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Winter report card: Chicago White Sox
A.J. Pierzynski had a career-year offensively in 2012 but Chicago may miss his defense even more. (Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) With just a few weeks before pitchers and catchers report, we’re...
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Winter report cards: Final AL grades
R.A. Dickey, last year’s NL Cy Young winner, may not have even been the biggest name Toronto added during the offseason. (Reuters) With pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training, the Hot Stove...
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The hard-to-believe numbers expressing the White Sox' offensive futility
Jeff Keppinger doesn’t usually take pitches as evidenced by the fact he hasn’t walked yet this season. (AP) The near-perfect game thrown by the Mets’ Matt Harvey against the White Sox Tuesday night was...
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See how Adam Dunn's adjustment is helping him finally hit like Adam Dunn
Adam Dunn has four hits, three home runs and six RBIs in his past two games. (Getty Images) Adam Dunn came into Tuesday’s game hitting an unfathomable .133/.235/.300, with six home runs to go with his...
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Nationals getting hurt as Braves are getting better
Stephen Strasburg will be out for the next two weeks at least, a blow to a struggling Nationals team. (Scott Cunningham/Getty Images) Wednesday was a painful day for very good starting pitchers. The...
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Watch: White Sox beat Mariners in wild (rallies!), historic (Kyle Seager!),...
Kyle Seager did something that had never been done before in baseball history. (AP) The White Sox’ 7-5 win in Seattle on Wednesday may have looked ordinary on the out-of-town scoreboard but, in fact,...
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The White Sox’s ineptitude hands Chris Sale the hardest-luck loss of the season
White Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale had one of his best starts of the season, but his offense again didn’t support him. [AP] Chris Sale suffered a hard-luck loss on Friday night in the White Sox’s...
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Anniversary of Larry Doby's breaking of AL color barrier deserves more...
This 1948 picture of Steve Gromek and Larry Doby was prized by Doby for the rest of his life. (Corbis) Friday marks the anniversary of the major-league debut of Larry Doby, who on July 5, 1947, broke...
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Bartolo Colon continues to defy logic and reason at age 40
Bartolo Colon is defying age with a nearly career-best 140 ERA+ for A’s this year. (Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) It’s fun to imagine baseball historians, 50 years from now, trying to make sense of the...
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Red Sox acquire lefty Matt Thornton from Chicago to bolster bullpen
Matt Thornton was one of three White Sox relievers recently circulating in trade discussions. (David Banks/Getty Images) With lefty Andrew Miller likely out for the season following a fluke foot injury...
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Trade deadline watch: Where AL teams stand as July 31 approaches
Bud Norris is just 6-9 but he has a 3.91 ERA for a dreadful Astros team. (Bob Levey/AP) The July 31 nonwaiver trading deadline is less than 10 days away, but some teams have yet to make up their minds...
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Trade deadline watch: Peavy and Santana could be next starters dealt
Jake Peavy has been scouted by several teams lately. (Charles Rex Arbogast/AP) The recent trades of Ricky Nolasco and Matt Garza have created a void in the market for starting pitchers available at the...
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Rays take gamble, grab injured RP Jesse Crain from White Sox
Jesse Crain was sent from Chicago to Tampa Bay for players to be named later or cash. (Genevieve Ross/AP) To the ire of every other American League contender, the Rays went out Monday and made a move...
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Trades for Lee, Pence and Rios that should happen, but probably won’t
Cliff Lee is no stranger to deadline deals, having been dealt in both 2009 and 2010. (AP) I’ve spent most of this month covering the trade deadline from many angles — top targets at given positions,...
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Jake Peavy heads to Boston as Red Sox, Tigers gain key reinforcements in...
Peavy’s name was connected to a number of potential deals before the Red Sox finalized an agreement late Tuesday. (Paul Beaty/AP) The Red Sox have added Jake Peavy to fill the hole in their starting...
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Trade deadline live blog
Alex Rios of the White Sox is one of the top hitters being talked about at the trade deadline. (Lon Horwedel/Icon SMI) Welcome to SI.com’s live blog of the 2013 MLB trade deadline. Jay Jaffe and Cliff...
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Rangers get Alex Rios to fill void left by Nelson Cruz suspension
Alex Rios will take over rightfield in Texas. (Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) In this summer’s thin trade market, Alex Rios rated among the top available bats, if not the easiest player to deal given a...
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Wait 'Til Next Year: Chicago White Sox
Cy Young contender Chris Sale continued to impress in 2013. (Paul Beaty/AP) While so much of our day-to-day attention in this space is devoted to the teams still battling for playoff spots, we feel as...
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A.J. Pierzynski signing more about frugality than upgrade for Red Sox
Pierzynski hit a career-high 27 homers for the White Sox in 2012 and 17 for the Rangers in ’13, his third-highest total. (Tony Gutierrez/AP) The Red Sox came to terms with catcher A.J. Pierzynski on a...
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Justin Morneau deal is curious for Rockies but White Sox smart to bring back...
Former AL Central rivals Justin Morneau and Paul Konerko both figure to be platooned in 2014. (Hannah Foslien/Cal Sport Media) Overlooked amid the flurry of Hot Stove activity Tuesday night, the...
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