Chris Sale

12 posts

  1. 2014 MLB Season Preview

    It's been a brutally cold winter across most of the Northern hemisphere this year, with feeble warmth from the hot stove. We are ready for warm weather and ballgames. At least the ballgames start this week. Let's look…

  2. Player of the Fortnight

    With no games until this evening, it's as good a time as any to honor the most locked-in players in Baseball. About 20 years ago, a scout told me the best way to quickly see which players are on top of their game is to…

  3. Who Should Win the MVP?

    Buster Olney got it started early this morning... In the wide open AL Cy Young race, the frontrunners from here look to be: 1. Felix Hernandez. 2. Verlander. 3. Weaver. As of today. — Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) August…

  4. First Half MLB Awards

    It's the All-Star Break. Time to see how our MLB Awards ballots would look if voting on performances of the first half. AL Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award 1. Mike Trout , Angels Trout has many reasons to smile…

  5. Checking in on OOPS

    A year ago, we looked at leaders in Opponents' OPS , then again with historical perspective . Recapping what we learned last season: Opponents OPS Leaders (ERA Qualifiers) 2000 AL: Pedro Martinez , Red Sox .473 NL:…

  6. Inaugural Post on Rotoprofessor

    Hey folks, so we've never done this before... The Braves are reloading, and Freddie Freeman is a big part of it. I wrote a fantasy article, for Rotoprofessor.com, taking an in depth look at the projected 2011 Major…

  7. Traveling Man

    Sitting on a balcony in South Beach, Miami, staring across the Atlantic Ocean, with a purple haze funk in the air, my thoughts take me to Spring Training. I'm looking forward to my good friend's wedding this weekend,…

  8. Chris Sale the Closer

    I just read on CBS Sports the breaking news about our favorite White Sox pitcher, Chris Sale...... Guillen calls Sale his Closer " From The Sports Xchange notes: RHP Bobby Jenks (elbow) was still unavailable during the…

  9. Britney Spears & 2010 Pitching Debuts

    Remember last year, when we wrote this piece called Power Arms of the Future ? We wanted to celebrate how impressed we were with performances from young pitchers like Mat Latos, Tommy Hanson, and Neftali Feliz. The next…

  10. Our 2010 Celebration of SP/RP's

    We say "Don't Pay for Saves". Let other suckers waste perfectly good mid round draft picks on closers coming off good seasons. Even if you get the best closer, you could have gotten someone almost as useful much later…

  11. Sox Sample Sale Stinks

    Well, that didn't work. In his highly anticipated* Major League debut, the White Sox Chris Sale came on to start the bottom of the 8th of a 1-1 game versus the Orioles . * at least here He proceeded to walk Brian…

  12. White Sox on Sale

    No, we're not talking about getting six pairs of socks for $3.99. We're here to take a quick look at the first player from the 2010 Draft to make it to the big leagues, the 13th pick of the 1st round, Chris Sale of the…