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Today in White Sox History: March 24

Bobby Knoop didn’t stick around Chicago long as a player, but suited up for two of the 17 worst White Sox seasons ever, in 1969 and 1970. | B Bennett/ Three trades, three modest returns 1962 White Sox third baseman Andy Carey, traded to Philadelphia on December 15, is instead dealt to the Los Angeles Dodgers after refusing to report to the Phillies. Carey, just 30 but a veteran having played for nearly all of the 1950s with the New York Yankees, didn’t want to be shuttled (with no say) to his fourth team in four years. As he was a California native, the White Sox...

South Side Sox

2024 White Sox Rotation Preview

The selection of Garrett Crochet — who has not made a start of substance since high school — as Opening Day starter qualifies as one of the weirdest choices to start the season in White Sox history. | David Durochik/Diamond Images via Presumptive ace Garrett Crochet hasn’t made a substantial start since high school — and things might get even weirder from there The White Sox trade of starting ace Dylan Cease only signaled what fans have long known — the starting rotation of old is gone. With the departures of Cease, Lance Lynn, Lucas Giolito, and [redacted]...

Royals Review

Royals trade partner history: The Brewers

Photo by Ron Schwane/ The Royals have done quite well in deals with the Brew Crew. This is a series that looks back at their trade history with each team in baseball. So far, we have looked back at trades with the Braves, Cubs, Diamondbacks, Orioles, White Sox, Angels, and Marlins. Today we look at the history of deals with the Milwaukee Brewers Total number of Royals/Brewers trades: 29 The Royals and Brewers have had a bunch of trades together, and the Royals have come out on the positive end of a lot of them. There were some terrific trades that don’t even make the...

Pinstripe Alley

Were Yankees smart to pass on Cease?

Photo by Michael Reaves/ The White Sox ace is headed to San Diego, not the Bronx. That may not be such a bad thing. It’s said that misery makes for strange bedfellows. The San Diego Padres and the Yankees both have had difficult offseasons in their own way that have unexpectedly intertwined the two clubs. First, San Diego was “forced” to trade Juan Soto to the Yankees for payroll reasons. Now that the Yankees are in even greater need of starting pitching after news broke that Gerrit Cole will miss the first couple months of the season with a dodgy pitching elbow,...

Lone Star Ball

Rangers, ChiSox talking Cease trade, per reports

Photo by Michael Reaves/ Trade talks involving Chicago White Sox starter Dylan Cease are reportedly cranking up MLB Trade Rumors: Dylan Cease, starting pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, has been the subject of trade talk in recent days, per reports, with the Texas Rangers and the New York Yankees being among the suitors mentioned. Bob Nightengale says that the Yankees, in the wake of Gerrit Cole getting an MRI on his elbow, “made a new proposal” for Cease, having previously engaged in talks with Chicago for the righthander during the offseason. Ken Rosenthal,...

South Side Sox

Gamethread: White Sox at Reds

Dylan Cease wants to sell you some little bag of something in the high school parking lot. | Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports Hallucinate with me as ol’ beardy boy tosses some heat Happy Tuesday, White Sox fans, and happy Dylan Cease Day. It’s going to take a lot more than Dylan Cease to make me happy today, though, especially with trade rumors flying around like crazy. Could this be Cease’s last start for the White Sox? I shudder to think, but we have no choice but to do so, as this game will not be televised. Good thing you guys have each other in this...

Lone Star Ball

Cease to the Padres, per reports

Photo by David Durochik/MLB Photos via Starter Dylan Cease is reportedly heading to the San Diego Padres from the Chicago White Sox MLB Trade Rumors: Dylan Cease is heading to the San Diego Padres from the Chicago White Sox, per Jeff Passan on Twitter. The market around Cease seemed to have heated up over the past few days. Whether that was due at least in part to the New York Yankees re-engaging after Gerrit Cole’s elbow resulted in him being sidelined, or if it is just a matter of Opening Day looming hastening things, the White Sox have apparently now gotten...

The Crawfish Boxes

Astros Crawfish Boil: March 13, 2024

Jose Altuve | Photo by Megan Briggs/ Welcome to the Humpday Boil. Houston Astros News Healthy and signed, Altuve ready for big ‘24 Hunter Brown, Joe Espada on start vs. Marlins Astros’ Hunter Brown: Starting pitcher working for better 2024 ending (Houston Chronicle) Houston Astros: Luis Contreras revives dream, vies for pen spot (Houston Chronicle) AL West News A’s — Distressed Oakland A’s fans share “Last Dive Bar” Coliseum memories ahead of possible final Opening Day (CBS) Blarts — Rosenthal: What I’m hearing about trade talks for White Sox pitcher...

Pinstripe Alley

Yankees reopen Cease trade talks with the White Sox

Photo by Michael Reaves/ Gerrit Cole’s elbow reportedly played a role in the Yankees sending a renewed offer to Chicago for the 2022 AL Cy Young runner-up. Earlier in the offseason, the Yankees and the Chicago White Sox discussed a trade involving Dylan Cease. Conversations didn’t reach much momentum because the South Siders reportedly demanded the inclusion of blue-chip prospect Spencer Jones in the deal and the Yanks were reluctant. In the wake of Gerrit Cole’s tenuous right elbow situation and the Yankees’ reported unwillingness to pursue Blake Snell or...

Royals Review

Royals trade partner history: The Marlins

Photo by Brad Mangin/MLB Photos via The Royals don’t deal with Fish too much. This is a series that looks back at their trade history with each team in baseball. So far, we have looked back at trades with the Braves, Cubs, Diamondbacks, Orioles, White Sox, and Angels. Today we look at the history of deals with the Miami Marlins. Total number of Royals/Marlins trades: 13 The two teams haven’t engaged on very many big trades together, and hardly any have worked out well for the Royals. Kansas City did unload former All-Star reliever Aaron Crow on the Marlins, but the...

Twinkie Town

Rival Roundup, Vol. 52: Creepin’ Closer

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports There’s still plenty of free-agency activity to come, but the first week of spring is settling in. The Detroit Tigers will deploy Tarik Skubal to start their season, as we enter the era of official Opening Day starter statements from teams who don’t employ Pablo Lopez. Tarik Skubal is the Opening Day starter, A.J. Hinch announces. #Tigers— Evan Petzold (@EvanPetzold) March 1, 2024 Among the deluge of other off-season organizational changes, the Chicago White Sox are employing a dietician for the first time, at the direction of...

South Side Sox

Will Dylan Cease still be a White Sox by Opening Day?

South Side for life? | Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports Teams continue to show interest in the South Side ace, but Chris Getz doesn’t seem ready to deal him away Dylan Cease has been one of the hottest free agent discussions of the offseason, and rightfully so. He’s sitting at a career 3.83 ERA, has a second-place Cy Young finish, and usually finishes in the top 5-10 in terms of strikeouts. That slider sure is nasty. White Sox GM, Chris Getz, however, has not found a trade that is enough to justify giving up one of the top pitchers in the league. Recently, trade...

Bleed Cubbie Blue

Cubs vs. Brewers at Phoenix preview, Wednesday 2/28, 2:05 CT

Photo by Norm Hall/ Another road contest for the North Siders. Here’s a bit more on Matthew Thompson, who the Cubs acquired yesterday in a trade with the White Sox: In the 23-year-old Thompson, the Cubs got a righty who was selected in the second round of the 2019 Draft by the Sox. Last season with Double-A Birmingham, Thompson had a 4.85 ERA with 136 strikeouts and 85 walks in 124 1/3 innings. “He’s got a good arm,” Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said. “He’s a guy that we liked as an amateur. And I think any time you can grab a starting...

12/17/18 MLB.com FastCast: Machado tours South Side

Manny Machado's free-agency tour starts with the White Sox, plus the Astros near a deal with Michael Brantley and the Mets sign Wilson Ramos About Major League Baseball: Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most historic professional sports league in the U

White Sox acquire Yonder Alonso from the Indians

The White Sox trade for first baseman and designated hitter Yonder Alonso, who hit .250 with 23 home runs as a member of the Indians in 2018. Here are his highlights from last season. About Major League Baseball: Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most h

Pirates trade Ivan Nova to the White Sox

The White Sox bolster their rotation by making a trade with the Pirates, acquiring veteran right-hander Ivan Nova About Major League Baseball: Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most historic professional sports league in the United States and consists