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Amid a whirlwind of White Sox activity at the non-tender deadline back in November, Derek Hill was an unusual candidate to remain in place. Hill was one of three arbitration-eligible players whose futures the White Sox had to weigh, alongside Mike Tauchman and Steven Wilson. Despite being by far the least tenured of the three -- Hill showed up as a waiver claim for the last … [Read more...] about With Derek Hill’s split contract, White Sox are trying to create options where none exist

In 1992, when his son Will would have been nine, outfielder Max Venable began a two-year stint playing for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan. Over a decade later, the experience would at partly inspire the younger Venable's senior thesis for his anthropology degree at Princeton, which was titled, "The Game and Community: An Anthropological Look at Baseball in America and … [Read more...] about White Sox notes: Will Venable talks WBC, Sean Newcomb addition

A review of THE BAT X 2026 projections for Chicago White Sox hitters. Leading with Munetaka Murakami projected for 34 home runs in his rookie season. The post A look at THE BAT X 2026 Chicago White Sox projections appeared first on Sox Machine. … [Read more...] about A look at THE BAT X 2026 Chicago White Sox projections

Now that we’re entering the first week of the 2026 calendar that’s free of holidays, pretty much all of the world is back to work. Perhaps that sentiment will also apply to the baseball world, which took the holidays lightly. Aside from the San Francisco Giants signing Tyler Mahle for one year and $10 million… The post Spare Parts: Back to work, everybody appeared first on Sox … [Read more...] about Spare Parts: Back to work, everybody

In chronological order: Jeff Torborg Born: Nov. 26, 1941Died: Jan. 19, 2025Managed White Sox: 1989-91 Jeff Torborg managed 11 seasons in the majors, and only had a winning record in two of them. It just so happened that both came with the White Sox with whom he was the right man at the right time. As the White… The post In memoriam: The White Sox’s other losses in 2025 appeared … [Read more...] about In memoriam: The White Sox’s other losses in 2025