My alphabetical-ish review of the White Sox 2025 roster continues with a look at COLSON MONTGOMERY: *The left-handed hitting shortstop recently finished fifth in the American League Rookie of the Year voting. Montgomery was the first Sox player to surface in this voting since Luis Robert Jr was second in 2020. *”Monty” is the first Sox shortstop to get rookie votes since … [Read more...] about 2025 @SOXNERD WHITE SOX PLAYER REVIEW: COLSON MONTGOMERY
NOV. 14TH @SOXNERD WHITE SOX QUICKLIST: SOX FINISHERS IN THE AL MVP VOTING IN THIS CENTURY
Jose Abreu won the 2020 AL MVP Award. White Sox players who have received votes in AL MVP balloting thus century: YEAR—PLAYER (FINISH) 2023—Luis Robert Jr., 12th 2022—Jose Abreu, 17th; Dylan Cease, 22nd 2021—Jose Abreu, 14th 2020—Jose Abreu, 1st; Tim Anderson, 7th; Dallas Keuchel, 17th 2019—Jose Abreu, 19th; Yoan Moncada, 21st 2017—Jose Abreu, … [Read more...] about NOV. 14TH @SOXNERD WHITE SOX QUICKLIST: SOX FINISHERS IN THE AL MVP VOTING IN THIS CENTURY
2025 @SOXNERD WHITE SOX PLAYER REVIEW: MARTIN PEREZ
My alphabetical-ish review of the White Sox 2025 roster continues with a look at MARTIN PEREZ: *The left-hander (March 31, 2025) and Ed Cicotte (no-hitter in 1914’s second game) are the only White Sox pitchers with a hitless start within the first four games of a season *Perez joined Jonathan Cannon and Sean Burke as the first trio of Sox pitchers to each post starts of … [Read more...] about 2025 @SOXNERD WHITE SOX PLAYER REVIEW: MARTIN PEREZ
NOV. 15TH @SOXNERD WHITE SOX QUICKLIST: DICK ALLEN’S 1972 MVP SEASON
Dick Allen won the AL MVP Award for the ‘72 Sox. A look at Dick Allen’s AL MVP season for the 1972 White Sox: CATEGORY—-STAT AVERAGE—.308 ON-BASE—.420* SLUGGING—.603* OPS—1.023* WAR—8.6* AT BATS—-506 RUNS—90 HITS—156 DOUBLES—28 TRIPLES—5 HOMERS—-37* RBI—113* SB/ATT—19/27 TOTAL BASES—305 WALKS—99* INTENTIONAL … [Read more...] about NOV. 15TH @SOXNERD WHITE SOX QUICKLIST: DICK ALLEN’S 1972 MVP SEASON
TODAY (NOV. 15) IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: HORLEN FINISHES 4TH IN AL MVP VOTING
The Sox Joe Horlen finished fourth in the 1967 AL MVP voting. In a season where pitching almost carried them to the pennant, it was only fitting that Joe Horlen was the White Sox player who received the most votes in balloting for the American League’s Most Valuable Player Award in 1967. Results of the voting, which had Triple Crown winner Carl Yastrzemski capturing the … [Read more...] about TODAY (NOV. 15) IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: HORLEN FINISHES 4TH IN AL MVP VOTING