Players to Watch: Chicago White Sox
Although this could be a very trying year for the White Sox, there could be a few players that could surprise in 2008.
First on my list is left-hander Mark Buehrle. Buehrle finished the 2007 season with a 10-9 record with a 3.63 ERA in 30 starts. The reason that stat jumps out so much to me is, he only received a decision in 19 of the 30 games he started, 11 no decisions, that’s way too many. What impresses me so much about Buehrle is, through his 8 major league seasons, only once has he failed to pitch more than 200 innings and that was his rookie season in 2000. He needs to lead this rotation, set the tone for guys like Gavin Floyd, Javier Vasquez and Jose Contreras. If he can do that, the White Sox may be able to stay in the race….ok, maybe only a few months.
Orlando Cabrera enters his first season with the Chicago White Sox after being traded from the Los Angeles Angels this past off-season. In 2007, he hit .301 with 8 HR’s but drove in 86 and scored 101 runs. It was a surprising, and unpopular, move by the Angels to bring over right-hander Jon Garland. Cabrera brings much needed defense to the White Sox, but also brings a guy who can hit with runners on (.348) and most importantly, with runners in scoring position (.311). If he can continue that trend from 2007, he will add another element to the White Sox offense.
After a career year in 2006 (.315 BA, 44 HR’s 120 RBI’s), Jermaine Dye came back down to Earth in 2007, hitting .254 with 28 HR’s and driving in 78. Dye, although he did hit 28 HR’s, 18 of those 28 came with the bases empty, the same kind of stat I noted with the Cubs’ Alfonso Soriano. Dye needs to be a big offensive force in the White Sox lineup in 2008 if this team has any hopes of staying in the AL Central race past June.
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![]() ESPN | MLB: Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland 0 UPI.com CHICAGO, April 5 (UPI) -- Mark Buehrle gave up just three hits over seven innings Monday in carrying the Chicago White Sox to a 6-0 win over Cleveland. Buehrle sharp as White Sox beat Indians 6-0 White Sox spoil start of new season Cleveland Indians (0-0) at Chicago White Sox (0-0), 2:05 pm |
![]() Chicago Breaking Sports - Tribune (blog) | What to expect from the Chicago White Sox in 2010 Helium After winning the division in a one game playoff against Minnesota in 2008 the Chicago White Sox finished third in the division in 2009. White Sox hire ex-Bulls GM Krause White Sox | Guillen expects to win division Krause joins the White Sox |
![]() Telegraph.co.uk | Bodley: Obama continues tradition MLB.com The Nationals gave Obama, a devoted Chicago White Sox fan, a red warmup jacket to wear when he went to the mound. "When he put it on, I told him I'd never Barak Obama first pitch video: wears Chicago White Sox cap. Obama pitches in for another presidential tradition President Barack Obama throws out first pitch on Washington Nationals opening day |
White Sox place C Ramon Castro on DL USA Today CHICAGO (AP) — Backup catcher Ramon Castro will start the season on the 15-day disabled list for the Chicago White Sox because of a bruised right heel. White Sox place C Castro on 15-day DL Sox put Castro on DL; Purchase contract of Donny Lucy Lucy late addition to White Sox roster |
![]() Seattle Post Intelligencer | Vizquel drives in 3, White Sox beat Braves 12-4 Atlanta Journal Constitution AP ATLANTA — Omar Vizquel drove in three runs with four hits, John Danks gave up one run in five innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Gavin Floyd Omar Vizquel: White Sox's Vizquel goes 4-for-5 Danks brothers both leave impression |
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