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White Sox trade Luis Robert Jr. to Mets for Luisangel Acuña, Truman Pauley

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Not suddenly, and with plenty of warning, the White Sox have traded Luis Robert Jr. Tonight’s the night the White Sox finally found a price worth accepting, as they sent Robert to the New York Mets for infielder/outfielder Luisangel Acuña and A-ball righty Truman Pauley. The Mets are taking Robert’s entire $20 million salary. The… The post White Sox trade Luis Robert Jr. to … [Read more...] about White Sox trade Luis Robert Jr. to Mets for Luisangel Acuña, Truman Pauley

Wilbur Wood’s workload will continue to astound

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No piece of baseball writing has ever connected with me like a 387-word meditation on a Wilbur Wood Topps card by Josh Wilker on his “Cardboard Gods” blog, as he traced an identical sense of bafflement to nearly the exact same source. Wilker used Wood’s 1978 card as his springboard, showing the knuckleballing lefty pretending… The post Wilbur Wood’s workload will continue to … [Read more...] about Wilbur Wood’s workload will continue to astound

New Kauffman Stadium outfield can only help White Sox, because there’s nowhere to go but up

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Andrew Benintendi was a strange candidate for any team's franchise-record candidate, and Benintendi admitted as much during his introduction to Chicago at Rate Field after signing a five-year, $75 million contract with the White Sox in December 2022. There were all sorts of reasons why, but chief among them was that Benintendi had hit just five homers over 126 games the year … [Read more...] about New Kauffman Stadium outfield can only help White Sox, because there’s nowhere to go but up

Sporcle Saturday: Low reliever WHIPs

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Good morning! Last season, the White Sox didn't have a single pitcher --starter or reliever-- finish the season with a WHIP lower than 1.107. (Jacob Amaya's one inning of pitching doesn't count; if you had Martín Pérez on your bingo card come on down!) In fact, among relievers only, one has to return to the 2022 season to find a pitcher who makes the cut. Just another reminder … [Read more...] about Sporcle Saturday: Low reliever WHIPs