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Jake PeppersRight-Handed Relief Pitcher6´3´´160 poundsAge: 242024 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 542025 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 572025 High Level Winston-Salem (High-A)Age relative to high level -0.2SSS rank among all right-handed relievers in the system 19 Overall 2025 stats 6-4 ⚾️ 41 games (5 finishes) ⚾️ 62 2/3 IP ⚾️ 4.88 ERA ⚾️ 1.819 WHIP […]
From South Side Sox | 26 days ago | 3 reads
2005 After a season that saw the White Sox win their first World Series title since 1917, the Baseball Writers Association of America named Ozzie Guillén Manager of the Year. Guillén, the former Sox All-Star shortstop, guided the team to a wire-to-wire Central Division title with 99 wins; they then went 11-1 in the postseason, capping […]
From South Side Sox | 26 days ago | 3 reads
It is the ninth year of Top Prospect voting at South Side Sox! First, let us review past years: To make sure we give the SSS readership a strong vote in our South Side Sox Top 100, we’re going to run five or 10 polls before kicking off our Top 100 Prospect countdown. Ideally, we […]
From South Side Sox | 27 days ago | 4 reads
1920 For a few days, the White Sox were members of the National League. With many owners dissatisfied with the National Agreement (governing the game, the majors, the minors, and all baseball commerce), 11 clubs hatched a plan to form a new National League — a single league including every team. Included in this “Allied […]
From South Side Sox | 27 days ago | 3 reads
With the 2025 season officially finished, it’s time to look ahead to 2026. The White Sox front office will rely heavily on their farm system and young players who are now established on the roster. While they may bid low on a few free agents and hope they find another needle in a haystack with […]
From South Side Sox | 28 days ago | 3 reads
1971Todd Ritchie, author of one of the worst seasons in White Sox history, was born in Portsmouth, Va. He came to the White Sox from Pittsburgh in a ballyhooed deal that saw three pitchers dealt away for a player in Ritchie — who was never destined for much more than middle-rotation innings-eater. And in 2002 […]
From South Side Sox | 28 days ago | 4 reads
Colson Montgomery did more than surprise White Sox fans with his strong rookie season — he caught the attention of several MLB analysts. Each year, MLB ranks the Top 10 rookies based on their long-term value to their organizations, and this year Montgomery was No. 7 on the list. Ironically, this year is the first […]
From South Side Sox | 29 days ago | 2 reads
On Wednesday, the Athletics released their 2026 Spring Training Schedule. The first game is away against the White Sox on Saturday, February 21. The first home game at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa is the next day, Sunday, February 22 against the Cleveland Guardians. In addition to the typical Spring Training Season with games throughout the […]
From Athletics Nation | 29 days ago | 3 reads
1935 After a 22-year career logging a 229-217 record with a 3.84 ERA and 39.7 WAR (180th all-time among pitchers), “Sad” Sam Jones retired. The former Cleveland, Red Sox, Yankees, Browns and Senators player had ended his run with four seasons on the South Side. Jones was a curveball specialist, and while never a consistent […]
From South Side Sox | 29 days ago | 7 reads
Who is already missing baseball and counting down the days? Well, warm, sunny afternoons are already on the horizon as the Chicago White Sox just dropped their 2026 Spring Training slate. It all kicks off on Thursday, February 20, as the South Siders take on the North Siders in Mesa, Arizona. The Good Guys will […]
From South Side Sox | 29 days ago | 3 reads
Luis Robert Jr., you are still a South SiderThe White Sox are officially rolling the dice by exercising the $20 million club option on Luis Robert Jr. for the 2026 season. The team chose this over a $2 million buyout despite his struggles and an injury history that has seen him play in only 210 […]
From South Side Sox | 30 days ago | 3 reads
The 2025 MLB season just ended with a great World Series Game 7 last Saturday. Now it’s time to talk spring! As of the date of this post, we are just 107 days away from the Cubs’ Spring Training opener against the White Sox. Included in the 18-game Sloan Park home schedule is an exhibition […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 30 days ago | 1 read
1901 American League president Ban Johnson and his close friend/associate, White Sox owner Charles Comiskey, secure a five-year lease of Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis. Was a move of the White Sox afoot? No, the pair saw St. Louis as the new home for an AL team — and that team turned out to be […]
From South Side Sox | 30 days ago | 3 reads
Gosh, those World Series announcers were strange. The team of Joe Davis, John Smoltz, and sideline helpers actually spent almost the entire time the games were going on talking about what was happening on the field. Oh, they indulged in the occasional anecdote or reflection on earlier days. Still, unless I missed it, they spent […]
From South Side Sox | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
1959 White Sox pitching standout and central Black Sox World Series fixer Lefty Williams died in Laguna Beach, Calif. Williams had just six games under his belt (1913-14) with the Detroit Tigers when the White Sox bought him out of the Pacific Coast League, where he’d spent 1915 killing it with the Salt Lake City […]
From South Side Sox | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
It is the ninth year of Top Prospect voting at South Side Sox! First, let us review past years: To make sure we give the SSS readership a strong vote in our South Side Sox Top 100, we’re going to run five or 10 polls before kicking off our Top 100 Prospect countdown. Ideally, we […]
From South Side Sox | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The Arizona Fall League is already in its fourth week, and the White Sox have nine prospects in action, headlined by OF Braden Montgomery (White Sox No. 1/MLB No. 35) and LHP Hagen Smith (No. 5/No. 88). Rounding out the crew: IF Sam Antonacci (No. 11), RHP Tyler Davis, IF Ryan Galanie, RHP Carson Jacobs, […]
From South Side Sox | about 1 month ago | 1 read
1903 The drama surrounding the fate of future Hall of Fame shortstop George Davis finally appeared at an end, as the New York Giants left Davis off of their reserve list, essentially ceding the fight over his services to the White Sox. The White Sox had convinced Davis to jump from his longtime New York […]
From South Side Sox | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
It is the ninth year of Top Prospect voting at South Side Sox! First, let us review past years: To make sure we give the SSS readership a strong vote in our South Side Sox Top 100, we’re going to run five or 10 polls before kicking off our Top 100 Prospect countdown. Ideally, we […]
From South Side Sox | about 1 month ago | 1 read
1946 Beloved White Sox broadcaster and member of the 1983 White Sox division champs Tom Paciorek was born in Detroit. Paciorek was a two-sport star at the University of Houston, drafted in the ninth round by the Miami Dolphins and the fifth by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Offering $18,000 more as a bonus to sign […]
From South Side Sox | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Our latest Reacts survey took on another daunting question related to last week’s: With many holes to fill looking ahead to the 2026 White Sox roster, where should the front office concentrate its efforts to improve? The answers were a bit surprising. If you believe that the more robust offense of the second half quells […]
From South Side Sox | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
1946 Future White Sox owner (and current Cleveland owner) Bill Veeck has his right foot amputated. Veeck had suffered a grievous injury to his leg while serving in the South Pacific in World War II, and complications from that injury resulted in this dramatic development. True to his nature, however, Veeck eventually made his loss […]
From South Side Sox | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
It is the ninth year of Top Prospect voting at South Side Sox! First, let us review past years: To make sure we give the SSS readership a strong vote in our South Side Sox Top 100, we’re going to run five or 10 polls before kicking off our Top 100 Prospect countdown. Ideally, we […]
From South Side Sox | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
1937Ed Arthur Walsh, son of White Sox legend Ed Walsh, died of rheumatic fever after falling into a coma at his childhood home in Meriden, Conn. He was just 32 years old. Quite obviously, the younger Walsh would never escape the shadow of his father, a Hall-of-Famer and fifth all-time in White Sox WAR. However, […]
From South Side Sox | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Do you ever feel like punishing yourself for no real reason? That’s not the feeling that led me to revisit the “Bold Predictions” I made about the 2025 White Sox heading into the season, but by the time I was done with them, it sure felt like an exercise in self-flagellation. That’s a bit of […]
From South Side Sox | about 1 month ago | 2 reads