<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-rumors-jerry-reinsdorf-sale-dumped-cold-water');   ga('set', 'title', 'White Sox rumors: A Jerry Reinsdorf sale gets dumped in cold water');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Jerry-Reinsdorf-cold-water-White-Sox-sale.jpg"><figcaption>© Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>White Sox rumors: A Jerry Reinsdorf sale gets dumped in cold water</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-06T09:31:36-07:00">April 6th, 9:31am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-06T09:31:36-07:00">April 6th, 9:31am</time><address><a>Preston Byers</a>Preston Byers is an experienced writer and journalist who currently serves as an associate editor for ClutchPoints and as a staff writer at The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle, where he covers sports in the Mahoning Valley. Previously, Preston worked as an associate editor for Dot Esports and a site expert for FanSided's Union and Blue.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago White Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Fans of the Chicago White Sox (and the Chicago Bulls) have pleaded for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-jerry-reinsdorf-considering-selling-team-121-loss-season">longtime owner Jerry Reinsdorf to sell the team</a> for many, many years, but it does not appear that is coming anytime soon.</p><p>Although Reinsdorf is now 89 years old and is among the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-jerry-reinsdorf-destroyed-ex-players-employees-takedown">most consistently maligned team owners</a> in all of sports, he reportedly <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2025/04/06/mathew-bowyer-gambling-ippei-mizuhara-sentencing/82955010007/" rel="noopener">plans to remain as</a> the owner of the White Sox, who experienced the worst season in modern MLB history last year.</p><p>“The Chicago White Sox, despite all of the rumors and speculation, are NOT being sold,” USA Today’s Bob Nightengale wrote.</p><p>“White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf, 90, has made it perfectly clear to friends that he has zero interest in selling as long as he remains in good health.”</p><p>Nightengale reported that Justin Ishbia, one of the White Sox’s most prominent minority owners, has tried to purchase Reinsdorf’s shares and take over the team. Reinsdorf, however, has “rebuffed” these attempts.</p><p>Reinsdorf bought the team back in 1981 for $19 million (worth about $66 million today), and if he sold the team today, the transaction would net Reinsdorf a jaw-dropping sum. According to Forbes, the franchise is valued at $2 billion despite being the only MLB team to have decreased in value from its 2024 valuation.</p><p>Under Reinsdorf’s leadership, the White Sox have made the playoffs just seven times in more than 40 years. But in 2005, the team won the World Series, the franchise’s first in 88 years, which certainly gave Reinsdorf a tad more leniency from fans for a while.</p><p>Ishbia, who had <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/minnesota-twins/twins-news-mat-ishbias-brother-drops-pursuit-twins-ownership">shown interest in buying the Minnesota Twins</a>, seemingly abandoned those hopes and subsequently made moves earlier this year by acquiring the shares of numerous White Sox limited partners at a valuation of $1.8 billion.</p><p>In addition to being a minority owner in the White Sox, Ishbia has ownership stakes in the NBA’s Phoenix Suns and WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury — his brother, Mat Ishbia, is the principal owner — and Nashville SC of Major League Soccer (MLS). The Ishbias have been criticized for their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-nba-exec-jokes-ishbia-rule-kevin-durant-trade-backfiring">aggressive maneuvering of the Suns’ roster and trade assets</a> after trading for Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal, the latter of whom has a no-trade clause.</p><p>Despite the mistakes in the NBA, White Sox fans would almost certainly jump for joy if Ishbia bought the team from Reinsdorf.</p><p>The White Sox are currently 2-6 and have lost their last four games.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

White Sox rumors: A Jerry Reinsdorf sale gets dumped in cold water

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/mlb-stories/phillies-trade-proposal-50-million-white-sox-star');   ga('set', 'title', 'Phillies trade proposal for $50 million White Sox star');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Phillies-trade-proposal-for-50-million-White-Sox-star.jpg"></figure><h1>Phillies trade proposal for $50 million White Sox star</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-03T15:25:45-07:00">April 3rd, 3:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-03T15:25:45-07:00">April 3rd, 3:25pm</time><address><a>Bailey Bassett</a>Bailey Bassett is a sports writer from Denver, Colorado, covering major sports events and athlete backgrounds at ClutchPoints. He has experience covering and writing on high school, collegiate, and professional sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago White Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago White Sox’s rebuild is nearly complete, but there is still one star left on the team. It seems like just a matter of time until the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-luis-robert-jr-believe-hasnt-been-traded">White Sox trade Luis Robert</a>. The centerfielder had a great spring training, and now that the regular season has begun and the White Sox are again struggling, a trade could be right around the corner. The Philadelphia Phillies seem like an ideal trading partner for the White Sox, but what trade package makes sense for both sides?</p><h2><b>Phillies trade proposal for Luis Robert</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Luis-Robert-1.jpg"><figcaption>David Banks-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><b>Phillies receive: </b>Luis Robert</p><p><b>White Sox receive: </b>Justin Crawford (Phillies No. 3, MLB No. 63), Gabriel Rincones Jr. (Phillies No. 10), Aroon Escobar (Phillies No. 13)</p><p>The Phillies have been World Series contenders for years now, but they haven’t been able to bring home the Commissioner’s Trophy with their current core. Contenders who need to get over the hump tend to make trades during the regular season, so a Robert to Philadelphia trade makes a lot of sense.</p><p>The Phillies are stacked on offense, so Robert would fit right in because he has middle-of-the-order talent. Having so much talent around him would take some of the pressure off and potentially change how teams pitch to their lineup. He’d help on defense as well. Robert has killer speed, which is something the Phillies lack.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/white-sox-news-chicago-dealt-luis-robert-injury-blow-amid-playoff-push">Robert has struggled with injuries</a> and plate discipline at times during his career, but at his best, he is one of the rare true five-tool players in baseball. He has <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/roberlu01.shtml" rel="noopener">hit as many</a> as 38 home runs in a season, and he has a .338 batting average year to his name. Robert is a somewhat high-risk, high-reward trade target due to his injury history, but he can also outplay what is expected of him as of now due to his star-level potential. The return on investment could be huge in a Robert trade because his trade value isn’t super high right now.</p><h2><b>Taking a look at the rebuild in Chicago</b></h2><p>In 2016, the White Sox blew things up and started one of the biggest rebuilds in the MLB has ever seen. They traded every one of note from their roster and created the<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/top-10-mlb-farm-systems-ahead-of-2025-season"> best farm system in baseball</a> at the time. Over two days, Chicago traded Chris Sale and Adam Eaton away for Yoan Moncada, Michael Kopech, Dane Dunning, Reynaldo Lopez, and Lucas Giolito.</p><p>The team would continue to trade for, draft, and sign elite prospects over the next couple of years. Perhaps the face of their rebuild was Robert. The outfielder from Cuba signed a contract as an international free agent with the White Sox in 2017, and he eventually agreed to a six-year, $40 million deal in 2020 before even reaching the major league level. Not long after that, he established himself as the best player on the team.</p><p>The rebuild seemed to pay off, as Chicago looked like a legitimate World Series contender by 2021. That year, they won 93 games with a young roster that looked like it could contend for years to come. Robert was looking like an All-Star caliber player, and he’d win that award in 2023, but the wheels fell off for the outfielder and his team quickly.</p><p>By 2024, the team had to blow things up yet again and start their rebuild over. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/worst-mlb-teams-history-white-sox-record-breaking-season">White Sox had one of the worst seasons ever,</a> as they went 41-121. That set the record for the most losses in the modern era. Over the course of the last two seasons, the team has been trading all of their veteran talent, a lot of which were among their prized prospect possessions only a few years prior.</p><p>They’ve held onto Robert so far, but a trade is inevitable. Holding onto the star made sense last year, considering his trade value was at an all-time low due to poor play and injuries. Robert seems to be stringing together a good run of health and production, though, and that is helping rejuvenate his trade value. When said trade value reaches a perceived maximum, the White Sox should cash in on a trade that brings in even more young talent. Perhaps the second rebuild will be the charm in Chicago.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Phillies trade proposal for $50 million White Sox star

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He's a die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic. In addition to sports writing, he works for Arizona Football in the Player Personnel and Recruiting department and formerly served as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago White Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/twins-news-byron-buxton-wants-people-quit-freaking-out-torpedo-bats">Minnesota Twins entered Wednesday’s series finale against the Chicago White Sox</a> stuck in a frustrating early-season funk—and then, the rain came. A <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6251430/2025/04/02/twins-white-sox-takeaways-correa-buxton-rain-delay/" rel="noopener">3-hour, 20-minute delay</a> pushed back first pitch and left the team stuck in a holding pattern at Guaranteed Rate Field. But instead of letting the delay derail them, the Twins found rhythm in the chaos, riding a dominant outing from Pablo López and a power surge at the plate to a 6-1 victory and their first series win of 2025.</p><p>“I was going insane,” López said of the delay. “It’s hard to turn it off and then turn it back on. But I was able to relax a little bit.”</p><p>López, who also dealt with a rain delay on Opening Day, took a pregame nap for the first time in his career—just like teammate Byron Buxton, who later joked that the nap gave him “a little extra juice.” On the 10th pitch of the afternoon, Buxton launched a 466-foot solo homer to center field, giving the Twins an early jolt.</p><p>From there, López set the tone. He retired 14 of his first 15 batters and didn’t allow a walk, scattering four hits and one run over seven innings. The only blemish was a solo homer by Brooks Baldwin in the seventh. Otherwise, he was clinical, throwing 12 pitches in the first inning—two for strikeouts—and keeping the White Sox off balance throughout.</p><h2><b>Pablo Lopez dominates on the mound for Twins</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Pablo-Lopez.jpg"><figcaption>Matt Marton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>“I talked about it with some of the guys: ‘Let’s just go out there and attack,’” López said. “For the first three, four games, we carried away from that mentality.”</p><p>The Twins backed their ace with timely offense. Buxton’s leadoff homer set the tone, and Harrison Bader followed up in the fourth with a three-run blast to left, extending the lead to 4-0. Bader now leads the team with three home runs and eight RBIs, all coming off right-handed pitchers—traditionally a weak spot in his career.</p><p>“There’s obviously more to it than just pure numbers,” Bader said. “Every time you get a chance to be in a lineup, you get a chance to change that perception.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/twins-news-carlos-correa-sounds-off-on-minnesotas-quiet-offseason-as-health-improves">Carlos Correa also broke out of his 0-for-18 slump</a>, hitting a single in the third and doubling in the fifth. After reaching first, he lifted his arms in mock celebration as teammates jokingly called for the ball to be saved like a milestone hit.</p><p>“No frustration, just relief,” Correa said. “I didn’t know what to do anymore.”</p><p>Defensively, Buxton and Correa added to their strong nights with highlight-reel catches in swirling wind conditions. With the win, the Twins moved to 2-4 on the season, joining a five-way tie atop the AL Central.</p><p>“It’s like, ‘OK, we remember how to win,’” López said. “Once you get that first one, it’s easier to find your groove.”</p><p>With the rain delay behind them and momentum finally building, the Twins return home for their opener against the Houston Astros on Thursday, hoping this victory signals a turning point.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pablo Lopez gives Twins lineup a chance to shine vs White Sox

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-tim-anderson-return-chicago-angels');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ex-White Sox star Tim Anderson drops heartfelt take on return to Chicago');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/White-Sox-news-Tim-Anderson-drops-heartfelt-take-on-Chicago-return.jpg"></figure><h1>Ex-White Sox star Tim Anderson drops heartfelt take on return to Chicago</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-29T07:27:56-07:00">March 29th, 7:27am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-29T07:27:56-07:00">March 29th, 7:27am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago White Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Tim Anderson played with the Chicago White Sox from 2016-2023 before joining the Miami Marlins for the 2024 campaign. This past offseason, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/angels-news-angels-trying-resurrect-2-time-all-stars-career">Anderson signed with the Los Angeles Angels</a>. The Angels are currently in Chicago to play the White Sox during Opening Weekend, and Anderson <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/03/28/achicago-white-sox-tim-anderson-return/" rel="noopener">recently commented</a> on his time with his former ball club, via LaMond Pope of The Chicago Tribune.</p><p>“(Chicago is) always going to be a huge part of me,” Anderson said. “This is where it all started. That chapter is just all love. There’s a lot of love for me. I enjoyed my time here for sure.”</p><p>The White Sox ended up defeating the Angels by a final score of 8-1 in Anderson’s return. Anderson, a two-time All-Star, has struggled in recent seasons. He is hoping to get back on track in Anaheim with the Halos.</p><h2><b>Tim Anderson was a star with White Sox</b></h2><p>Anderson earned back-to-back All-Star selections in 2021 and 2022 with Chicago. From 2019-2022, he recorded at least a .301 batting average in each season. In 2019, led the American League with a .335 batting average.</p><p>In 2023, though, Anderson hit just .245. Things got even worse in Miami, as Anderson hit .214 with a .463 OPS. The former All-Star’s past two seasons have been forgettable, but the Angels believe he can turn things around. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-angels/angels-ex-batting-champ-gets-brutally-honest-on-career-hitting-rock-bottom-out-of-nowhere">Anderson is hoping to find his footing</a> with his new ball club.</p><p>Meanwhile, the White Sox have also endured a few miserable seasons in recent memory. Their 41-121 2024 record was historically bad. The team’s outlook does not look especially promising in 2025, either.</p><p>Chicago is rebuilding the team in hopes of competing sooner rather than later. However, it may be a long rebuild as the White Sox try to develop a winning roster.</p><p>Tim Anderson and the Angels will play the White Sox in Chicago once again at 2:10 PM EST on Saturday afternoon.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ex-White Sox star Tim Anderson drops heartfelt take on return to Chicago

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-angels/angels-news-fans-in-shambles-embarrassing-opening-day-white-sox');   ga('set', 'title', 'Angels fans already in shambles after embarrassing Opening Day vs. White Sox');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/LA-fans-already-in-shambles-after-embarrassing-Opening-Day-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>Angels fans already in shambles after embarrassing Opening Day vs. White Sox</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-27T17:02:11-07:00">March 27th, 5:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-27T17:22:30-07:00">March 27th, 5:22pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago White Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Angels got embarrassed by the Chicago White Sox in what was undoubtedly the least appealing matchup of Opening Day. Last season the Angels and White Sox combined to win just 104 games as both teams missed the playoffs. This season, White Sox GM <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-chicago-gm-ridiculously-low-bar-2025">Chris Getz set a low bar for the team</a>, simply hoping to win more games than last year.</p><p>However, in the season opener, the Angels made Chicago <a href="https://x.com/SamBlum3/status/1905387790189105472" rel="noopener">look like championship contenders</a>. LA lost 8-1 to the White Sox. “It was a very ugly day for the Angels. They recorded just five hits. They needed a position player to pitch. A bad start,” The Athletic’s Sam Blum wrote on X.</p><p>The position player forced to take the mound for Los Angeles in the blowout was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-angels/angels-news-add-former-cubs-infielder-opening-day-roster">former Cubs infielder Nicky Lopez</a>, who was signed and added to the Angels’ roster the day before the season opener. While Lopez offers positional versatility, it’s unlikely he expected to make his LA debut as a pitcher.</p><h2><b>The Angels reach a new low</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Ron-Washington.jpg"><figcaption>James A. Pittman-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The game was actually manageable through seven innings. Yusei Kikuchi made his Angels debut after the team signed him to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-angels/angels-news-los-angeles-signs-yusei-kikuchi-63-million-contract">three-year, $63 million deal</a> this offseason. He went six innings and allowed three runs on five hits with no walks and five strikeouts.</p><p>Unfortunately the wheels fell off the wagon in the eighth when rookie reliever Ryan Johnson took the mound. He gave up five runs in 1.2 innings of work, including two home runs as the White Sox cracked the game open.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-angels/angels-news-top-angels-prospect-drops-crazy-message-shockingly-making-roster">Johnson made the Angels’ Opening Day roster</a> despite never throwing a pitch in the minor leagues. Los Angeles selected Johnson in the second round of the 2024 draft and promoted him directly to the majors. He’s just the 24th player in baseball history to make the leap to a Big League club without spending any time in the minors. And that lack of experience showed as Chicago hammered him Thursday.</p><p>Angels fans were not thrilled with seeing their team get taken behind the woodshed by the White Sox, who lost a record 121 games last season. Reactions on social media were far from optimistic.</p><p>Los Angeles hasn’t reached the postseason in 10 years. And if Opening Day is any indication, that streak will continue. The Angels take on the White Sox again on Saturday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Angels fans already in shambles after embarrassing Opening Day vs. White Sox

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He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago White Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Opening Day is usually full of optimism and hope across Major League Baseball. Except if you are a Chicago White Sox fan. After a historic 121-loss season last year, they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/garrett-crochet-trade-grades-for-red-sox-white-sox">traded Garrett Crochet to the Boston Red Sox</a>. After seeing that move, many assumed that White Sox centerfielder Luis Robert Jr would be the next player traded. He even thought <a href="https://x.com/k_williamsmedia/status/1904990668117717177?s=46" rel="noopener">he was going to start this year</a> on a new team, per Kyle Williams of the Chicago Sun-Times.</p><p>“Center fielder Luis Robert Jr. on if he expected to still be on the White Sox roster: ‘Honestly, no.’”</p><p>A story broke before spring training <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-rumors-reds-failed-luis-robert-jr-trade-white-sox">that the White Sox and Cincinnati Reds were close on a Robert trade</a>. But Cincy wanted Chicago to retain more salary on the deal. The financials killed the deal that would have included two of the Reds’ top ten prospects.</p><p>The Phillies need a centerfielder, the Mariners desperately need a bat, the Yankees needed to replace Juan Soto, and the Astros were looking to replace Kyle Tucker. But the White Sox did not trade Robert, bringing him into a season with no expectations. They have to trade him to get the most out of the asset and help accelerate their rebuild.</p><h2><b>The White Sox must trade Luis Robert Jr. this season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Luis-Robert-Jr-with-Chicago-White-Sox-7.jpg"><figcaption>Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Robert has an incredible ceiling, shown in his 2021 and 2023 seasons. In 68 games in 2021, he had an incredible .338 batting average and .946 OPS. But he got hurt that year, which has been the story of his career. Robert has only played 100 games twice in his five-year career. His 145-game 2023 campaign ended with 38 homers, 80 RBIs, and the Silver Slugger.</p><p>This <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/player/_/id/22648/luis-robert-jr" rel="noopener">is the final year</a> before a club option in Robert’s contract. The White Sox should not be paying him $20 million next season as their rebuild starts to turn the corner. It will be quicker for them to trade him for multiple pieces than to try and build a competitive team around Robert. This is the season to trade him, and there should be plenty of offers.</p><p>The Reds are the obvious fit for Robert. Their pipeline is great, but it does not have outfield depth. Their offseason addition of Austin Hays is not going to get them over the hump. But Cincinnati is not in the business of spending money, and the White Sox want to shed as much of the contract as possible.</p><p>Robert and many fans are surprised that he is still on the White Sox. He should not be for long with another brutal season ahead.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

White Sox’s Luis Robert Jr. can’t believe he hasn’t been traded

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/cincinnati-reds/mlb-rumors-ex-reds-gm-blockbuster-luis-robert-jr-trade-white-sox');   ga('set', 'title', 'MLB rumors: Ex-Reds GM predicts blockbuster Luis Robert Jr. trade with White Sox');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Ex-Reds-GM-predicts-blockbuster-Luis-Robert-Jr-trade-with-White-Sox.jpg"></figure><h1>MLB rumors: Ex-Reds GM predicts blockbuster Luis Robert Jr. trade with White Sox</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-25T14:45:39-07:00">March 25th, 2:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-25T15:49:43-07:00">March 25th, 3:49pm</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago White Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago White Sox are coming off the worst season in modern Major League Baseball history. After their 121-loss campaign in 2024, they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/garrett-crochet-trade-grades-for-red-sox-white-sox">traded ace pitcher Garrett Crochet to the Boston Red Sox</a>. That leaves their roster in an even worse spot heading into another dark year of the rebuild.</p><p>Former Cincinnati Reds general manager Jim Bowden <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6228831/2025/03/25/mlb-predictions-2025-vladimir-guerrero-extension-kyle-tucker-phillies/" rel="noopener">predicted in-season moves</a> for The Athletic and can see his former club adding Luis Robert Jr. as Chicago keeps tearing it down.</p><p>“The MLB trade deadline is loaded with wheeling and dealing, which gets an early start during the All-Star break as the White Sox send center fielder Luis Robert Jr. to the Reds for shortstops Edwin Arroyo and Tyson Lewis along with right-hander Luke Hayden,” Bowden wrote.</p><p>Rumors surfaced this winter that the Reds and White Sox had almost completed a Luis Robert Jr. trade. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/cincinnati-reds/mlb-rumors-reds-failed-luis-robert-jr-trade-white-sox">Ken Rosenthal reported that the Reds were not comfortable with how much of Robert’s</a> salary they were asked to take. Arroyo, who Bowden added in his deal, was a part of those conversations.</p><p>The Reds are looking to power out of their rebuild and contend for the NL Central title. Bringing in Robert would be the move that could put them over the edge.</p><h2><b>Reds should make a big splash to support this core</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Luis-Robert-Jr-with-Chicago-White-Sox-6.jpg"><figcaption>Matt Marton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While the Reds have not made the playoffs in this era, they have a solid core to build around. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/reds-news-matt-mclain-shoulder-surgery-cost-entire-2024-season">Matt McLain is healthy and back in the lineup</a>, Noelvi Marte is back from suspension, and Hunter Greene is a legit ace. That does not include Elly De La Cruz, who is an MVP candidate after a ridiculous season last year.</p><p>Their great prospect pipeline does not have many outfielders, and Robert could be the answer to that problem. But his injury issues are a red flag that teams may want to avoid him in a trade. But his incredible seasons in 2021 and 2023 show the upside that would drive up the cost.</p><p>The Reds would give up a haul to get Robert from the White Sox in Bowden’s mock trade. Arroyo is their fifth-ranked prospect, Lewis the ninth, and Hayden the 30th overall and 14th pitcher. The White Sox got four prospects for Crochet. Another three for Robert would put their rebuild in the fast lane.</p><p>Would you do this if you were running the Reds? Is Robert the piece they need to finally make a playoff run?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB rumors: Ex-Reds GM predicts blockbuster Luis Robert Jr. trade with White Sox

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-dealt-devastating-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'White Sox dealt devastating injury update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/White-Sox-news-Chicago-dealt-devastating-injury-update.jpg"></figure><h1>White Sox dealt devastating injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-22T12:46:05-07:00">March 22nd, 12:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-22T13:02:15-07:00">March 22nd, 1:02pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago White Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago White Sox are preparing for the 2025 season tasked with GM Chris Getz’ incredibly underwhelming mandate to win more games than last year. Of course, the White Sox only won 41 games in 2024 as the team set the record for the most losses in a season with 121. Unfortunately, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-chicago-gm-ridiculously-low-bar-2025">Getz’s laughably low bar</a> is beginning to look like a challenge as Chicago is dealing with <a href="https://x.com/CST_soxvan/status/1903500352017871238" rel="noopener">significant injuries</a>.</p><p>Rookie pitcher Drew Thorpe will undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery, according to White Sox reporter Daryl Van Schouwen on X. Additionally, infielder Brandon Drury fractured his left thumb.</p><p>For Thorpe, this is the latest setback in a tumultuous start to his career. After being drafted in the second round by the New York Yankees in 2022, Thorpe was included in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/grading-yankees-padres-blockbuster-juan-soto-trade">blockbuster Juan Soto trade</a> with the San Diego Padres ahead of the 2024 season. The Padres then shipped Thorpe to the White Sox as part of the Dylan Cease deal.</p><h2><b>The White Sox lost rookie pitcher Drew Thorpe for the season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Drew-Thorpe.jpg"><figcaption>Matt Marton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>In 2024, Thorpe was a highly-regarded prospect, <a href="https://www.mlb.com/milb/prospects/2024/top100/" rel="noopener">ranking 85th</a> in MLB.com’s Top 100 list. However, instead of allowing the young pitcher to develop in the minors while Chicago endured a brutal, hopeless season, the White Sox called Thorpe up straight from Double-A and he made his Major League debut in June.</p><p>Thorpe’s first big league stint lasted just nine starts as his season was cut short when he needed surgery to remove a bone spur from his pitching elbow. The results in a limited sample were underwhelming – he had a 5.48 ERA, 1.263 WHIP and 25 strikeouts in 44.1 innings pitched for the White Sox. Nonetheless, he was still well regarded by the organization and expected to be part of the rotation in 2025.</p><p>As he recovered from last September’s surgery, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-pitcher-suffered-soreness-setback-during-offseason">Thorpe had a soreness setback</a>. This delayed his offseason preparation. He just made his first spring training appearance in the minors on Thursday when he felt discomfort in his elbow. Now he’ll need Tommy John surgery, which will keep him sidelined for over a year.</p><p>The other injury announced by the White Sox isn’t as severe. Brandon Drury is a journeyman infielder who’s played for seven teams over his 10-year career. He had a down year with the Los Angeles Angeles in 2024 but he was quite productive the previous season, hitting 26 home runs and knocking in 83 runs with a .803 OPS in 125 games.</p><p>Drury signed a minor league deal with the White Sox this offseason and he’s played very well this spring, slashing .410/.439/.821 in 13 Cactus League games. He was expected to make the Opening Day roster for Chicago. His loss is significant as Drury provides versatility with the ability to play all infield positions other than shortstop as well as the corner outfield spots. He’ll open the season on the injured list.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

White Sox dealt devastating injury update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-chicago-derrick-rose-fans-watch-terrible-team-opening-day');   ga('set', 'title', 'White Sox hoping Derrick Rose will get fans to watch terrible team on Opening Day');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Chicago-hoping-Derrick-Rose-will-get-fans-to-watch-terrible-team-on-Opening-Day.jpg"></figure><h1>White Sox hoping Derrick Rose will get fans to watch terrible team on Opening Day</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-20T08:26:14-07:00">March 20th, 8:26am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-20T08:26:14-07:00">March 20th, 8:26am</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago White Sox are coming off the worst season in AL/NL history. After a 41-win campaign, they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/garrett-crochet-trade-grades-for-red-sox-white-sox">traded their best pitcher, Garrett Crochet, this offseason</a>. It will be hard for the Southsiders to get fans to the park this year to watch a team openly tanking. The White Sox are <a href="https://x.com/whitesox/status/1902729403479507120" rel="noopener">hoping to drum up interest</a> for Opening Day by having Bulls legend Derrick Rose throw out the first pitch.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Chicago’s Own <a href="https://twitter.com/drose?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@drose</a> coming to Opening Day 3/27 🌹 <a href="https://t.co/HaEqjmbfA6">pic.twitter.com/HaEqjmbfA6</a></p><p>— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) <a href="https://twitter.com/whitesox/status/1902729403479507120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 20, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The White Sox announced Rose’s appearance in a social media video that made the rounds on Thursday. In the video, Rose is in full uniform warming up in the bullpen as an organ plays behind him. His jersey features his iconic number 1 and nickname “Pooh.”</p><p>Maybe this will get White Sox fans to the park on Opening Day. Rose is an iconic Southsider, rising from the Englewood neighborhood to NBA MVP for the Bulls. If <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/white-sox-news-jerry-reinsdorf-considering-selling-team-121-loss-season">fans are not interested in supporting Jerry Reinsdorf</a> and the team throughout the season, maybe they will support one of the city’s most iconic athletes.</p><p>After Rose leaves the field on Opening Day, the White Sox will send out a similar lineup that lost 121 games last year. They start against the Angels, who also had a poor season last year. Getting started with a win would be huge, especially with Rose in the building.</p><p>Despite the low expectations for the White Sox this year, they are building for the future. Their trade of Crochet landed them four of the Red Sox’s top 15 prospects. If any of them make their debut this season, they are going to bring fans to the park. But for the beginning of the season, it will be a tough scene at Rate Field. Maybe Rose can become a permanent stay as Reinsdorf looks to fill the stadium.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

White Sox hoping Derrick Rose will get fans to watch terrible team on Opening Day

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-opening-day-starter-3-career-mlb-starts');   ga('set', 'title', 'White Sox’s Opening Day starter has 3 career MLB starts');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Chicagos-Opening-Day-starter-has-3-career-MLB-starts.jpg"></figure><h1>White Sox’s Opening Day starter has 3 career MLB starts</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-16T12:38:36-07:00">March 16th, 12:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-16T12:39:03-07:00">March 16th, 12:39pm</time><address><a>Benjamin Adducchio</a>Benjamin Adducchio is a journalist and writer with more than a decade of experience in covering sports news. Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago White Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago White Sox are a work in progress. The team has a new manager, a fairly new roster, and an inexperienced Opening Day starter. The White Sox <a href="https://x.com/whitesox/status/1901335890737471805" rel="noopener">are starting</a> Sean Burke on Opening Day, per the team’s social media.</p><p>Burke <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/burkese01.shtml" rel="noopener">has only three career</a> Major League Baseball starts, per Baseball Reference. They all came during the 2024 season. <a href="https://twitter.com/CST_soxvan/status/1901336717543792766" rel="noopener">That doesn’t matter</a> to the team’s manager, Will Venable.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Sean Burke is the Opening Day starter, Venable announced <a href="https://t.co/9GU4OFN8sN">pic.twitter.com/9GU4OFN8sN</a></p><p>— Daryl Van Schouwen (@CST_soxvan) <a href="https://twitter.com/CST_soxvan/status/1901336717543792766?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Sean has had a great camp. We probably had a few guys that were great candidates… but we couldn’t be more excited to name Sean as our Opening Day starter,” Venable said, per the Chicago Sun-Times. “We’re excited that Sean is going to take the ball first on Day 1.”</p><p>Burke also expressed his excitement at getting the honor. The White Sox <a href="https://x.com/ChuckGarfien/status/1901338276512039038" rel="noopener">are trying to rebuild</a> after back-to-back seasons with at least 100 losses.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Sean Burke on being named Opening Day starter. <a href="https://t.co/AVTBv6FTTA">pic.twitter.com/AVTBv6FTTA</a></p><p>— Chuck Garfien (@ChuckGarfien) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChuckGarfien/status/1901338276512039038?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“I’m grateful that the organization trusts me with that role,” Burke said, per Chicago Sports Network. “Everybody wants to be the Opening Day guy coming into camp. I would be lying if I said that wasn’t a goal.”</p><p>Chicago’s Opening Day starter also has three starts under his belt during 2025 spring training. He has posted a 4.15 ERA in more than 8 innings of work. In his three career MLB starts, Burke has a 2-0 record with a 1.42 ERA.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/white-sox-news-chicago-gm-ridiculously-low-bar-2025">The White Sox open their season</a> on March 27 against the Los Angeles Angels.</p><h2><b>The White Sox want to get back to relevance</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Luis-Robert-Jr-with-Chicago-White-Sox-5.jpg"><figcaption>Matt Marton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Chicago lost a lot of talent from the last few seasons. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/red-sox-news-garrett-crochets-post-trade-workload-admission-get-red-sox-fans-hyped">Former ace Garrett Crochet left the White Sox for the Boston Red Sox.</a> That left a huge gap in the team’s starting rotation.</p><p>Burke might be the answer for the team. He will certainly be getting a trial by fire as he tries to start the campaign off on the right foot. The White Sox won just 41 games in 2024, so fans would love to have something to cheer about.</p><p>One White Sox player that is returning is Luis Robert Jr. The club needs a huge season from the outfielder, in order to avoid another disastrous season. Last year, Robert struggled through some of the worst numbers of his career.</p><p>The White Sox’s young star hit at just a .224 batting average. In 100 games played, he mustered only 35 RBIs. Those numbers have to be much better this season for the club to have any chance at greatness.</p><p>White Sox fans are hopeful that Burke can do some damage in his fourth career start.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

White Sox’s Opening Day starter has 3 career MLB starts

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Taylor injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-01T21:52:23-08:00">March 1st, 9:52pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-01T22:03:03-08:00">March 1st, 10:03pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago White Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After setting the all-time MLB record for losses in a season with 121 last year, the Chicago White Sox have done little to improve the historically terrible team. White Sox GM Chris Getz is certainly not applying much pressure, telling reporters he thinks Chicago will win more games in 2025 than the previous season – a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-chicago-gm-ridiculously-low-bar-2025">preposterously low bar</a>.</p><p>The team has made some additions, including signing 11-year veteran Michael A. Taylor to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-chicago-agrees-contract-outfielder-michael-a-taylor">one-year, $1.95 million deal</a>. However, Taylor is already banged up. He was forced to miss the White Sox’s spring training game against the Mariners Saturday with a right <a href="https://x.com/scottmerkin/status/1895928177442337142" rel="noopener">elbow inflammation</a>.</p><p>“We’ll get some more information. I think he goes in this afternoon to get some imaging and just continue to evaluate and hope he progresses,” Chicago’s manager Will Venable said of Taylor’s ailment, via MLB.com’s Scott Merkin on X.</p><h2><b>White Sox defensive ace Michael A. Taylor is dealing with elbow inflammation</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Michael-A-Taylor.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While Taylor has been solid in the field throughout his career, winning a Gold Glove in 2021 for his work in center, he brings little in the way of offensive production. Last offseason, several teams including the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-mets/mlb-rumors-mets-among-teams-interest-michael-a-taylor">Mets showed an interest in Taylor</a>, placing an emphasis on defense. However, after a rough season with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2024, Taylor’s market dried up.</p><p>The soon-to-be 34-year-old outfielder played 113 games for the Pirates last year. He slashed .193/.253/.290, producing an OPS+ of 52 before the team ultimately released him in September. Taylor went unclaimed and received little interest until the White Sox signed him in February.</p><p>Taylor has a career on-base percentage of .290 to go along with a career OPS+ of 80. He profiles as a late-inning defensive replacement for most teams. But it’s unclear how the White Sox plan to use him when he recovers from his elbow inflammation.</p><p>Chicago also <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-andrew-benintendi-spring-training-injury-update">lost left fielder Andrew Benintendi</a>, who suffered a broken hand after being hit by a pitch Thursday. The 10th-year veteran is expected to miss four to six weeks with the “non-displaced fracture of his right hand.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Will Venable provides crucial Michael A. Taylor injury update

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He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP,  he's writing sports betting predictions for numerous sites across North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago White Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/white-sox-news-gm-drops-take-luis-robert-jr-trade-market">Chicago White Sox star Luis Robert Jr. has found his name in trade rumors for numerous months</a>. His time in the Windy City could be coming to an end, especially with the franchise expected to have another disappointing season. They may look to finally move the veteran.</p><p>Garrett Crochet, Yoan Moncada, Tim Anderson, and Jose Abreu are all gone. Robert Jr. is the only one remaining from the White Sox core. Regardless, he’s trying to <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/luis-robert-jr-focused-on-health-in-white-sox-camp" rel="noopener">live in the moment</a> as a member of the Chicago roster, no matter what happens.</p><p>Via MLB.com:</p><p>“I try to enjoy this time here. I try to enjoy being with my teammates and the clubhouse. Just trying to enjoy the whole experience.”</p><p>When Crochet was moved to the Boston Red Sox, Robert felt like he was next:</p><p>“Yes, a little bit,” Robert said. “I know during the offseason there were a lot of rumors flying around and you see reports with my name in there. But my agent told me, ‘If it’s going to happen, it’s going to happen. But don’t try to pay attention to it.”</p><p>His family are on the same page as well:</p><p>“They said it’s something we can’t control and at the same time, just like me, they are kind of anxious to see what’s going to happen because they’ve seen me just play for this one team here, right?” Robert said. “Like I said before, this has been the only team I’ve played for. But that’s part of this business. Nothing we can control.”</p><p>After an impressive 2023 campaign, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/white-sox-news-luis-robert-eloy-jimenez-trending-opposite-directions-injuries">2024 was difficult for Robert Jr due to injuries</a>. He played in just 100 games, slashing .224 with 14 home runs. That’s compared to a .268 average and 38 long balls in ’23 where Robert Jr was also named an All-Star.</p><p>We’ll see if he can find that brilliance again, whether he remains in a White Sox uniform or not.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

White Sox star Luis Robert Jr. reveals mindset amid constant trade rumors

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-andrew-benintendi-spring-training-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Andrew Benintendi dealt brutal spring training injury update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Andrew-Benintendi-dealt-brutal-spring-training-injury-update.jpg"></figure><h1>Andrew Benintendi dealt brutal spring training injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-27T15:58:13-08:00">February 27th, 3:58pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-27T16:08:09-08:00">February 27th, 4:08pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago White Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago White Sox are coming off a history-making campaign in 2024 when the team set an MLB record with a mind-wobbling 121 losses. The White Sox aren’t expected to be much better this season after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-boston-finalizing-blockbuster-garrett-crochet-trade-white-sox" rel="noopener">trading ace Garrett Crochet</a> to the Boston Red Sox.</p><p>Now Chicago’s already weak roster has become a <a href="https://x.com/whitesox/status/1895230860112339017" rel="noopener">bit weaker</a> after Andrew Benintendi suffered a non-displaced fracture of his right hand, according to the White Sox’s official account on X. The team anticipates the veteran left fielder will miss four to six weeks as he heals from the injury.</p><p>Benintendi led the White Sox with 20 home runs last season in an otherwise forgettable year. While once a serviceable outfielder capable of producing at the plate, Benintendi has declined since his lone All-Star season in 2022.</p><h2><b>The White Sox lose starting left fielder Andrew Benintendi to broken hand</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Andrew-Benintendi.jpg"><figcaption>Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The nine-year veteran <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-andrew-benintendi-opens-up-on-ditching-the-yankees-in-free-agency" rel="noopener">left the New York Yankees</a> for a bigger contract with the White Sox in 2023. In two seasons with Chicago, he’s produced an OPS+ of 91. In 2024, he finished with -0.8 WAR, which was the fifth worst output on a team with a dearth of talent.</p><p>Benintendi is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-andrew-benintendi-breaks-silence-on-signing-in-chicago" rel="noopener">Chicago’s highest paid player</a>, due to make $17.1 million in 2025. Obviously the team is hoping he can bounce back to his Gold Glove-winning form of 2021 so they can trade him mid-season. However, the injury, sustained when he was hit by a pitch in a spring training game, will make a potential trade all the more challenging.</p><p>With Benintendi set to miss a month or more of the season, the team will need to find a replacement for him in left. It’s possible former Texas Rangers’ slugger Joey Gallo has his contract selected. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-joey-gallo-tries-revive-career-signs-contract">White Sox signed Gallo to a minor league deal</a> that included a non-roster invite to spring training.</p><p>The idea of replacing a struggling Benintendi with an even harder struggling Gallo is somewhat depressing. But it’s a very White Sox move. Chicago has made three playoff appearances over the last 19 years, going 3-8. The team hasn’t won a postseason series since beating the Houston Astros in the 2005 World Series.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Andrew Benintendi dealt brutal spring training injury update

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He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago White Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As fans <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/chicago-white-sox-2025-over-under-win-total-prediction-odds-pick">predict the record for the Chicago White Sox</a> this upcoming season after last season where they lost a whopping 121 games, there could be some that consider them far away from being a contender. While there is a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-chicago-gm-ridiculously-low-bar-2025">low bar set for the White Sox,</a> pitcher Martin Perez would have a different viewpoint on this team heading into the 2025 season.</p><p>With the team amid spring training, it’s all for preparation as Opening Day will come sooner than most people think and when looking at Chicago’s outlook, it’s not great. However, Perez is willing to argue that notion, even going as far as to say that the team are <a href="https://x.com/scottmerkin/status/1895241328247906772" rel="noopener">“going to be contenders”</a> according to Scott Merkin.</p><p>“People think we are not contenders, but we are going to be contenders,” Perez said. “We are here for a reason, we don’t care what the people say, we just have to focus on our team and go out there and perform. Do what we have to do to win the game at the end of the night.”</p><p>The 33-year-old pitcher seems confident in his team, which will be his first season with Chicago once the season gets underway as he spent last season with the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Diego Padres.</p><h2><b>White Sox will be led by new manager Will Venable</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Will-Venable-on-Nov.-8-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While Perez’s comments seem far-fetched for most, there is no doubt that it’s a new era for the ball club as the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-find-new-manager-after-historically-brutal-season">White Sox have a new manager in Will Venable</a> after Grady Sizemore was the interim last season when they moved on from Pedro Grifol. One player who was a teammate with Venable was Joey Gallo on the Texas Rangers, who is currently with the team, as <a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2025/02/19/as-camp-gets-rolling-a-more-confident-chris-getz-convinced-he-made-right-hire-in-will-venable" rel="noopener">he had nothing but good things to say</a> about the first-year manager according to The Chicago Sun Times.</p><p>“When I played with him, I thought, ‘He’s going to manage one day,’” Gallo said.</p><p>“There’s guys you’re around in the clubhouse that have manager-type vibes and are very respected throughout all of baseball, respected throughout the whole clubhouse,” Gallo continued. “He was one of those guys always, was always helping younger guys. And you could tell he had a natural leadership type of personality. It was easy to see that he would be a manager one day.”</p><p>Chicago looks to improve after a dreadful season last year in Venable’s first year, though one must think it can only go up after losing 121 games.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Martin Perez makes eye-opening White Sox ‘contender’ claim

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He's a die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic. In addition to sports writing, he works for Arizona Football in the Player Personnel and Recruiting department and formerly served as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago White Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Mike Clevinger is gearing up for an unexpected shift in his career, embracing a transition from <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/white-sox-news-fans-ticked-re-signing-mike-clevinger">starting pitcher to high-leverage reliever as he returns to the Chicago White Sox</a> on a minor-league deal. The 34-year-old, who has started 142 of his 156 career games, now finds himself preparing for a role out of the bullpen, a challenge <a href="https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/news/mike-clevinger-is-healthy-ready-to-move-to-white-sox-bullpen" rel="noopener">he seems eager to take on</a>.</p><p>“Sounds fun,” Clevinger said Sunday at Camelback Ranch. “It’s an interesting new challenge.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/white-sox-news-mike-clevinger-injury-2024-season">Clevinger’s 2024 season was cut short after just four starts,</a> where he posted a 0-3 record with a 6.75 ERA before undergoing disc replacement surgery in his neck in August. Now fully healthy, he’s embracing his new opportunity as a reliever and adjusting to a completely different mindset.</p><p>“One thing that changed me as a starter early on in my career was taking that closer mentality into each inning,” Clevinger explained. “That part, just navigating the routine… it’s going to be about finding the flow of things.”</p><h2><b>Mike Clevinger ready to take on a bullpen role with the White Sox</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Mike-Clevenger.jpg"><figcaption>Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>As a starter, Clevinger followed a regimented schedule, pitching every fifth day. Moving to the bullpen means he could be called upon multiple times a week, sometimes on back-to-back days. While the adjustment is significant, Clevinger believes he will thrive in the new role. “I don’t think it will be a problem,” he said. “Mitigate each day to try to get back out there and go back-to-back days, three games in a row, and find that flow.”</p><p>The White Sox bullpen remains in flux, and manager Will Venable sees potential in Clevinger’s ability to handle late-game situations. General manager Chris Getz even hinted that Clevinger could be in the mix for the closer role, depending on how things develop throughout Spring Training. With Chicago in a rebuilding phase, finding veteran stability in the bullpen could be crucial.</p><p>While Clevinger’s future in baseball looked uncertain following his season-ending surgery, he now considers it a blessing in disguise. “It was probably the easiest recovery I ever had,” Clevinger said. “That first night after surgery, I slept better than I had in probably six months. I was throwing two weeks after that, and now I feel as healthy as I have since 2019.”</p><p>The surgery addressed lingering numbness in his hand and forearm, symptoms that had been affecting his velocity and performance. Initially fearing Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Clevinger is relieved to have regained full strength.</p><p>“My [scapula] mobility got a lot better. I was sleeping better. I was throwing bullpens again. By the time I got back to lifting and throwing, all the numbness in my hand, the forearm muscles shutting down, all that stuff had already stopped,” he added.</p><p>Clevinger is no stranger to Chicago, having pitched for the team the past two seasons. His 2023 campaign was solid, as he posted a 3.77 ERA in 24 starts, but a late signing in 2024 led to a delayed start and ultimately injury struggles.</p><p>Now back with the White Sox on a minor league deal, Clevinger is excited to contribute in any way possible. “It’s just good to be back around familiar faces,” he said. “I’m happy to have the opportunity.”</p><p>With his health restored and a new role to embrace, Clevinger has the chance to reinvent himself as a dominant bullpen piece. If successful, he could not only provide much-needed stability for the White Sox but also boost his trade value as a potential midseason asset.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mike Clevinger reacts to White Sox intriguing plan for him in 2025 MLB season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-fans-ticked-re-signing-mike-clevinger');   ga('set', 'title', 'White Sox fans ticked over re-signing Mike Clevinger');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Fans-ticked-over-re-signing-Mike-Clevinger.jpg"></figure><h1>White Sox fans ticked over re-signing Mike Clevinger</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-21T13:11:40-08:00">February 21st, 1:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-21T13:11:40-08:00">February 21st, 1:11pm</time><address><a href="https://alexasabatte.wordpress.com">Alexa Sabatte</a>Alexa Sabatte is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints and a passionate sports writer dedicated to storytelling in the ever-evolving world of sports media. A graduate of NYU's American Journalism MA program, she has honed her skills at outlets like LAFB, ABC7 Los Angeles, and TMZ Sports, where her SEO expertise and interviews propelled stories to trend nationally.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago White Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago White Sox have sparked fan outrage after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-chicago-mike-clevinger-contract">re-signing pitcher Mike Clevinger for a third straight year</a>. Despite his history of underperformance and off-field issues, they continue to bring him back.</p><p>Fans, already upset by offseason moves, are questioning the decision to bring Clevinger back, even on a minor league deal. With this minor league deal, <a href="https://x.com/ByRobertMurray/status/1892801524231000559" rel="noopener">he also receives an invitation</a> to this year’s spring training.</p><p><a href="https://x.com/Ecnerwal23/status/1892807468142493751" rel="noopener">One fan summed it up</a> by saying, “All the good Chris Getz has done with his front office, manager, and the Crochet trade is thrown down the drain by bringing back this piece of s**t.”</p><p>While Clevinger’s 2022-23 season wasn’t terrible, with a 3.77 ERA across 24 starts, his strikeout rate remained below average. That led to a quiet market for him in the offseason. After signing a $12MM deal in 2023, he opted out of another $12 million in 2024 to test the market.</p><p>But after no teams showed interest, he returned to Chicago on a reduced $4 million contract in early April.</p><p>Clevinger’s lack of interest in free agency came as little surprise. His strikeout rate has been on the decline for two consecutive seasons, and his injury history has made teams wary. Despite his 3.77 ERA in 2022-23, his struggles to miss bats and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-mike-clevinger-injury-2024-season">consistent health concerns left him as a lower-tier</a> option for teams in need of pitching depth.</p><p>On top of his on-field issues, Clevinger’s past off-field troubles continue to haunt his career. Accusations of domestic violence arose against him in 2022, but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-mike-clevinger-investigation-completed-after-domestic-violence-allegations">an investigation exonerated him</a>, and he faced no suspension. Despite clearing his name, the allegations impacted his reputation and likely contributed to the cold reception he received in free agency.</p><p>For a fanbase desperate to see progress, the decision to bring Clevinger back after a year of minimal production is a tough pill to swallow. With all eyes on the future of the franchise under new leadership, the signing feels like a step backward.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

White Sox fans ticked over re-signing Mike Clevinger

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Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago White Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-joey-gallo-tries-revive-career-signs-contract">Chicago White Sox and Joey Gallo agreed on a Minor League deal</a> last week, but he was surprised by manager Will Venable. While Gallo and the current White Sox manager played together, it always caught the former All-Star’s eye. Following putting the ink to paper for a chance to make the roster, Gallo <a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2025/02/19/as-camp-gets-rolling-a-more-confident-chris-getz-convinced-he-made-right-hire-in-will-venable" rel="noopener">showed love to the current manager</a>.</p><p>“When I played with him, I thought, ‘He’s going to manage one day,’” Gallo said via Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times.</p><p>“There’s guys you’re around in the clubhouse that have manager-type vibes and are very respected throughout all of baseball, respected throughout the whole clubhouse. He was one of those guys always, was always helping younger guys. And you could tell he had a natural leadership type of personality. It was easy to see that he would be a manager one day.”</p><p>After the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-brutally-honest-post-117th-loss-going-viral">White Sox had the worst season in franchise history</a>, Venable knew what he signed up for. However, as a player’s manager, he understands what is needed. As Gallo mentioned, he commands respect not only through words but also through actions.</p><h2><b>Joey Gallo’s approval of Will Venable is good for the White Sox</b></h2><p>Gallo has been a veteran in the league for quite some time. As mentioned before, he’s an All-Star and a Gold Glove winner. His numbers might not be the best, but he commands respect. Even with the White Sox signing him to a Minor League deal, it shows that he’s willing to put in the work.</p><p>Plus, Gallo has been around a plethora of quality managers in his career. From Dave Roberts to Aaron Boone, he’s been around managers who were once players. They understand the game from a player perspective, as well as a managerial one. The former Texas Ranger feels that Venable can insert himself into the conversation.</p><p>Still, expectations around the franchise are low. <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/2024.shtml" rel="noopener">Winning 41 games is brutal</a>, for the players, fans, and the organization as a whole. The former Los Angeles Dodgers play will have his work cut out for him. Regardless of whether Gallo makes the main roster or not, his respect for Venable can be felt throughout the organization.</p><p>Luckily, the new manager will have all of Spring Training to dictate how his team will operate for the regular season. Achieving respect of your players is a great first step. Establishing a new culture in the team will be a main prerogative for Venable and the White Sox.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Joey Gallo’s ‘respected’ Will Venable take will have White Sox fans hyped

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He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago White Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert Jr. has been floated in trade rumors since before the 2024 MLB Trade Deadline, and those <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-reds-failed-luis-robert-jr-trade-white-sox">resurfaced this offseason</a>. After a down season in 2024 marred by more injuries, Robert is doing his best to <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/43891362/white-sox-cf-luis-robert-not-seeking-trade-play-smarter" rel="noopener">control what he can control</a>.</p><p>“My agent was explaining to me how it works and where we are at in every situation [this offseason], and I think we did a good job with that,” Luis Robert Jr. said, via Jesse Rogers of ESPN. “I try not to pay attention to that. I know what my job it. My job is to come here and do my best every day, and [a trade is] something I can’t control.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-chicago-franchise-record-pathetic-loss">The White Sox made history with how much they lost</a> last season. Part of the reason Chicago was as bad as it was last season is due to the disappointing season from Robert, who has the ability to be one of the game’s best outfielders when performing to his potential. He is just one year separated from hitting 38 home runs and stealing 20 bases while playing quality defense in center field.</p><p>Robert revealed that he is going to try to play smarter in 2025 to try to get back to the level that he was at in 2023, especially when it comes to the early part of the season when it is cold.</p><p>“I think one of the things that’s probably going to adjust is for whatever reason those injuries had happened in the first month of the season, when it’s cold,” Robert said, via Rogers. “I will probably have to adjust a little bit my game the first month because it’s cold and you have to make some changes.”</p><p>Robert said that taking the game situation into account will be a part of the adjustments that he makes in the early going.</p><p>“Be a smart player, run when I need to run, knowing the situation of the game, when is the best time for me to push it a little bit,” Robert said. “Just doing that, being smarter.”</p><p>The White Sox ultimately might still trade Robert, especially if he rebuilds some value in the early going this season, but either way, he hopes to bounce back from what was a nightmare 2024 season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

White Sox’s Luis Robert Jr. breaks silence on trade rumors

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Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago White Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Former Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Bobby Jenks is battling cancer. The White Sox are sharing <a href="https://twitter.com/whitesox/status/1890889697414500813" rel="noopener">a message of love and hope</a> to Jenks amidst that cancer journey.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">We stand with you, Bobby Jenks. </p><p>Thinking of Bobby as he is being treated for Stage 4 adenocarcinoma, a form of stomach cancer. <a href="https://t.co/47VIPnIq7V">https://t.co/47VIPnIq7V</a> <a href="https://t.co/jH4R9KN4cx">pic.twitter.com/jH4R9KN4cx</a></p><p>— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) <a href="https://twitter.com/whitesox/status/1890889697414500813?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It was recently revealed that the former pitcher has a form of stomach cancer. He’s <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/bobby-jenks-former-mlb-closer-battling-cancer" rel="noopener">being treated for the illness</a> in Europe.</p><p>“Now it’s time to do what I got to do to get myself better and get myself more time, however you want to look at it,” Jenks said, per MLB.com. “I’ll tell you one thing: I’m not going to die here in Portugal.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-best-games-from-2000-2005-to-rewatch-as-sports-vanish">Jenks was a closer on the 2005 World Series championship White Sox team</a>. It was his pitching that sealed the championship for Chicago. That year proved to be the last time the White Sox would win a World Series.</p><p>The former pitcher says he’s not proud of how he lived in his younger years.</p><p>“You know, the s*** I was doing in my 20s and early 30s, no normal person would have survived,” Jenks added. “So, in one way, I’m grateful to be alive. In another way, I’m not surprised this happened. It goes to show you have to take care of yourself from top to bottom with nutrition and exercise and having a good daily plan.”</p><p>White Sox fans are all pulling for Jenks to pull through. The World Series champion admits he’s still cheering for his former team.</p><p>“Momma didn’t raise no Cubs fan here,” Jenks said. “My job is to do everything I can to keep myself in the best possible mental and physical state I can during the process, especially for the kids.”</p><p>Jenks picked up 173 saves for Chicago over six seasons. He finished his career playing for the Boston Red Sox.</p><h2><b>The White Sox are trying to rebuild into a winner once again with Will Venable</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Will-Venable-with-Texas-Rangers.jpg"><figcaption>Jerome Miron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-will-venable-admission-manager-job">Will Venable is the new manager for the White Sox</a>. He’s tasked with leading the team back into respectability. Chicago has had back-to-back 100 loss seasons. In 2024, the White Sox were an embarrassment with a 41-121 record.</p><p>This offseason, the club parted ways with star pitcher Garrett Crochet. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/way-too-early-garrett-crochet-predictions-with-red-sox">Crochet signed with the Boston Red Sox</a>. Venable will need to use the team’s farm system and current roster to try and find some wins. It won’t be easy.</p><p>One player who may be moving from Chicago is Luis Robert Jr. The talented outfielder has been the subject of trade talk for months, and in recent days that talk has picked up once again. The Cincinnati Reds are just one of several teams interested in him. Time will tell if a trade is in the works.</p><p>Spring training games begin for the White Sox on February 22.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

White Sox send wishes to World Series champ Bobby Jenks after cancer revelation

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He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago White Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Former MLB star outfielder <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-chicago-guardians-star-grady-sizemore-interim-manager">Grady Sizemore took over as the Chicago White Sox interim manager</a> after the team made the decision to move on from Pedro Grifol in 2024. Sizemore was a candidate to land the full-time manager position following the season, but Chicago ultimately <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-find-new-manager-after-historically-brutal-season">hired Will Venable</a> for the job. Sizemore is still with the team, though, and <a href="https://x.com/scottmerkin/status/1890807236902912231" rel="noopener">he shared his thoughts</a> on his 2024 interim managing experience, via Scott Merkin of MLB.com.</p><p>“I was proud of the players,” Sizemore said. “I thought they handled a tough situation very well. They handled it like pros and they made it fun for me. That made it a good experience.”</p><p>The White Sox endured a historically bad 2024 campaign. Sizemore was placed in a difficult position after taking over the interim manager job for a team that was unquestionably struggling. Nevertheless, Sizemore did everything he could to help the ball club.</p><h2><b>Former MLB star Grady Sizemore staying with White Sox</b></h2><p>The 42-year-old was once regarded as arguably the best player in MLB. He made three consecutive All-Star teams with the Cleveland Guardians from 2006-2008. In 2008, Sizemore recorded a 30-30 season, hitting 33 home runs and stealing 38 bases.</p><p>Sizemore dealt with injury trouble for the remainder of his career, however. He had no shortage of injuries from 2009-2015, and he hasn’t played in the big leagues since the ’15 campaign.</p><p>After taking some time away from the sport, he ended up landing a position with the White Sox before the 2024 season. He was quite familiar with the American League Central after spending a significant portion of his playing career in Cleveland.</p><p>Grady Sizemore seems to be a future full-time manager candidate. For now, he will continue to work alongside Will Venable in Chicago. It would not be surprising to see Sizemore end up getting linked to future manager openings around the league, though.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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