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My alphabetical review — @soxnerd style — of the 2023 White Sox continues with a look at JAKE DIEKMAN: The reliever departed the White Sox as the franchise’s all-time leader among left-handers with an average of 11.4 strikeouts per nine innings (minimum 4.1 innings). Diekman, released in May, struck out 39 batters in 30.2 innings in his 39 games with the Sox in 2022 and … [Read more...] about 2023 WHITE SOX REVIEW: JAKE DIEKMAN

The program from the 1917 World Series, which the Sox won on this date in 1917. A World Series win, plenty of victories over the Cubs, a “Go Go” manager, a future ERA champ dealt, a Ron Coomer sighting and another ALCS complete game … it all happened on this date (Oct. 15) in White Sox history. Here are the details: *1911, SOX TOP CUBS: Winning pitcher Doc White did … [Read more...] about TODAY (OCT. 15) IN SOX HISTORY: A TITLE, AN ALCS WIN AND MORE!

My alphabetical review — @soxnerd style — of the 2023 White Sox continues with a look at CLINT FRAZIER: At this moment in time, Clint Frazier is the only player in Major League history who has spent his entire exclusively with the White Sox, Cubs and Yankees. The outfielder played with the Yanks from 2017 to 2021, the Cubs in 2022 and the Sox in 2023. 30 players have … [Read more...] about 2023 WHITE SOX REVIEW: CLINT FRAZIER

My alphabetical recap — @soxnerd style — of the 2023 White Sox continues with a look at ANDREW BENINTENDI: While it certainly didn’t feel like it, Andrew Benintendi had one of the best seasons by a White Sox player in high leverage situations in the complete data era (since 1973). These are  higher pressure situations, where the outcome of the situation is more likely to … [Read more...] about 2023 WHITE SOX REVIEW: ANDREW BENINTENDI

My alphabetical review — @SoxNerd style — of the 2023 White Sox continues with AARON BUMMER: The lefty became the first pitcher in White Sox history to average at least 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings in four consecutive seasons in 2023. Bummer averaged 12.0 Ks per nine in 2023 after averaging 10.1 in 2022, 12.0 in 2021 and 13.5 in 2020. Bummer joins fellow reliever … [Read more...] about 2023 WHITE SOX REVIEW: AARON BUMMER