I’m a lifelong White Sox fan who has been covering the team for Sports Mockery since early 2024. I provide analysis, write-ups, and opinion pieces on transactions, roster moves, and everything happening around the team. My work has been featured by Sports Illustrated, Bleacher Report, Yahoo Sports, the New York Post, and other platforms. @ChiSoxFanMike on X.
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The White Sox have traded star pitcher Dylan Cease to the San Diego Padres for right-handed pitcher Drew Thorpe, left-handed outfielder Samuel Zavala, right-handed pitcher Jairo Iriarte, and right-handed pitcher Steven Wilson, per Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. After months of rumors, Chris Getz finally...
White Sox Twitter is full of interesting people and perspectives. I thought it would be fun to let the people ask questions, and I will give my best answers. 2024 Predictions Who do you think will have the best "comeback" year this year and stay healthy? - JackHill43 Eloy Jiménez. We have said this...
The White Sox have been "engaged" with free agent starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. The possibility of adding Lorenzen is a new development for the White Sox and directly connects to Dylan Cease and the trade talk conversations surrounding him. Lorenzen's Resume...
Injuries are an unfortunate reality of every spring training, and the Yankees might be the latest victim. Jeff Passan of ESPN reported this morning that star pitcher Gerrit Cole is having an MRI on his right elbow. He has had discomfort there and trouble recovering in between starts this spring. It...
The White Sox starting rotation has been a topic of conversation all offseason, as it has changed significantly over the past year. Lucas Giolito, Lance Lynn, and Mike Clevinger, who combined for 66 starts last season, are no longer on the team. The rotation to open the 2024 season will look a lot...
Spring training is now in full swing, and it is becoming more apparent which players are making a good impression in White Sox camp. On a team that will feature many new faces and some familiar ones, several players have opened eyes this spring. #5 - Nicky Lopez The pride of Naperville himself,...
Today is a national holiday. It is Paul Konerko’s 48th birthday. For White Sox fans around my age, he was the man. We were too young to remember Frank Thomas in his prime, but Paulie was there for us through thick and thin. He took less money to stay in Chicago and was loyal until the end. Paulie...
To the surprise of some and the disgust of others, Oscar Colás played first base for a portion of yesterday's game. Per Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times, he had been taking grounders at first base earlier this spring and finally saw game action at the position yesterday. It is...
Some under-the-radar White Sox players have put themselves on the map early in spring training this year. Tim Elko fits this description on the position player side, while Deivi García has impressed on the mound. In a small sample size, the 24-year-old former Yankee farmhand has a 3.00 ERA and four...
The White Sox and Cubs made a trade today, as the White Sox have sent right-handed pitcher Matthew Thompson to the Cubs for left-handed pitcher Bailey Horn, per Sahadev Sharma and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. This swap of prospects clears a 40-man roster spot for the Cubs to accommodate their...
Tim Elko has been one of the unexpected storylines in the early part of spring training for the White Sox. In a very small sample size, he already has one home run and just missed another. He has massive power to all fields, which has caught the attention of many White Sox fans given how badly the...
While the White Sox still have not traded Dylan Cease, this offseason saga has a new development. Per Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the Yankees "would prefer to trade for Cease instead of signing free agent Blake Snell, but they are at a standstill with the White Sox. They refuse to part with top...
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