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The O-Dog is here, what does it mean?

Those that saw Peter Gammons’ initial tweet… The irrepressible ODog says he’s going to sign with the White Sox. — Peter Gammons (@pgammo) May 19, 2012 …and worried for a second that the team had plans to employ Larenz Tate to reprise his role as a homicidal youth from Menace II Society, might be pleasantly relieved... Read more »

By James Fegan,
May 21, 2012 at 3:20 pm

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Welcome Eduardo Escobar into your hearts, but not necessarily the field

A sweeping, decisive round of roster cuts were announced Tuesday. The prolonged process of ‘getting a looksie’ at Jordan Danks, Josh Phegley, Jim Gallagher, and Tyler Saladino ended, and so did the spirited attempts to snag a major league minimum salary by Dan Johnson and Dallas McPherson. With Ozzie Martinez already removed from camp without... Read more »

By James Fegan,
March 27, 2012 at 3:37 pm

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Large second wave of roster cuts set to make things fun

Perhaps setting a precedent that all games in which the White Sox get shutout will be followed by a third of the roster being cut, 14 players were sent packing from major league camp Monday. Alright, so perhaps this day was selected weeks ahead of time and several lockers were cleared out prior to the... Read more »

By James Fegan,
March 19, 2012 at 11:17 pm

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White Sox Season Preview - Infield

Well, the preview for catchers was 1200 words and was only about two players, so perhaps an emphasis on verbal economy would be good to have. Oh boy, we’re already failing. This will be stated again, possibly during every other position group preview, but the White Sox infield has a lot of uncertainty to it... Read more »

By James Fegan,
March 11, 2012 at 10:24 pm

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Position Battles!

Spring Training doesn’t mean much. This is a point that’s been made time and again, but the lesson that the first, blessed taste of baseball in over 4 months should more or less be treated with a shrug and a yawn is a hard one to accept. So let’s not! If the White Sox got... Read more »

By James Fegan,
February 27, 2012 at 2:11 am

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Brent Morel is entrenched; which means....what?

Seeing Adam Dunn and Alex Rios in the Opening Day lineup isn’t going to feel great. It’ll be a firm reminder that contracts can dictate batting orders, even in extreme scenarios. The only thing that can stop it from happening is 18 Brent Lillibridge Spring Training home runs. Swing for the fences, Brent!* But skimming through... Read more »

By James Fegan,
January 20, 2012 at 1:24 am

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Beckham wearing thin

Last weekend, I ran across a tweet that seemed curious. @gordonbeckham Just so everybody who asked why I was in a bar last night knows I’m going to the cage to hit #sliders at 1230 so you guys think I’m committed 9 Dec via Twitter for iPhone Whatever nagging of Beckham for having a social life in the off-season... Read more »

By James Fegan,
December 16, 2011 at 8:12 pm

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Selling low on Gordon Beckham

By now you’ve probably heard Gordon Beckham’s name bandied about in trade rumors pertaining to the White Sox rebuilding effort. It’s notable because it’s not everyday you hear “Trade the 25 year-old cost-controlled 2nd basemen!” during a rebuilding effort, and because it wasn’t that long ago that Beckham was capable of acting as the centerpiece... Read more »

By James Fegan,
December 13, 2011 at 10:21 am

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Could the 2012 White Sox be competitive?

It seems silly now, but part of me fully expected Kenny Williams to trade absolutely every fungible asset in the organization over the course of the four-day Winter Meetings. Four days, trade Danks, Quentin, Floyd, Thornton, and even Beckham, Santos, Pierzynski–including convincing him to waive his no-trade–all out for prospects. Boom, done, rebuild over, roll... Read more »

By James Fegan,
December 10, 2011 at 2:18 pm

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The free agent market seems kinda crazy

Previously, we explored the concept that Kenny Williams’ free agency ventures of recent have been less than fruitful. If you count the Rios waiver claim–and when you absorb 4 1/3 years and $55 million, why wouldn’t you?–it’s been $54 million for 2.8 fWAR for all new signings since the close of the 2008 season. The... Read more »

By James Fegan,
November 15, 2011 at 2:38 am

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