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Podcast: Chicago White Sox Festive Weekend
Episode Summary It was a very festive weekend for the Chicago White Sox as Ozzie Guillen had his #13 jersey retired and the White Sox won another key series against the Cleveland Guardians. The post Podcast: Chicago White Sox Festive Weekend appeared first on Sox Machine .
White Sox 5, Guardians 3: Water, walks, and a win
As a young White Sox blogger, I found watching post-shoulder capsule surgery John Danks strangely liberating. For one turn in the rotation, it wasn't necessary to analyze how a starter's stuff was performing, if they were missing bats or barely escaping waves of hard contact. If Danks got through a quality start, it was a coup. If he was shelled, nothing was uncovered that wasn't already known. The 2026 White Sox fighting for first place against the Guardians doesn't feel similar, but at the...
Pregame notes: Who has the better lineup here?
The White Sox feel that Davis Martin has largely addressed the pitch-tipping that plagued him during his first inning against the Red Sox, so now he can take on more of an age-old challenge. "When the fastball command is there, it's good," said pitching coach Zach Bove. "It kind of sets up everything, it gives them something they’ve got to honor rather than just the spin. We feel good about the four-seam specifically, if he’s throwing it to the good spots, then I think that helps his whole a...
At last, Ozzie Guillén’s essential spot in White Sox history is immortalized
Besuited with the flag of his native Venezuela proudly displayed on his lapel, Ozzie Guillén walked hand-in-hand with his wife Ibis into Rate Field’s conference and learning center for a media availability about the greatest honor of his career. Immediately, he cracked a joke. “A lot of bad things happen in this room.” It killed.… The post At last, Ozzie Guillén’s essential spot in White Sox history is immortalized appeared first on Sox Machine .
White Sox Minor Keys: Aug. 8, 2026
Roch Cholowsky and the Winston-Salem Dash keep getting rained out, so in order to pull more first impressions from the beginning of his pro career, you can go back to his ramp-up period in Arizona, which Jason Pennini covered from a pro scouting perspective at Baseball America. He writes that Cholowsky had all five tools… The post White Sox Minor Keys: Aug. 8, 2026 appeared first on Sox Machine .
White Sox 6, Guardians 3: Avoiding a five-game skid with a five-run sixth
For five innings of one-hit ball, Guardians starter Gavin Williams backing up 100 mph heat with knee-buckling curveballs looked like the sort of neat trick that would dominate the night. And in the era where Ozzie Guillén managed, maybe it would have, at least for another out or so. Through 5 2/3 innings, the only mark against Williams was Munetaka Murakami getting the barrel around just in time on a 100 mph sinker to dink it off the left field foul pole for a solo shot. But the real point a...
Pregame notes: Ozzie Guillén Day
There will be time to ruminate on the legacy of the only White Sox manager to win a World Series title, or heck, multiple division titles, in our lifetimes. Before then: roster moves! Optioned to Triple-A: Noah Schultz, David Sandlin Called up from Triple-A: Hagen Smith, Tanner McDougal Designated for Assignment to clear a 40-man spot for Smith: Wikelman González Replacing Schultz in the rotation: Unclear! Maybe Erick Fedde The post Pregame notes: Ozzie Guillén Day appeared first...
Sporcle Saturday: Rookie-ish hitters with 5+ RBI in a game
Good morning! When Munetaka Murakami went off for 6 RBI against Houston on his bobblehead day , he cemented a franchise first: four separate players, in their first 140 games, to log at least five RBI in a game in the same season. Are there a few qualifiers in there to make it a first? Sure. At the same time, though, only two other iterations managed three instances: 1991 (the same player each time), and 1921 (three different players). This has been a fun season thus far, likely continues to...
White Sox Minor Keys: Aug. 7, 2026
Since James already covered the impending MLB debuts of Hagen Smith and Tanner McDougal whenever their promotions are made official later today, let’s cover a couple of decidedly more minor transactions. At the top of the minor league system, the White Sox signed Joey Wiemer to a minor league deal, according to Brooke Fletcher. Wiemer,… The post White Sox Minor Keys: Aug. 7, 2026 appeared first on Sox Machine .
White Sox to call up prospect pitchers Tanner McDougal and Hagen Smith
With all the top-end, hard-throwing prospect pitching talent set to be in the Triple-A Charlotte rotation at the start of the season, in spring it was feasible to envision the White Sox pulling off a sort of midseason line change if their major league rotation faltered. Instead, injuries and underperformance (often driven by injury) have… The post White Sox to call up prospect pitchers Tanner McDougal and Hagen Smith appeared first on Sox Machine .
Guardians 8, White Sox 2: An embarrassing mistake leads to an embarrassing night
Will Venable has made mistakes before, and certainly deployed strategies that seemed questionable on their face to many. But the advancement of the White Sox organizational process is such that 276 games into his managerial tenure, he had yet to make an error of the instantly viral, casual fans watching at home pointing aghast at the TV , national baseball podcasts devoting a segment to unpack it variety. That, and Noah Schultz's night ended one out into Friday night's blowout loss to the Gu...
Pregame notes: White Sox catching situation ‘fluid’ as Joey Bart will miss over a month with left hand fracture
Catchers famously use their hands a great deal, so as it turns out, Joey Bart fracturing the fifth metacarpal in his left hand does not have a happy ending. Basically, Kyle Teel (roughly on track to return by Sept. 1) is a decent be to beat Bart back to action, when Bart was acquired as a stopgap in response to Teel's injury. The post Pregame notes: White Sox catching situation ‘fluid’ as Joey Bart will miss over a month with left hand fracture appeared first on Sox Machine .
Sam Antonacci is working on solving left-handed pitching, even while getting platooned
Luisangel Acuña made his first career start in left field on Thursday night. It's because he's right-handed, after all , so when Red Sox left-handed starter Ranger Suarez only lasted three innings, so did Acuña before being replaced by Sam Antonacci, who still managed to have a three-hit night. But with southpaws Parker Messick and Joey Cantillo scheduled to throw this weekend for the Guardians, it's an alignment that could pop up again quite soon. The post Sam Antonacci is working on solv...
Sox Machine Live: AL Central Showdown
Sox Machine Live stream begins at 11:00 AM CT on our YouTube channel at youtube.com/soxmachine or watch in the embedded player below. https://www.youtube.com/live/FlODEW4NFvs?si=Y7Zr7iq8cZVHtZnI The post Sox Machine Live: AL Central Showdown appeared first on Sox Machine .
Month in a Box: The White Sox in July 2026
Thirteen is not yet an unlucky number for the White Sox. July was the White Sox's second consecutive 13-12 month , and their third month with 13 wins if you count April by itself. They also finished comfortably in the black with regards to run differential (113 scored, 95 allowed), so the overall record suggests a team eking by, but the run differential suggests they're underperforming? The post Month in a Box: The White Sox in July 2026 appeared first on Sox Machine .
White Sox Minor Keys: Aug. 6, 2026
Both the White Sox minor league player and pitcher of the month for July went undrafted out of college, and had found themselves wondering what the next step was for their playing careers when the club reached out with a contract offer. “I had conversations with some other teams, but never talked to the White… The post White Sox Minor Keys: Aug. 6, 2026 appeared first on Sox Machine .
Red Sox 12, White Sox 11 (13 innings): Every lead blown, every option exhausted
The first five lopsided losses to the Red Sox this season suggested that the White Sox simply had no answers for a resurgent Boston team that has taken the American League by storm over the last two months. Where as Thursday's grueling and gruesome 13-inning heartbreaker to seal a season series sweep simply found the White Sox exhausting every single possible pitching answer, and finding all of them wanting. They also lost their newly acquired catcher, Joey Bart, to a broken finger on a hit-...
First pitch: White Sox at Red Sox
Everson Pereira was claimed off waivers by the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday, after he was designated for assignment earlier this week to make room for Brenton Doyle on the active roster. Pereira was designated for assignment after hitting .225/.284/.438, but in only 27 games as he's been slowed by a litany of injuries. It's good thematic timing that Pereira gets claimed right as the White Sox face a left-handed starting pitcher in Ranger Suarez, laying bare the path they chose instead. ...
Colson Montgomery is trying to get on top of how MLB pitchers are challenging him
The White Sox are 27-27 since the beginning of June. That's mostly viewed as a victory, since the White Sox lost 102 games last season. But even within the prism of assessing them as a 2026 contender, that snapshot includes going from one game back in the AL Central to three games ahead, a lot of playing without Munetaka Murakami and a lot of playing through very difficult stretches of schedule; such as this current one against the Yankees, Rays, Red Sox and Guardians. The post Colson Mont...
White Sox Minor Keys: Aug 5, 2026
And then there were two. At least when it comes the White Sox’s representation on Baseball America’s Top 100 prospects. With Noah Schultz and Braden Montgomery graduating from consideration, it leaves Roch Cholowsky (No. 7) and Caleb Bonemer (No. 28) as the last men standing. And with Hagen Smith and Tanner McDougal relegated to relief… The post White Sox Minor Keys: Aug 5, 2026 appeared first on Sox Machine .
Red Sox 4, White Sox 0: If only Sonny Gray switched Sox
Back when the Red Sox were the worst team in the AL East, before they changed their mind and decided to become the hottest team in baseball for a month running, the White Sox were reportedly interested in Sonny Gray as their trade deadline starting rotation upgrade. Tonight provided a clear and convincing proof of concept of what the White Sox saw, as Gray pushed and pulled the White Sox lineup for eight strikeouts and mostly unconvincing contact otherwise over six innings, covering the firs...
First pitch: White Sox at Red Sox
The Red Sox have outscored the White Sox 29-4 while winning all four encounters. The Sox are hitting a frankly incredible .168/.222/.176 against Red Sox pitching in those games, and the pitching staff has a 7.20 ERA. Boston area-native Sean Burke's last eight outings: 50 2/3 IP, 35 H, 8 ER, 9 BB, 67 K, 4 HR, 1.42 ERA. He has double-digit strikeouts in each of his last two starts. The post First pitch: White Sox at Red Sox appeared first on Sox Machine .
White Sox move on from Austin Hays and Everson Pereira, commit to Brenton Doyle and Randal Grichuk
When the White Sox sent out two minor leaguers at the trade deadline on Monday for a two-time Gold Glove winner with a .234/.285/.385 career batting line, it made it clear they were prioritizing defense with their last roster slot for a right-handed outfielder. In that sense, maybe Austin Hays was only ever competing with Randal Grichuk for a roster spot. And in either case, the Sox weren't going to extend more runway to get the version of the 31-year-old they hoped for when they signed him ...
Trade deadline leftovers: Davis Martin’s struggles put starting pitching strategy under microscope
If there's one thing the White Sox have showed us this season, it's that there's no point in overreacting to one bad game, or even a bad series. Two bad series in a row might trigger some alarms, but until they lose four consecutive games, which is something they haven't done this season whether by talent or some odd stroke of sequencing luck, that's a speculative exercise. So there's a risk of taking Davis Martin's awful first inning against the Red Sox in the first game after the trade dea...
White Sox Minor Keys: Aug. 4, 2026
Back in 2013, first-overall pick Mark Appel made his professional debut for the Tri-City ValleyCats, the short-season A-ball affiliate of the Houston Astros near my home in Troy, N.Y. The ValleyCats no longer exist as an affiliate because they were contracted out of Minor League Baseball, which is a shame since they always drew well… The post White Sox Minor Keys: Aug. 4, 2026 appeared first on Sox Machine .
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