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My alphabetical review — @soxnerd style — of the 2023 White Sox continues with a look at ALEX COLOME: When Colome rejoined the White Sox on May 2nd he owned 159 saves. Only Craig Kimbrel with 371 in 2021, Dave Righetti with 252 in 1995, Sparky Lyle with 237 in 1982 and Joakim Soria with 204 in 2018 had more saves upon joining the Sox. … [Read more...] about 2023 WHITE SOX REVIEW: ALEX COLOME

My alphabetical review — @soxnerd style — of the 2023 White Sox continues with a look at GARRETT CROCHET: The lefty did his best work against teams that were .500 better in 2023. Crochet did not give up an earned in run in six outings covering 5.2 innings vs. teams above .500. This was the Sox best performance in this situation since Donnie Veal’s 12 appearances in … [Read more...] about 2023 WHITE SOX REVIEW: GARRETT CROCHET

My @SoxNerd style alphabetical review of the 2023 White Sox begins with HANSER ALBERTO: The utilityman’s lone strikeout victim in his two mound appearances for the 2023 White Sox was Roberto Perez. That’s the same Roberto Perez whom Carlos Rodon hit with a pitch to end his bid for a perfect game on April 14, 2021 at Guaranteed Rate Field. Alberto whiffed Perez in the … [Read more...] about 2023 WHITE SOX REVIEW: HANSER ALBERTO

My @soxnerd style alphabetical review of the 2023 White Sox continues with TIM ANDERSON.. TA’s lone homer of 2023 was a game-starting shot on July 29th off Cleveland’s Logan Allen at Guaranteed Rate Field. The last Sox player whose only homer of a season was a game-starter was Steve Sax in 1993. Sax and Anderson — who had similarly underachieving campaigns in these … [Read more...] about 2023 WHITE SOX REVIEW: TIM ANDERSON

My @soxnerd style alphabetical review of the 2023 White Sox continues with TANNER BANKS: The left-hander emerged from 2023 as the toughest pitcher in White Sox history since at least 1974 against the second hitter in the lineup. And it’s not even close really. The University of Utah product has limited hitter No. 2 to a .082 average (4-for-28) the last two … [Read more...] about 2023 WHITE SOX REVIEW: TANNER BANKS