Almost exactly two years ago, the White Sox announced they were hiring Oakland A's roving minor league hitting instructor Todd Steverson to be their major league hitting coach. Per Susan Slusser, they have picked Oakland A's minor league hitting coordinator Greg Sparks to be the assistant hitting coach.
Read MoreTyler Flowers is hitting .345/.406/.517 over his last nine games. That's something, even if it comes with the same luck of doinked singles and grounders finding holes that his helium-infused month of April was full of.
Flowers own words on the matter are rather vague, discussing feeling better and more comfortable, as people tend to be during a hot streak.
Read MoreLost or (in my case) willfully ignored in the White Sox interesting and bizarre start to the season has been Adam Dunn being everything we could have asked for in (2011). After Sunday's 2-4, 2K day, Dunn is hitting .273/.419/.515. It's been a whopping 43 plate appearances.
Read MoreAmong the many issues that played a role in the White Sox's 63-99 record in 2013, the team's walk rate wasn't one that came as too much of a surprise. While most of the league has come to realize and appreciate the value of players with high on-base skills, the White Sox have lagged behind.
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