TCS Morning 5: The White Sox are too deep, obviously
/Well, so much for that.
Read MoreTCS Morning 5: Mostly stuff about Austin Jackson
/1. We went over a good chunk of why the signing of Austin Jackson is important in Sunday’s post, but it’s worth talking about in more detail.
Read MoreThe White Sox signed an outfielder and his name is Austin Jackson
/Our long, regional nightmare is finally over. The White Sox have signed an outfielder
Read MoreTCS Morning 5: OHH MY GOD IS THE WHOLE OFFSEASON THIS BORING?!?
/Just to add to the sense that the White Sox could struggle to rope high-level candidates into this bench coach gig, Doug Padilla confirmed that Sandy Alomar Jr. did not even agree to interview for the position. This was kind of the indication already, since it would have been poor form to speak publicly about misgivings about the opening after interviewing for it.
Read MoreTCS Afternoon 10: At least being this bad doesn't matter anymore
/The White Sox got predictably kicked around by the Royals in Kansas City this week. Three one-run losses later, they're 3-10 vs. the division leaders on the season, and have yet to win in Kauffman Stadium in 2015. They're now 2-7 since the non-waiver trade deadline expired, as the absurdly great pitching that propped up their hot streak has fizzled to the point of allowing seven runs per game. Jeff Samardzija in particular, ended his 10-game streak of seven innings or more, and has barely cover more than nine frames in his last two outings with a 15.43 ERA.
Read MoreState of the Offense: Reasons for Optimism and Despair
/Since the All Star Break the White Sox offense has had its best stretch of the year. The pitching has taken a step back from unsustainable greatness, so despite a 7-game win streak in there, the team as a whole hasn’t made any progress. They were 41-46 at the time of the All Star Game, and they are 51-57 now. But, now 108 games in, we can take another look at where the offense is viable and where it is still irretrievably broken.
Read MoreTCS Morning 10: Winning makes future murkier
/Make that 36 runs over five wins to start this road trip. It's been said about past iterations, but the ruin of the Sox did not come due to their inability or unwillingness to slay the bums of the league. Just as they revitalized themselves in May with a six-game win streak largely on the backs of the Brewers and the A's, they have launched a five-game streak off the backs of the sloppy Indians and now a hapless Red Sox team. The Sox offense has it struggles, but let it be known, after this 10-8 slugfest, the Sox can score runs against teams that are hopeless at run prevention.
Read MoreTCS Morning 10: Can we interest you in a certified pre-owned Samardzija?
/When discussing Jeff Samardzija's future with the Sox at the beginning of the season, we had to consider three scenarios: the Sox would be able to extend him and he would be the right-handed power arm in the middle of the starting rotation for years to come, or they would have to satisfy themselves with focusing on this year's playoff chase and try to get a compensation pick or see if a qualifying offer could drive his price down.
Or, there was the distant possibility that the season would be a total bust and they would have to try to sadly flip him back out for diminishing returns as a half-season rental.
Welcome to Door No. 3!
Read MoreTCS Morning 10: Adam Eaton's irresistible power
/Just for novelty's sake, playing a long, sloppy game where the offense bails everyone out is a lot more fun than it has a right to be. Adam Eaton's surprisingly annihilated (okay, just 398-feet, but this is not a large dude) walk-off bomb ended a 7-6 slugfest the featured 16 Sox hits, and broke their 24-game streak of home games with four runs or less.
Read MoreTCS Morning 10: Better to hustle than face the truth
/How is the main story with the 31-40 White Sox--possibly the owners of the worst offense and defense in baseball, and the team starring the owner of an insane strikeout streak--just your garden-variety griping about hustling, effort and focus?
Read MoreThe AL Central and the MLB Draft: A recent history
/The success or failure of teams in the MLB Draft is difficult to determine. The main reason for this is because it takes so long for most draftees to reach the majors, and players shuffle from team to team so often (whether it's by trade or otherwise) that looking at a particular team's draft class for a particular year will often only yield one or two players who actually made an impact on that team's major league roster.
Read MoreImportant stuff from another run-starved 4-3 loss to the Indians
/Things are just a little too back to normal for the White Sox. They struggled to make contact against a marginal starter, they biffed away a lead with defensive miscues, they will not win the series for the first time out of the last five, and they're a losing ballclub again. It's familiar, in a way that the end of a sunny day reminds you that the electricity in your apartment is out.
Read MoreTakeaways From The Tigers Series
/After an absolute nightmare 0-5 week, the White Sox entered this week's Detroit series staring down the possibility of a crippling early deficit in the AL Central. They managed to look much more professional and competent in taking 2/3 from one of their recent nemeses. One victory was just a solid, standard win, backing a strong Samardzija start with a credible amount of runs, while another was a glorious comeback-walkoff variety. Very heartening. Here's a few thoughts based on the series - obvious caveat that we are only talking about three games here:
Read MoreImportant stuff from--WHAT IN GOOD GRACIOUS HELL WAS THAT??!
/The White Sox, fresh off an 8-10 start against andadmittedly brutal early-season schedule, began a four-game series Thursday night against lowly Minnesota with their unquestioned ace--Chris Sale--raring and ready to go.
And they promptly got annihilated 12-2.
Read MoreStruggling Sox hitters--what to do?
/The White Sox won two series this past week, but are still dead-last in the American League in runs scored thanks to several black holes (I just watched INTERSTELLAR on a plane and just one seems like a kick in the pants) in their lineups. The people--might--demand solutions! Are there any?
Read MoreWhite Sox Rally In 9th to Win; Rodon Approves From Bench
/Last night's game was really, really ugly until the bottom of the 9th. But the fact that the Indians couldn't come out in victory formation and kneel out the clock is one of the many reasons why baseball is the best.
Read MoreAdam Eaton or Lorenzo Cain?
/A question was posed. A brief discussion followed.
Read MoreThese Damn Royals - Important stuff from Wednesday's 7-5 loss
/The Royals are a pain in the White Sox's ass. If it weren't official before, I'm making it official after Wednesday's 7-5 defeat that saw beanballs, gopherballs, and a myriad of other weird stuff.
Read MoreYour 2015 Chicago White Sox in a perfect world (or the apocalypse)
/Baseball season is finally here.
After months of speculating, the White Sox's 25-man roster is set and the starting nine will take the field this afternoon against the defending American League champion Kansas City Royals.
Now that all the roster-building questions have been answered, what can we expect out of these guys?
Let's take our best guess.
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