The Chicago White Sox will skip Chris Sale’s scheduled start on Wednesday. Sale was to face the Boston Red Sox but will be skipped due to mild tendinitis. Hector Santiago will make the start on Wednesday for the White Sox. Santiago will be pitching on three days rest after lasting only 3 1/3 innings in [...]
Jake Peavy was scratched from his start on Monday after experiencing discomfort in his back last week but is prepared to make a start on Wednesday. Peavy was originally scheduled to start a game last Thursday when the White Sox moved his start back four days. On Monday the 31-year-old threw a bullpen session and [...]
The pitching situation on the south side of Chicago is becoming dire. Gavin Floyd is facing Tommy John surgery and Jake Peavy’s back is on the verge of landing him on the disabled list. Peavy will miss his scheduled start against the Royals on Monday. Peavy was to start Thursday night but had his rotation [...]
Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Gavin Floyd will have a third opinion on his elbow on Monday. According to Bob Nightengale, Floyd “tentatively plans to have “Tommy John,” surgery on torn elbow ligament” which would end the right handers season. The injury occurred in Floyd’s last start on Saturday as he was removed in the [...]
Gordon Beckham left Tuesday’s game with wrist irritation. Further tests have revealed that the White Sox second basemen has a fractured hamate bone in his left hand. Beckham will miss six to eight weeks according to Dan Hayes of Comcast SportsNet. While Beckham is away the White Sox figure to move Jeff Keppinger over to [...]
The Chicago White Sox have won the first two games of the 2013 season thanks to some timely home runs. In the second game of a three game series against Kansas City, the White Sox hit four home runs on Wednesday. Adam Dunn, Tyler Flowers and Dayan Viciedo all homered off of Royals starter Ervin [...]
The Chicago White Sox will depend on starting pitcher Chris Sale to anchor their rotation in 2013. Tyler Flowers will also need to be a force if the team is to contend. They got both on Monday, winning their opener for the first time since 2005. A 17 game winner last season, the White Sox [...]
White Sox reliever Jesse Crain made his first Cactus League appearance since February 25 on Monday. The right hander recently pitched a pair of minor league games prior to Monday’s outing. The White Sox will wait until this weekend to make a decision on whether Crain will start the year on the active roster or [...]
Robin Ventura has chosen Chris Sale to take the mound when the Chicago White Sox start the regular season. Sale was a 17 game winner during the 2012 season. Signed to a extension worth $32.5 million the soon to be 24-year-old left hander will be counted on to reproduce his 3.05 ERA and 192 strike [...]
Frank Thomas will appear on the baseball Hall of Fame ballot for the first time next season. With an impressive crop of players joining him on the ballot, Thomas is building up his case saying his numbers are legit. A two-time AL MVP, Thomas played 19 years at the big league level including 16 with [...]
