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The Montgomery to Murakami Pipeline
Let’s take a moment and remember the Colson Montgomery of just nine months ago. His year started with a prospect report from FanGraphs in which the very first sentence was, “Montgomery is in a free fall.” It was more scathing than a Pitchfork review of Raffi’s “Bananaphone.” Things got worse when the season started. Montgomery […]
Today in White Sox History: December 23
1940 The original home of the White Sox before Comiskey Park, South Side Park III, was damaged by a late-night fire set by intruders to the property. The ballpark, then being used by the Chicago American Giants of the Negro Leagues, did $2,000 worth of damage (about $45,000 today) to the wooden grandstands. The club […]
Murakami fills lefty power void — but comes with development risk
After a winter filled with pedestrian free agent signings and anticlimactic trades, the White Sox finally jumped in the free agent pool with a cannonball into the deep end. Signing Murakami is no safe move, as there are wildly-varying outcomes, from high-boom to high-bust. On one hand, Murakami’s stats since 2021 have been stacked. He […]
Murakami joins South Siders in surprise deal
The White Sox strengthened their lineup by signing Japanese star Munetaka Murakami. The 25-year-old’s market fell behind where many expected it to land, allowing the White Sox to snag him with a two-year, $34 million deal. Murakami is an incredibly feared hitter, as he slashed .273/.394/.550 across eight seasons in Japan. In addition, the NPB […]
Can the White Sox sign Munetaka Murakami?
The possibility of the White Sox signing Japanese superstar Munetaka Murakami is picking up momentum. When Murakami was posted, the White Sox were not among the teams mentioned as a possible landing spot for the “Japanese Babe Ruth.” The belief was that he would prefer to sign with a contender, and he would command a […]
Today in White Sox History: December 20
1921 The future of the best-of-nine World Series is decided at the major league meetings: The AL votes to return to the best-of-seven, while the NL prefers the status quo. Commission Landis casts the deciding vote to return the World Series to a best-of-seven, and the World Series has remained so ever since. 1958 Bill […]
2026 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 22
We had an old-fashioned blowout this round, calling the race at a season-low 51 votes in order to move on to the next ballot. The decisive winner was Jedixson Paez, earning 23 of 51 (26%) votes: That 45% margin is the fifth-biggest win so far in our polling, with almost all of those big wins […]
Raiding the Rays and Red Sox
When Chris Getz gets a hunch, brother does he run it into the ground. In the last calendar year, the White Sox have made 21 trades, purchases or sales with other teams, starting with the Garrett Crochet blockbuster with Boston, and 10 of those deals have been with the Rays and Red Sox. Since the […]
Today in White Sox History: December 19
1914 Charles Comiskey paid to keep a star opposing pitcher in the American League? Indeed, the White Sox owner, in fear of Walter Johnson jumping from the AL’s Washington Senators to the Chifeds (Chicago Whales) of the new Federal League and creating a second legitimate rival for Chicago fan dollars beyond the Cubs, did just […]
2026 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 21
As voting winnows, it is likely that smaller margins will determine winners, which in turn will extend voting times longer. With roughly six weeks left in our voting period we still aim to get to at least 40 ballots, but that is hard to guarantee at the moment. After a good sampling of voters, Jake […]
Today in White Sox History: December 17
1914Clarence “Pants” Rowland was named White Sox manager, replacing Jimmy Callahan after a 70-84-3, sixth-place season in 1914. Rowland, who got his nickname from wearing oversized pants during his minor-league playing days, had been a minor league skipper for about a decade, without any particular distinction. It was somewhat of a surprise that owner Charles Comiskey […]
Is Roch Cholowsky the best fit for the White Sox?
For the first time since 1977, the White Sox have the first overall draft pick in the summer draft, and the timing couldn’t be more favorable. In a top-heavy draft, Chicago doesn’t have to guess who may fall to them. After wisely picking future Hall-of-Famer Harold Baines in 1977, the Sox are hoping to make […]
Today in White Sox History: December 16
1940 In a minor trade, the White Sox shipped Jack Knott to Philadelphia for third baseman Dario Lodigiani. Knott was approaching his later 30s but was coming off of two strong, two-plus WAR seasons, while Lodigiani, about a decade younger, was just getting his career started. No one ended up very pleased with how the […]
The White Sox have cornered the market … on minor moves
The Chicago White Sox keep combing the waiver wire and picking through the free agent scrap heap to fill out next season’s roster — and there’s no end in sight. The biggest free agent signing so far has been starting pitcher Anthony Kay. He had to go to Japan any hope of reviving a big-league […]
Today in White Sox History: December 15
1960 White Sox owner Bill Veeck made up for some of his bad deals after the 1959 season by pilfering pitchers Juan Pizarro and Cal McLish from the Reds for infielder Gene Freese. Manager Al Lopez and pitching coach Ray Berres had their eyes on Pizarro for a few years, but Milwaukee refused to deal him to the Sox. Veeck craftily got his friend Bill DeWitt of Cincinnati to […]
2026 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 20
It was another close race, necessitating appeals to both SSS readership and staff to break a deadlock between Ky and Jake Palisch. It was in fact the debut lefty, Eder, who prevailed, earning 15 of 63 (24%) votes: Poll Note: We’re getting a consistent 60ish votes each round these days, which is fine to carry […]
Today in White Sox History: December 13
1969 The White Sox dealt their star lefthander Gary Peters and catcher Don Pavletich to the Red Sox for Syd O’Brien and Billy Farmer. (Farmer retired instead of reporting, so as compensation Chicago received Gerry “Wheat Germ Kid” Janeski in early March 1970.) Peters would win 33 games over the next three seasons. Janeski won 10 games in 1970, then was shipped to […]
White Sox claim lefty reliever Ryan Rolison
The Chicago White Sox have claimed 28-year-old lefthander Ryan Rolison, a day after the Atlanta Braves DFA’d him to make room for Robert Suarez. Rolison was selected in the first round of the 2018 draft by the Colorado Rockies, which just has to be the most extreme sort of “good news/bad news” call a pitcher […]
Today in White Sox History: December 12
1925 The first championship ever secured on the grounds of Comiskey Park came with a 13-0 Chicago Cardinals win over the Hammond Pros. It was sweet revenge for the Cardinals, who had given Hammond its only win of 1925 with a season-opening upset in Indiana, 10-6. But this “title” was not without controversy. Six days […]
White Sox Songs of the (off) Season, Part 5
Most Sox fans would probably wish for an Advent calendar and a bonus day of Christmas in order to create a whole new roster, but 12 days is what we get. If you don’t wish to get in the spirit of the (off) season and sing along, you can scroll down to the final verse. […]
Today in White Sox History: December 11
1924 White Sox superstar second sacker Eddie Collins, who had led the club to a 14-13 record as player-manager to finish out an awful 1923 season, was named the permanent player-manager of the club. All Collins did was lead the battered mid-1920s White Sox to consecutive winning records (79-75 and 81-72) before getting fired/released by […]
White Sox select RHPs Jedixson Paez, Alexander Alberto in MLB Rule 5 draft
The White Sox took two more Rule 5 fliers on Wednesday, plucking Jedixson Paez from the Boston Red Sox and Alexander Alberto from the Tampa Bay Rays for the cost of a couple of stadium hot dogs. It’s the classic scratch-off ticket move: you might hit big, but could end up with nothing but mustard […]
Today in White Sox History: December 10
1922 In the finale of the first regular season of the NFL, the Chicago Bears again traveled to Comiskey Park to face their crosstown rival Chicago Cardinals — and again lost, this time 9-0. The defeat kept the defending (American Professional Football Association) champion Bears scoreless at Comiskey for the season (also having been shut […]
South Side jackpot: White Sox hit No. 1 in MLB Draft Lottery
All hail the pingpong balls. The fourth MLB Draft Lottery reveal aired Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. CT during the Winter Meetings — hours after the drawing itself took place behind closed doors. But when the cards were turned over on MLB Network, the wait proved worth it for Chicago fans as the White Sox emerged […]
2026 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 19
This one took awhile, close all the way until sputtering to a finish with a 13-11 win and no votes added in recent days. The winner was yet another southpaw starter, and one who’s yet to pitch a professional inning to boot: Blake Larson, earning 13 of 61 (21%) votes: The win came on Larson’s […]
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