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Posts tagged "Brent Lillibridge"

Lineup at a glance

Lineup at a glance
After a banner week, taking a cross-section of the White Sox hitters after the last seven games should be a blast. 1.  Alejandro De Aza – 8 for 27, 4 BB, 9 K, 5 R, RBI – Not much pop, and an interesting influx of strikeouts, but the rate he’s getting on base at makes... Read more »
By James Fegan,
May 21, 2012 at 10:00 am
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Robin Ventura wants to use his bench; if only he had one

Robin Ventura wants to use his bench; if only he had one
It’s generally misguided to critique the performance of bench players.  If they were capable of solid performance, they would have regular jobs.  Still, this, doesn’t look like much to work with. *wRC+ is a measure of the hitter’s ability to produce runs compared to league average.  A score of 100 would indicate that a player... Read more »
By James Fegan,
May 8, 2012 at 12:59 pm
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Instant Rationalization - Washed out

Instant Rationalization - Washed out
The weather radar screen made it clear what the White Sox had to do Monday; get a lead by the 5th and a find a way to sit on it till the rainout. They came within one out of pulling off the feat with Eric Stults on the bump, before a walk to Lou Marson... Read more »
By James Fegan,
May 7, 2012 at 10:39 pm
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Instant Rationalization - Dominant Floyd, actual runs, ends losing streak

Instant Rationalization - Dominant Floyd, actual runs, ends losing streak
When broached with the topic of crummy hitting ruining an encouraging start to the season, manager Robin Ventura offered the following words of encouragement: “There’s not a lot you can do, this is who we are,” Ventura said. Perhaps Ventura’s words aren’t so much encouraging as they are reflective of the fact that he has little... Read more »
By James Fegan,
April 29, 2012 at 4:29 pm
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Checking in with the outfield

Checking in with the outfield
The number of really, truly proven outfielders the White Sox entered the season with totaled around, oh, let’s say zero.  Alex Rios was terrible in 2011, Dayan Viciedo was dreadful in a September call-up, and Alejandro De Aza was a quarter-season wonder getting an enormous promotion.  It would behoove us to check in on how... Read more »
By James Fegan,
April 23, 2012 at 10:50 am
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Screw it, let's preview the Rangers

Screw it, let's preview the Rangers
The White Sox refusal to name a closer has officially waned into odd territory.  Not that it’s a problem they haven’t named one–the longer we go on without an announcement, the more room to dream that the Sox won’t name anyone and all.  Instead, perhaps they’ll go game-to-game and play the match-ups with the relievers... Read more »
By James Fegan,
April 6, 2012 at 2:23 am
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Fake baseball moves into real parks

Fake baseball moves into real parks
With the Cactus League season in the rearview mirror, the White Sox are beginning the slow transition to real baseball in time for the weekend series against the reigning AL Champions To ease the transition, The Sox are playing two games against the Houston Astros in Minute Maid Park.  Perhaps they’re easing the transition too... Read more »
By James Fegan,
April 4, 2012 at 1:27 am
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There are more Conor Jacksons where that came from

There are more Conor Jacksons where that came from
This year and the next couple, depending on the fate of a few drafts and a Marco Paddy-led international scouting initiative, “depth” will be a oft-cited weakness of the White Sox organization.  With a barren farm system and a payroll that’s still weighing rather heavy, it’s going to be a tall task to find suitable... Read more »
By James Fegan,
April 2, 2012 at 2:47 am
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Welcome Eduardo Escobar into your hearts, but not necessarily the field

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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The rotation is set, so now we can start worrying about people

The rotation is set, so now we can start worrying about people
John Danks finally won that Opening Day starting role that he sort of won already.  It’s an announcement that lacks the manufactured drama of the 25th man race, or the closer role, or the ‘who in the bullpen isn’t a closer candidate?’ question, but it’s something. Ventura went farther to outline the entire rotation order... Read more »
By James Fegan,
March 27, 2012 at 1:04 am
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