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White Sox draftee Landon Hodge embracing the professional grind: ‘This has always been my dream’
Being a catcher is physically grueling. The developmental trek from being drafted out of high school to making the majors has a sky-high casualty rate. And any big league pitcher will tell you that much of the vital work of the position remains unquantifiable and thus, underappreciated. So when did 18-year-old Landon Hodge, the athletic catching prospect whom the White Sox … [Read more...] about White Sox draftee Landon Hodge embracing the professional grind: ‘This has always been my dream’
Pregame notes: Moving parts
Martín Pérez has been activated after almost four full months on the injured list for a flexor strain, and that is no minor feat for the 34-year-old left-hander. "Proud of him and excited for him," said Will Venable. "He was at a point where he thought potentially that his career was going to be over. To get back to this point now with everything that he had to go through from … [Read more...] about Pregame notes: Moving parts
Who will lead the 2025 White Sox in homers?
For the third time in four years, it's unclear which White Sox will end up leading the team in home runs. The last two times we've ruminated over this topic -- 2024 and 2022 -- it typically triggers the old warning about the danger of asking questions you don't know the answer to. In the end, an uninspiring field produced an uninspiring result. The post Who will lead the 2025 … [Read more...] about Who will lead the 2025 White Sox in homers?
Parsing the path forward for Jonathan Cannon after his demotion
Jonathan Cannon's ugly 5.34 season ERA, marred by a three-start skid that raised it by more than a run, also carries an unfortunate statistical harmony. His FIP is 5.24, and his xERA is exactly 5.34, which is to say that simple, publicly available analytical models don't view his 2025 performance as quietly stronger than the surface results that got him demoted to Triple-A … [Read more...] about Parsing the path forward for Jonathan Cannon after his demotion