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James Shields' post-pitch grunts and Adam Engel's piercing calls for fly balls have already achieved the feat of being regularly audible from the press box, but new White Sox hitting coach Derek Shomon is pledging to join the chorus. "When a right-handed hitter on a two-[strike] count backs it up, picks it out of the catcher's mitt and shoots it through the four-hole, you will … [Read more...] about Derek Shomon wants to bring relentless energy, to a hopefully ‘relentless’ White Sox offense

Good morning! For the first time since 2020, Chicago White Sox rookie(s!) received votes in Rookie of the Year voting. Down-ballot votes, to be sure, but it is nonetheless a mark in the positive side of the ledger considering where things stood just a few months earlier. The post Sporcle Saturday: RoY votes appeared first on Sox Machine. … [Read more...] about Sporcle Saturday: RoY votes

Derek Hill was the last in, but he won’t be the first out. Hill, who joined the White Sox on a waiver claim for the final week of the 2025 season, was tendered a one-year, $900,000 contract by the White Sox for 2026. Meanwhile, the Sox further pared their roster by non-tendering Mike Tauchman, Cam… The post White Sox retain Derek Hill, non-tender Mike Tauchman, Cam Booser and … [Read more...] about White Sox retain Derek Hill, non-tender Mike Tauchman, Cam Booser and Tim Elko

Derek Hill was the last in, but he won’t be the first out. Hill, who joined the White Sox on a waiver claim for the final week of the 2025 season, was tendered a one-year, $900,000 contract by the White Sox for 2026. Meanwhile, the Sox further pared their roster by non-tendering Mike Tauchman, Cam… The post White Sox retain Derek Hill, non-tender Mike Tauchman, Cam Booser and … [Read more...] about White Sox retain Derek Hill, non-tender Mike Tauchman, Cam Booser and Tim Elko

Sitting upper 90s with a pair of hard, diving breaking balls, Tanner McDougal has long looked the part of a meaningful prospect. But in putting together a minor league season of a 3.26 ERA, with 136 strikeouts in 113 ⅓ combined innings and ending his campaign as the rotation anchor for the Southern League champion Barons, the 22-year-old made himself an “automatic” selection … [Read more...] about Tanner McDougal, Duncan Davitt discuss their additions to White Sox 40-man roster