On this day 44 years ago, the White Sox brought Jim Essian back home from Oakland. | Ron Vesely/Getty Images Jim Essian comes home 1869 Clark Griffith was born, in Clear Creek, Mo. While his 63.8 WAR career was built mostly in the 1890s as a pitcher for the Chicago Colts (Cubs), Griffith was a key member of the first MLB pennant-winning White Sox team, in 1901. For … [Read more...] about Today in White Sox History: November 20
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Latest White Sox 40-man moves
With the White Sox in perpetual buy-low mode, welcome Austin Slater to the South Side! | Scott Taetsch/Getty Images Colson Montgomery and Juan Carela added in advance of the Rule 5 draft, Austin Slater signed for RF platoon On Wednesday, the White Sox announced the signing of outfielder Austin Slater. The deal is the definition of buy-low, as it will cost the White Sox … [Read more...] about Latest White Sox 40-man moves
Cubs trade for Cleveland reliever Eli Morgan; Wisdom DFA’d
CLEVELAND, Ind. — The Cubs are trading for Cleveland relief pitcher Eli Morgan. As a result of adding Morgan to the 40-man, Patrick Wisdom was designated for assignment. Morgan, 28, had the best season of his career in 2024 with a 1.93 ERA with Cleveland in 42 innings. The Gonzaga product relies of a softer fastball compared to other bullpen arms, a slider and a change … [Read more...] about Cubs trade for Cleveland reliever Eli Morgan; Wisdom DFA’d
Cubs Acquire Catcher Matt Thaiss from Angels, DFA Trey Wingenter
The Cubs ended up trading for an Anaheim catcher after all, it just isn’t Logan O’Hoppe. Not long after picking up middle reliever Eli Morgan from the Guardians in exchange for outfield prospect Alfonsin Rosario, the Cubs acquired Matt Thaiss from the Angels for a cash consideration. In order to make room on the 40-man roster, they designated reliever Trey Wingenter for … [Read more...] about Cubs Acquire Catcher Matt Thaiss from Angels, DFA Trey Wingenter
Colson Montgomery and Grant Taylor discuss their AFL tenures
Colson Montgomery and Grant Taylor spoke on Zooms as part of this strangely loaded week of White Sox content The post Colson Montgomery and Grant Taylor discuss their AFL tenures appeared first on Sox Machine. … [Read more...] about Colson Montgomery and Grant Taylor discuss their AFL tenures