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The tides have really shifted with the White Sox when Luis Robert Jr. can knock himself out of the lineup by taking a ricocheted baseball off the noggin and not crack the three biggest stories of the day for the team. A source confirms that top catching prospect Kyle Teel, just scratched from the lineup at Triple-A Charlotte, is being called up to Chicago for his major league … [Read more...] about White Sox to call up top catching prospect Kyle Teel

Andrew Benintendi has actually been playing a lot more left field (23) than designated hitter (13) this year. But when the White Sox have their full complement of six rostered outfielders, his defense emerges as an inefficiency that can be avoided. When Luis Robert Jr. is on a two-day sabbatical in search for his missing bat, Benintendi playing left field becomes a normal … [Read more...] about Tigers 5, White Sox 4: A hair short, more than once

A dark element of Michael A. Taylor striking out in 51.9 percent of his May plate appearances is that he still entered Tuesday night with easily a better triple slash on the season than starting center fielder Luis Robert Jr. With Robert getting the first of two games off to renew his search for an offensive reset, Taylor played like a clear upgrade, driving in four and scoring … [Read more...] about White Sox 8, Tigers 1: A capable backup

A dark element of Michael A. Taylor striking out in 51.9 percent of his May plate appearances is that he still entered Tuesday night with easily a better triple slash on the season than starting center fielder Luis Robert Jr. With Robert getting the first of two games off to renew his search for an offensive reset, Taylor played like a clear upgrade, driving in four and scoring … [Read more...] about White Sox 8, Tigers 1: A capable backup

Believe it or not: the White Sox opened Monday perfectly square with their opponents. Each side had hit 26 home runs in Rate Field over the course of this season. By the sixth inning of Monday night's run differential-mutilating performance, Kerry Carpenter had as many home runs at Rate Field this season (three) as Luis Robert Jr. The post Tigers 13, White Sox 1: Vinny Capra … [Read more...] about Tigers 13, White Sox 1: Vinny Capra pitched