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My alphabetical review — @soxnerd style — at the 2023 White Sox continues with a look at TRAYCE THOMPSON: The veteran outfielder extended his White Sox errorless streak to 1,436 days — per the MLB calendar — in 2023. Going by the calendar we all use, Thompson’s White Sox errorless streak stands at 2,980 days at this writing. Thompson’s only Sox error came on Sept. 9, … [Read more...] about 2023 WHITE SOX PLAYER REVIEW: TRAYCE THOMPSON

My alphabetical review — @soxnerd style — at the 2023 White Sox continues with a look at TOUKI TOUSSAINT: The right-hander yielded an average of 7.1 hits per nine innings, which lowest among Sox pitchers who threw at least 42.1 innings in 2023. That figure ranked 10th-lowest in the AL among pitchers with 80 innings in 2023 (this includes his one start with Cleveland). … [Read more...] about 2023 WHITE SOX PLAYER REVIEW: TOUKI TOUSSAINT

My alphabetical review — @soxnerd style — at the 2023 White Sox continues with a look at LENYN SOSA: The infielder slashed .271/.290/.458 out of the eighth spot for the 2023 White Sox. That means in every spot of the order Sosa slashed .162/.185/.286. Sosa’s average and slugging percentage was tops among Sox players with at least six games in the eighth spot in 2023 … [Read more...] about 2023 WHITE SOX PLAYER REVIEW: LENYN SOSA

My alphabetical review — @soxnerd style — at the 2023 White Sox continues with a look at BRYAN SHAW: The 35-year old righty earned his first Sox save in his 764th big league appearance on Aug. 7. The only pitcher to log his first Sox save with more appearances than Shaw was Sparky Lyle at 891 on Aug. 25, 1982 Shaw joined the Sox with 753 appearances. Only Mike Jackson … [Read more...] about 2023 WHITE SOX PLAYER REVIEW: BRYAN SHAW

My favorite Gavin Sheets scoreboard graphic. My alphabetical review — @soxnerd style — at the 2023 White Sox continues with a look at GAVIN SHEETS: No player in big league history has dominated the Pittsburgh Pirates like Gavin Sheets. The left-handed hitter’s slashline of .750/.818/1.500 is the best ever against the Pirates with at least eight at bats vs. the … [Read more...] about 2023 WHITE SOX PLAYER REVIEW: GAVIN SHEETS