TCS 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 Catbird Speaks 9.11.15 - Just half a lineup away
/It's the dog days of September, and the White Sox are in the middle of their regularly-scheduled playing out the string, which means:
-Only so much Samardzija left!
-Carlos Rodon and Erik Johnson could be the future of the new Sox rotation that is waiting for an offense to back it up.
-How will the Sox upgrade at third, second, right field, DH, etc? Beyond Mike Olt, that is? Is Adam LaRoche ever hitting again?
-Does Avisail have a future in the Sox core?
Join James Fegan, Matt Adams and Ethan Spalding as they update the state of the White Sox.
Read MoreTCS Morning 10: Numb to the badness
/Shouts to Jeff Samardzija for lowering the expectations such that giving up two dingers and four runs to half of a real Cleveland Indians lineup over 6.2 innings doesn't even trigger a twinge of disappointment. Even this snapshot of recent performance--I'm assuming meant to be shocking to the less grizzled and beaten-down of us--just serves to remind: Oh yeah, Jeff Samardzija did win his last start, didn't he?!
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