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The Alex Bregman signing by the numbers

It was about as big a weekend in Chicago sports as any of us have experienced since 2016. With all due respect to four playoff teams the Cubs have had since 2016 and the 2020-21 White Sox, they didn’t quite ignite the same frenzy in Chicagoland we saw on Saturday. First the Bears came back […]

From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 27 days ago | 4 reads

Today in Blue Jays History: Trade David Wells for Mike Sirotka

25 Years Ago On January 14, 2001, the Blue Jays traded 37-year-old David Wells and Matt DeWitt to the White Sox for Mike Sirotka, Mike Williams, Kevin Beirne, and Brian Simmons. The only two that mattered were Wells and Sirotka. DeWitt and Williams were traded back for each other before the season started. The Jays […]

From Bluebird Banter | 27 days ago | 2 reads

Today in White Sox History: January 14

1960 Chuck Comiskey made it public that White Sox owner Bill Veeck (in poor health and needing to sell the club) has turned down his offer to purchase the team. Comiskey’s backers include Chicago businessman William Bartholomay and entertainer Danny Thomas. Veeck will eventually sell to Arthur Allyn. 1963 It was the move that re-energized […]

From South Side Sox | 27 days ago | 3 reads

Today in White Sox History: January 13

1922 Black Sox member Buck Weaver petitioned for reinstatement into baseball. The former White Sox third baseman was one of eight players banned for life due to his involvement in throwing the 1919 World Series to the Cincinnati Reds. Though Weaver was the most innocent of the Black Sox, he did attend at least two […]

From South Side Sox | 28 days ago | 3 reads

Projecting the White Sox Opening Day roster

Opening Day will be here before you know it! Seventy-three days from now, the Chicago White Sox will play the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field to kick off another season where the Pale Hose are expected to lose 90 or more games. As dour as that sounds, 90 losses actually would be progress considering […]

From South Side Sox | 29 days ago | 3 reads

Today in White Sox History: January 12

1911 The White Sox purchased outfielder Matty McIntyre from the Tigers, in what turned out to be a brilliant buy. The 31-year-old was brilliant in right field for the White Sox that summer, slashing .323/.397/.401, with 102 runs, 11 triples, 17 steals and 4.2 WAR. McIntyre slumped enough in 1912 for the White Sox to […]

From South Side Sox | 29 days ago | 3 reads

Today in White Sox History: January 11

1881 A series of Tuesday baseball games started in Chicago. Wait … regular games, in Chicago … in January? Yes, these games were played on ice, with pro and amateurs alike. They remain a regular winter staple for years. 1949 After 11 years and 981 games at catcher for the South Siders, Mike Tresh was […]

From South Side Sox | about 1 month ago | 2 reads

South Side Sox Reacts: Starting 1B, Munetaka Murakami

This week presents a twist, in that SBN Reacts sent you out a White Sox-specific question, but nothing of national import (pretty big football weekend coming up, anyway). We asked you to play White Sox manager for Opening Day and tell us where on the field you are penciling-in Munetaka Murakami. The results were as […]

From South Side Sox | about 1 month ago | 2 reads

Today in White Sox History: January 10

1940 In a trade of sub-replacement players, the White Sox sent second baseman Ollie Bejma and shortstop Johnny Gerlach to Cleveland for second baseman Skeeter Webb. Bejma and Gerlach would never play a game for Cleveland, nor ever in the majors again. However, Cleveland got the best of this deal: Webb played for four seasons […]

From South Side Sox | about 1 month ago | 2 reads

South Side Sox Reacts: Starting 1B, Munetaka Murakami

This week presents a twist, in that SBN Reacts sent you out a White Sox-specific question, but nothing of national import (pretty big football weekend coming up, anyway). We asked you to play White Sox manager for Opening Day and tell us where on the field you are penciling-in Munetaka Murakami. The results were as […]

From South Side Sox | about 1 month ago | 4 reads

Mets Morning News: No need for arbitration hearings

Meet the Mets The Mets agreed to contract terms with all of their arbitration-eligible players. The White Sox claimed catcher Drew Romo off waivers from the Mets just a few weeks after the Mets had claimed him off waivers from the Orioles. Despite a successful event last year, the Mets will not be holding a […]

From Amazin' Avenue | about 1 month ago | 3 reads

Today in White Sox History: January 9

1909 The White Sox bought outfielder Dave Altizer from the Cleveland Naps. Altizer had been purchased in July from Washington, suffering a subpar 1908 season as a result. However, in Chicago Altizer put together his best season, logging 2.5 WAR despite being an average-seeming player; 27 stolen bases, an AL-leading 16 HBPs and an ability […]

From South Side Sox | about 1 month ago | 3 reads

4 bounce-back candidates for the 2026 Rockies

We keep reiterating how bad the 2025 season was, and for good reason. A 43-119 record, barely staving off the White Sox record from 2024, is nothing to laugh at. But beyond the pure badness of the team and the roster and *gestures wildly*, there were also plenty of injuries and under-performances that did not […]

From Purple Row | about 1 month ago | 3 reads

Today in White Sox History: January 8

1952 The White Sox sold catcher Al Lakeman to the Phillies. Lakeman had been purchased from the Boston Braves after the 1950 season, but spent all of 1951 in Triple-A Sacramento, with meager results. The backstop had a sub-replacement career in the majors (-2.6 WAR), producing a positive WAR in just one of his nine […]

From South Side Sox | about 1 month ago | 5 reads

Royals sign utility player Josh Rojas to minor league contract

The Royals have signed utility player Josh Rojas to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training, according to MLB.com reporter Mark Feinsand. Rojas is a seven-year MLB veteran who hit .180/.252/.259 with two home runs in 69 games with the White Sox last season, and was worth -1.5 rWAR. The Royals were […]

From Royals Review | about 1 month ago | 6 reads

Cubs claim LHP Ryan Rolison from White Sox

While we still await more information on the Cubs’ reported acquisition of Edward Cabrera from the Marlins, including the return to Miami, the Cubs officially announced the claim of left-handed reliever Ryan Rolison on waivers from the White Sox. Rolison was the Rockies’ first-round pick (22nd overall) in 2018 out of the University of Mississippi, […]

From Bleed Cubbie Blue | about 1 month ago | 3 reads

Cubs Claim Lefty Ryan Rolison Off of Waivers

The pitcher move you have been waiting to get officially announced, right? While we await final word on the Edward Cabrera trade , the Chicago Cubs offered up a modest move, claiming lefty Ryan Rolison off of waivers from the Chicago White Sox. It’s the Cubs’ first waiver claim of the offseason – expected a lot of those, typically – and it brings the 40-man roster up to 37. Rolison, 28, was a 2018 first round pick of the Rockies, working his way up through their system, dealing with ...

From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 1 month ago | 1 read

White Sox Reacts: Where should Mune play?

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in White Sox fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. This time out, we’re asking you to imagine what free-agent plum Muretaka Murakami will look […]

From South Side Sox | about 1 month ago | 1 read

Today in White Sox History: January 7

1962 The Illinois-Indiana-Iowa (Three-I) League a B-level minor league that had existed since 1901 and stopped play only in the case of world war or economic depression, shut its doors after 61 years. Thirty-one cities had fielded teams in the league over the years, 12 of them in Illinois: Alton, Bloomington, Danville, Decatur, Freeport, Joliet, […]

From South Side Sox | about 1 month ago | 2 reads

The 2026 MLB arbitration figure deadline is Thursday

With the holiday season over, Major League Baseball gets back in the swing of things this month with several deadlines coming up, which will be followed by the opening of spring camps next month. We’re only 46 days away from the Cubs Spring Training opener against the White Sox, Feb. 20 at Sloan Park. So, […]

From Bleed Cubbie Blue | about 1 month ago | 2 reads

Today in White Sox History: January 6

1920 White Sox hurling hero Early Wynn was born, in Hartford, Ala. Wynn was a slow starter, making his debut in 1939 with the Washington Senators but really only finding his footing as a pitching star after World War II, primarily with Cleveland. For the 1959 White Sox, Wynn was a workhorse, and took the […]

From South Side Sox | about 1 month ago | 1 read

Murakami alone wouldn’t have saved the White Sox from 100 losses

Some say Pope Leo XIV blessed the White Sox with a miracle when Japanese phenom Munetaka Murakami signed with Chicago, but this underperforming team needs more than a miracle to crawl back to a winning record. Murakami’s standout power and accolades bring hope to a team that struggled to put the ball over the fence […]

From South Side Sox | about 1 month ago | 2 reads

Today in White Sox History: January 5

1925 The French love baseball! Well, at least that was the impression that the French Baseball Federation gave during the White Sox vs. New York Giants tour of Europe, giving silver medals to Charles Comiskey, John McGraw and Hughie Jennings in appreciation. The tour, however, was a failure, with meager attendance leaving the traveling show […]

From South Side Sox | about 1 month ago | 1 read

Today in White Sox History: January 4

1936 The White Sox had their first-ever transaction with the Atlanta Braves — although at the time, they were known as the Boston Bees — by purchasing second baseman Les Mallon. Mallon was a 0.0 WAR player over 116 games for Boston in 1936, bringing a passable bat (.274/.322/.357) along with a glove that wasn’t […]

From South Side Sox | about 1 month ago | 2 reads

Four reasons why the White Sox did not sign Tatsuya Imai

It turns out signing Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami was the exception, and not a permanent change of the unwritten rule stating that the Chicago White Sox never win free-agent sweepstakes. General manager Chris Getz reportedly tried to sign another Japanese free agent, but this time he came up short. There was some brief excitement that […]

From South Side Sox | about 1 month ago | 3 reads