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Chicago White Sox: Offense is Poised for a Breakout Season

May 14, 2020

Chicago White Sox, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

The Chicago White Sox have one of the most compelling rebuilds in Major League Baseball, and the featured element of that intrigue, their offense, is about to have a breakout season. The White Sox have been ...

The Best And Worst Trade of The Decade For The Chicago White Sox

Quinn Allen

Mar 31, 2020

Chicago White Sox, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

The decade of the 2010s was a disaster for the Southsiders, failing to make the playoffs once. The last time the Chicago White Sox made the postseason was 2008, when the Tampa Bay Rays knocked them out in the A...

American League Central X factors for 2020

Robbie Stratakos

Mar 5, 2020

American League Central, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

What players can move the needle for their respective teams in the 2020 Major League Baseball season? Here are X factors for every team in the American League Central. Minnesota Twins: Rich Hill The Twins att...

Chicago White Sox Offseason is Spewing Life Into the AL Central

Robbie Stratakos

Dec 25, 2019

American League Central, Chicago White Sox, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

The Chicago White Sox are making big-boy moves on the open market this offseason, and it's spewing life into their division, the American League Central. For the longest time the AL Central has been a boring...

Chicago White Sox Agree to One-Year Deal With Gio Gonzalez

Jason Kelly

Dec 19, 2019

Chicago White Sox, Major League Baseball, Offseason, Transactions

The busy offseason continued for the Chicago White Sox on Thursday afternoon, as they added veteran left-hander Gio Gonzalez on a one-year contract. The deal was first reported by Robert Murray and later confir...

Chicago White Sox Sign Yasmani Grandal

Joe Orsatti

Nov 22, 2019

Chicago White Sox, Major League Baseball, Transactions

Very few people have used the free agent market to their advantage as well as Yasmani Grandal. After reaching free agency for the first time last offseason, Grandal was shackled by a qualifying offer. Despite d...

MLB: The Padres and White Sox are Mirror Images of Each Other

Robbie Stratakos

Aug 30, 2019

Chicago White Sox, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, San Diego Padres

The San Diego Padres and Chicago White Sox are touted as two Major League Baseball clubs on the rise, albeit they project to miss the playoffs this season. But these two MLB teams have a lot more in common than...

The Chicago White Sox Need Major Pitching Help if They’re Ever Going to Contend

Robbie Stratakos

Jul 7, 2019

Chicago White Sox, Opinions & Predictions

The Chicago White Sox are one of the most intriguing teams in Major League Baseball. With that said, if they don't bring in severe pitching reinforcements, they'll never contend with their young core. When y...

Lucas Giolito is Turning Into the Ace of the Chicago White Sox Rotation

Quinn Allen

Jun 12, 2019

Chicago White Sox, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

There is always going to be a lot of hype that comes along with being a first-round draft pick. That has been the case for Lucas Giolito, who was selected 16th overall by the Washington Nationals back in the 20...

The AL Central Has Officially Caught up to the Cleveland Indians

Robbie Stratakos

May 20, 2019

American League Central, Cleveland Indians, Opinions & Predictions

It happened: The American League Central caught up to the Cleveland Indians. From 2016-18, the Indians owned the AL Central. They won the division and did so by eight-plus games each season. In 2016 they wen...

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