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White Sox starter Jake Peavy was pulled from the game during the second inning with an apparent arm injury. After throwing a pitch, Peavy wandered off the mound and appeared to be shaking his right arm. He was replaced by Tony Pena. I'm not going to speculate on what the injury actually is (other than that it appeared to be in the lower arm area) or the severity of it, but this could be a ...

After a slow and often frustrating start, the Sox have won 11 of their last 13 to climb back to the .500 mark. The previously struggling pitching staff has caught fire, allowing more than three runs only four times during that stretch. The optimist would say that the pitching is finally performing to expectations and that the Sox are on their way to contention in the AL Central. Every player in ...

The Sox have been hard to watch this season. Most expected them to be roughly .500, but the pitching hasn't been nearly as strong as expected and only two players are hitting over .260. The Sox are seven and a half games back after their win today and could be selling at the trade deadline if things don't improve relatively quickly. However, that's not what this article is about. Not everyone ...

The Sox had a wildly entertaining season opener filled with great pitching, excellent defensive plays, and a few long balls. The Sox won the game the way they are supposed to win this year: with great pitching and just enough offense. However, I couldn't help being annoyed by what happened after Paul Konerko reached base. On two separate occasions, Mark Kotsay stepped up to the plate with the bases loaded. There ...

The key to the White Sox season lies in their offense. The team scored less than 4.5 runs per game last year and let two of their most productive hitters leave in free agency. While their pitching looks very strong, they will need to be more productive to be considered a real contender. While there are some reasons to expect improved production, the offense could conceivably be worse if some things ...

A lot of people focus on the hidden gems of fantasy baseball drafts. It's fun to imagine what kind of upside those players can have, and if thinks work out those players can go a long way towards winning your league. However, I think figuring out which guys in the early portions of the draft can hurt you is just as important. If your second rounder gives you tenth round production, ...

The 2009 season didn't go exactly like the White Sox planned. After winning the AL Central in 2008, the Sox won just enough games to stay in the race in the first half. Acquiring Jake Peavy and later Alex Rios was supposed to put them over the top, but the Sox faded badly down the stretch. Entering 2010, it appears that the Sox will be in the race again, largely because ...

According to reports this morning, the White Sox have acquired outfielder Juan Pierre from the Los Angeles Dodgers. Tim Brown of Yahoo broke the story, and it has been confirmed by Ken Rosenthal and John Heyman. As I started writing this article, it was also confirmed by Bruce Levine via ESPN. The Sox supposedly dealt two minor league pitchers, who have yet to be named, for the speedy outfielder. Early unconfirmed reports are ...

According to multiple reports, including Bruce Levine of ESPN, the White Sox have signed former All-Star outfielder Andruw Jones. The deal is for one year, $500,000, an extremely low risk move for the Sox. Jones is a shell of his former self at this point, but still slugged 17 homers in only 281 at bats last year and posted a relatively average ultimate zone rating in the outfield. It appears that Jones ...

According to a New York Daily News report, the White Sox have agreed to trade second baseman Chris Getz and third baseman Josh Fields to the Kansas City Royals for Mark Teahen. The deal has not yet been finalized. I'm going to focus on Chris Getz and Mark Teahen in this commentary as Josh Fields has become an after-thought for the Sox. The former first round pick has struggled to make ...