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On Aroldis Chapman
23 days ago by
Lookout Landing
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Guess I should talk about this, since the Mariners seem to be showing considerable interest. I understand I'm late to the party, but then I never expected that the M's would still be hovering around at this point in the sweepstakes.
It's easy to see why Chapman'...
2010 Bill James Projections: White Sox Pitchers
27 days ago by
South Side Sox
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W-L G GS SVIP H HR BB K ERA WHIP
Mark Buehrle
12-12
33
33
0
216
232
25
48
122
3.96
1.30
D.J. Carrasco
4-6
44
0
0
90
103
8
36
59
4.90
1.54
John Danks
11-12
33
33
0
206
209
29
75
168
4.33
1.38
Octavio Dotel
...
Fantasy Baseball: 2010 AL closer dynasty/keeper rankings
October 13, 2009 by
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1. Mariano Rivera- Another year older, another year of a sub 2.00 ERA. I do think Mo's age will catch up with him one day, whether it be in the form of...
Bruce Levine Speculates on the White Sox' 2010 Payroll
October 07, 2009 by
South Side Sox
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Bruce Levine Speculates on the White Sox' 2010 Payroll
After spending close to $97 million on its 2009 payroll, the Chicago White Sox have committed $72 million to 10 players next season. According to the vibe on the South Side, corporate spending will not be any better to...
White Sox retain Garcia, Thornton
October 06, 2009 by
Seattle Times
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The Chicago White Sox have exercised club options for 2010 on right-hander Freddy Garcia and left-hander Matt Thornton.
White Sox pick up options on Garcia, Thornton
October 06, 2009 by
Miami Herald
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The Chicago White Sox on Tuesday picked up the 2010 contract options for right-handed starter Freddy Garcia and left- handed reliever Matt Thornton.
White Sox retain Garcia, Thornton
October 06, 2009 by
Miami Herald
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The Chicago White Sox have exercised club options for 2010 on right-hander Freddy Garcia and left-hander Matt Thornton.
White Sox Exercise Option On Matt Thornton
October 06, 2009 by
MLB Trade Rumors
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The White Sox exercised their 2010 option on reliever Matt Thornton, according to MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez. At $2.25MM, it was an easy call for GM Ken Williams. Even if the Sox had declined Thornton's 2010 option, he'd still have been under team control as an arbitration...
Olympic strikeout stunning to most
October 03, 2009 by
Chicago Sun Times
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DETROIT -- Not that White Sox lefty reliever Matt Thornton was expecting to actually experience the Olympics in Chicago in 2016, but he was disappointed with the news of the decision, which dominated headlines Friday.
Odds & Ends: Holliday, White Sox, Pirates
September 28, 2009 by
MLB Rumors
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Good morning everybody! Let's check out some links...
Matt Holliday has meshed beautifully with the Cardinals since being acquired in July, writes Matthew Leach of MLB.com.
Ozzie Guillen says that Matt Thornton has "good enough equipment" to step...
Closing Time: Matt Thornton marks his territory
September 26, 2009 by
Roto Arcade
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The White Sox bullpen cleaned up nicely at the end of Friday's 2-0 win over Detroit; Octavio Dotel(notes) got the last two outs in the eighth inning and Matt Thornton(notes) fired pellets in the ninth. Give some credit to Ozzie Guillen for doing the right thing with the last two...
Jake Peavy Knows The Secrets to Sucess
September 25, 2009 by
South Side Sox
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For a game that helped the Twins more than the officially-eliminated-from-playoff-contention White Sox, that was a thoroughly satisfying game. We...
Odds & Ends: White Sox, Phillies, A's
September 24, 2009 by
MLB Trade Rumors
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Only a handful of games on the schedule tonight, but here are some links to make up for it....
White Sox GM Ken Williams is let down by his team's performance this season, according to Chris de Luca of The Chicago Sun-Times. Players like Jake Peavy and Alex Rios were acquired...
Pre-Closing Time: Jenks down, go get Dotel or Thornton
September 23, 2009 by
Roto Arcade
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Psst, hey you, fantasy gamer. Step away from your Mike Sims-Walker waiver claim for the moment. We've got some last-second saves for you, baseball, you know, pennant race and all that.White Sox closer Bobby Jenks(notes) suffered a right calf injury before Tuesday's game with...
Chicago White Sox Pitching Grades
September 19, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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Having already given my analysis for the Sox position players, I'm now moving on to the pitching staff.
The pitching was the main reason that the Sox stayed relatively competitive for most of the year. Though tonight's drubbing at the hands of the Kansas City Royals won'...
Series Preview: Chicago White Sox @ Seattle Mariners
September 15, 2009 by
Lookout Landing
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Seattle: 74-70 Chicago: 71-73
SUMMARY
MARINERS
WHITE SOX
EDGE
HITTING (wOBA)
-89.1 (29th)
-62.7 (26th)
CHW
FIELDING (UZR)
72.5 (1st)
-38.7 (24th)
SEA
ROTATION (pRAA)
-28.7 (23rd)
61.8 (6th)
CHW
BULLPEN (pRAA)
-24.6 (29th)
30.2 (3rd)
CHW...
Trouble on the South Side: White Sox Could Use a Lineup and Bullpen Shuffle
August 27, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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Substitutes
August 26, 2009 by
Empyreal Environs
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Game 125: August 25, 2009 White Sox3BS: Matt Thornton (5)L: Scott Linebrink (3-6)63-63, 3 game losing streak Red Sox6W: Manny Delcarmen (5-2)S: Jonathan Papelbon (30)72-53, 2 game winning streak Highlights: Jacoby Ellsbury broke the single-season franchise record for steals in the...
Quentin powers White Sox past Orioles
August 22, 2009 by
Chicago Sun Times
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Carlos Quentin homered, John Danks pitched into the seventh inning and the White Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-1 on Saturday night. Danks (11-8) walked six but allowed just one run and three hits in 6 1-3 innings. Matt Thornton worked a scoreless inning, Octavio Dotel got two outs...
SI ranks Thornton best set-up man in baseball
August 21, 2009 by
South Side Sox
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SI ranks Thornton best set-up man in baseball
Fireballing lefty Matt Thornton is the highest ranking non-closer in Baseball Prospectus' opposition-adjusted win-expectation-based relief pitcher statistic WXRL. If that doesn't move you, his traditional stats should: 2.44...
Things Are Getting Ugly
August 19, 2009 by
South Side Sox
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by Charles Rex Arbogast - AP
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I made a comment at the beginning of yesterday's abortion of a comments section, that it felt a lot like the '04 season. While the focus...
Fantasy Baseball Free Agent Pool – Strikeout Kings
August 06, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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Some reasonably available players to assist you in the strikeouts category. Realize that some of these will come with high ERAs & WHIPs because if a pitcher has low numbers in those categories and a good strikeout total, they’re already spoken for.
Gio Gonzá...
You Better Thank Me.
August 06, 2009 by
South Side Sox
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Current Series
3 game series vs Angels @ U.S. Cellular Field
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White Sox lead the series 2-0
Tue 08/04
WP: Matt Thornton (6 - 2) LP: Kevin Jepsen (3 - 3)
5 - 4 win
Wed 08/05
WP: Gavin Floyd (9 - 6) LP: Sean OSullivan (3 - 1)
6 - 2 win
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In Defense of the General Manager
August 03, 2009 by
South Side Sox
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by Charles Rex Arbogast - AP
The man on the right is better at his job than people outside of Chicago give credit for. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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When OSFIB...
It's Always Domey In Minnesota
July 27, 2009 by
South Side Sox
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