly one week away from the start of spring training games, with the Baltimore Orioles hosting the New York Yankees in the very first exhibition game on February 20th. First pitch for that one is 12:05 CST, with the Chicago Cubs hosting the second earliest practice game, a “crosstown” affair against the White Sox, […] The post Chicago Cubs Strongly Favored to Win the NL Central Division appeared first on The Sports Bank .
As many of these discussions turn out, this prompt could go either way. Did the splendor of 2005 cement you as a White Sox fan? Did the pandemic-shortened season in 2020 cause you to value baseball differently? Did 2024’s infamy make you take a different tact as a die-hard White Sox fan? How about the […]
Yesterday was the first official full practice for MLB teams, and for non-roster invitees (NRIs), it’s the official start of their fight for a position on 40-man rosters. Although 10 of the 26 White Sox NRIs have already inked contracts with the club, roster shifts are expected before Opening Day on March 27. With invitations […]
There have been seasons in White Sox history so dire that this question couldn’t be asked with a straight face. Arguably, 2024 or 2025 could be among them. But now, hey, there’s a rebuild in apparent motion and a young core of players who are ready to step forward into possible stardom. Will everyone in […]
Leave it to the White Sox to sully the start of Spring Training for the man who may be their best acquisition in a long time. The news should all be about Munetaka Murakami (no matter how the locker room crew spelled his name), and instead it’s about Chris Getz proving his incompetence once again. […]
While shopping in the discount bins and having just one established-player chip to cash in this offseason, GM Chris Getz was busy. He further gutted his outfield by shipping off Luis Robert Jr. to New York for salary relief Luisangel Acuña, bringing switch-hitting defensive flexibility to the roster. Getz also added some pitching from the […]
Welcome back to our Discussion series. Today’s soapbox question might be an uncomfortably familiar refrain uttered on the South Side: what weakness will ultimately sink the White Sox if left unresolved? There’s always optimism during rebuild/bounce-back seasons, but about midway through summer, those same old fractures reappear. Whether it be an approach, philosophy, or trend […]
We are launching a new daily article here at South Side Sox, more prominently than our items that pop up on The Feed. It falls under the category of White Sox Discussions, which you’ll see in a few weeks will also be our new branding for Game Threads. Today’s Discussion topic has the same confessional, […]
The Kansas City Royals were active in making moves toward the beginning of the offseason. They acquired some key pieces via trades. Nick Mears, Isaac Collins, Matt Strahm. They also signed Lane Thomas. Now, comparatively speaking, the rest of the division did not do a whole lot. The Twins and White Sox are tanking and […]
The World Baseball Classic is right around the corner, and the White Sox will have players representing countries from around the world. Five current South Siders and one old friend will be suiting up for their teams in just a few weeks, ready to make some noise. Sam Antonacci and Kyle Teel are packing their […]
1955 Chet Lemon, who would become the best defensive center fielder in White Sox history, was born in Jackson, Miss. Moving to Los Angeles at a young age, Lemon played youth baseball with Hall-of-Famers Eddie Murray and Ozzie Smith, and was drafted in the first round out of high school at age 17 by Oakland. […]
Former Blue Jays starter Chris Bassitt agreed to terms on a one year, $18.5 million contract with the Baltimore Orioles today. Bassitt, who turns 37 next Sunday, spent the last three seasons with the Blue Jays. He was originally drafted by the White Sox, but spent the bulk of his MLB career as an Oakland […]
With our Top 100 countdown now more than halfway done and our Prospect Vote carrying 10 players a round, the two lists are just about ready to crash into one another. Yes, friends, this is our final round of Prospect Voting for the season. It was Caden Connor taking a healthy leap from No. 7 […]
The Milwaukee Brewers entered the offseason with a potential need at backup catcher. Danny Jansen was hitting free agency and was unlikely to return, ultimately signing with the Texas Rangers. That left just William Contreras and prospect Jeferson Quero as the only catchers on the 40 man roster. While Quero is still viewed by many […]
On Tuesday, Baseball Prospectus revealed their PECOTA projections for the 2026 season. The White Sox, like most teams, have had a long-standing beef with the system, having long in the past chronically underestimating performance. As a mathematical projection system, PECOTA is not without biases. But it’s math, man. So, as funny as this division looks, […]
White Sox pitchers and catchers officially reported to camp yesterday, beginning their Spring Training preparations for the 2026 season at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Ariz. There, they’ll ease into throwing routines and conditioning ahead of full-squad workouts later this month with their first Cactus League game scheduled on Feb. 20 against the Chicago Cubs. For […]
1905 Future White Sox pitcher Ed Arthur Walsh was born in Meriden, Conn. His father, Ed, was preparing for his third season with the White Sox, and first as a primary starter. The younger Walsh would pitch for the University of Notre Dame, where he was managed by his father, and broke in with the […]
The Mets have reportedly added another reliever into the mix, acquiring left-handed pitcher Bryan Hudson from the White Sox for cash considerations. Chicago had designated Hudson for assignment back on February 4. To make room on the 40-man roster, the club transferred Reed Garett to the 60-day IL. Hudson was drafted by the Cubs in […]
We are launching a new daily article here at South Side Sox, more prominently than our items that pop up on The Feed. It falls under the category of White Sox Discussions, which you’ll see in a few weeks will also be our new branding for Game Threads. Today, we’re tackling another deeply personal Sox […]
That pesky groundhog may have predicted six more weeks of winter, but baseball fans know Spring Training marks the official start of the season. Pitchers and catchers across MLB report to Arizona and Florida on February 10, with the first games kicking off 10 days later. Among the 62 players reporting to Camelback Ranch in […]