News, Notes, and Transactions
Thursday, August 14th, 2008 Posted in 2008 season, Bullpen, Fifth Starter, Jeeves, Kansas City Royals, Roster Moves, White Sox, trade | 2 Comments »For some reason, while I was gone a ton of White Sox stuff happened. The timing couldn't have been worse, especially considering, I was having a rough go of it thinking of things to write about just before my trip. ...
Ouch!
Monday, July 21st, 2008 Posted in Adam Russell, Bobby Jenks, Bullpen, Call ups & Send downs, Fifth Starter, Injuries, Jeeves, Jermaine Dye, Jose Contreras, N. Masset, Roster Moves, Scott Linebrink, White Sox | 1 Comment »It looks like Herm Schneider will be earning his keep in the upcoming days. The Sox picked up two more injuries (one minor, one unknown) in addition to Bobby Jenks and Scott Linebrink's recoveries. First the good news. Bobby Jenks made ...
A Solution? It May Be A Start.
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 Posted in 2008 season, Bartolo Colon, Criminal Appeal, Free Agent Signing, Ozzie Guillen, Roster Moves, Starting Pitching | 2 Comments »It's no secret that the White Sox' starting pitching is a question mark. Much of the talk regarding trading Joe Crede has centered on the question of whether the Sox can get a starter in return. As we ...
My, Oh My, KW Has Been Busy: The Dearly Departed
Thursday, February 14th, 2008 Posted in Alex Cintron, Andy Gonzales, Boston Red Sox, Bullpen, Cleveland Indians, D. Aardsma, Darin Erstad, Houston Astros, Jeeves, Kenny Williams, Luis Terrero, Mike Myers, Roster Moves, Scott Podsednik, White Sox | No Comments »This one won't quite follow the format that I've been using, but rather it'll be name, date of death, and some quick hit last thoughts and words. Luis Terrero - 10/03/07 - He continually took one for the team; he had ...
My, Oh My, KW Has Been Busy: The Octavio Dotel Signing
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008 Posted in Bullpen, Jeeves, Kenny Williams, Octavio Dotel, Roster Moves, Scott Linebrink, White Sox | 3 Comments »The Transaction: On January 22, the White Sox signed RHP Octavio Dotel to a 2-year $11 million deal. The Circumstances: The Sox bullpen was awful last season, there’s no two ways about it. The ‘pen combined to post an ERA of ...
My, Oh My, KW Has Been Busy:The Carlos Quentin Trade
Sunday, February 10th, 2008 Posted in Carlos Quentin, Jeeves, Nick Swisher, Roster Moves, White Sox, trade | 2 Comments »The Transaction: On December 3, the White Sox acquired OF Carlos Quentin from the Arizona Diamondbacks for minor league 1B Chris Carter. The Circumstances: After letting go of Peter Pan and Tinkerbell (aka Scott Podsednik and Darin Erstad) the Sox were ...
Passing Grade
Thursday, February 7th, 2008 Posted in 2008 season, Criminal Appeal, Kenny Williams, Roster Moves, Spring Training Preview, White Sox | 1 Comment »Baseball Prospectus's Joe Sheehan has posted his Spring Training Preview for the AL Central. He's actually a little more bullish on the White Sox than I am, arguing that they're only one top starting pitcher away from hanging with ...
