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<!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', '/astros-news-dylan-cease-white-sox-end-astros-historic-streak-last-seen-over-100-years-ago');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dylan Cease, White Sox end Astros’ historic streak last seen over 100 years ago');   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/2023/03/Dylan-Cease-White-Sox-end-Houston_s-historic-streak-last-seen-over-100-years-ago.jpg"></figure><h1>Dylan Cease, White Sox end Astros’ historic streak last seen over 100 years ago</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-30T20:39:54-07:00">March 30th, 8:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-30T21:03:57-07:00">March 30th, 9:03pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston Astros’ World Series title defense did not start the way they wanted, as they battled a historic pitching performance form <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-lance-lynns-hilarious-nsfw-response-to-chicagos-poor-projected-2023-win-totals" rel="noopener">Chicago White Sox</a> ace Dylan Cease, 3-2. It was a <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1641624726177996802" rel="noopener">loss so rare</a> that it ended an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-gerrit-cole-giants-logan-webb-mlb-opening-day-history" rel="noopener">Opening Day</a> streak not seen in over a century.</p><p>“Astros snap a 10-game winning streak on Opening Day, was tied with the Boston Beaneaters (1887-96) for longest streak in MLB history,” ESPN Stats &amp; Info Tweeted. Not to be overshadowed, Cease made his own history by becoming the fourth pitcher in American League history to throw 10 strikeouts and record no walks on Opening Day. He did it all on just 86 pitches in just over six innings of work, while allowing just one earned run.<br></p><p>Unfortunately, Cease did not get any run support, with Chicago rallying in the eighth and ninth innings after he was already taken out. Astros ace Framber Valdez did his job but was done after five innings. Yasmani Grandal homered to tie the game before first baseman Andrew Vaughn played the role of hero with a two-run RBI double.</p><p>Fans who are chasing Houston will look for any omen that could foretell the future of the 2023 MLB season. A rare Opening Day defeat is just the sign they are looking for. Stalwart second baseman Jose Altuve is starting the year on the Injured List, which certainly dampened the usual first-game excitement to a degree.</p><p>On the other hand, Yordan Alvarez’s AL MVP chances got off to a good start. He launched a 442-foot solo shot in the ninth and scored two runs.</p><p>The whole Astros lineup, which only mustered four hits, will look to wake up against Lance Lynn Friday night.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dylan Cease, White Sox end Astros’ historic streak last seen over 100 years ago

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He signed a free-agent contract with the Astros in the offseason, and his new team placed him in the clean-up spot. Before the game, Abreu learned that Chicago general manager <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rick-hahn-positively-giddy-during-pedro-grifols-introductory-press-conference" rel="noopener">Rick Hahn</a> compared the uniform change of Chicago to Houston to that of Michael Jordan.</p><p>Hahn compared Abreu’s departure to that of Jordan leaving the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-chicago-gm-astros-jose-abreu-wizards-michael-jordan" rel="noopener">Chicago Bulls</a> and moving on to the Washington Wizards. To basketball fans — especially those in Chicago — Jordan in a Wizards uniform looked wrong. Hahn’s comparison drew chortles of laughter from Abreu. He has never been known for his sense of humor or telling a lot of jokes in the locker room.</p><p>However, Abreu certainly knows the status Jordan has in the sporting world. The idea of being compared to Jordan is something that tickled the 36-year-old first baseman.</p><p>Abreu played with the White Sox for 9 seasons, playing his first year on Chicago’s South Side in 2014. The native of Cuba won the Rookie of the Year Award in 2o14. He followed up by winning the Most Valuable Player honor in 2020.</p><p>Jose Abreu is known for his ability hit in the clutch and drive in big runs. He has exceeded the 100 RBI mark 6 times in his career, and he had a career high 123 RBI in the 2019 season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jose Abreu’s hysterical reaction to Michael Jordan comparison after leaving White Sox

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For one, the Astros reached an agreement with Jose Abreu on a three-year, $58.5 million deal in November.</p><p>Abreu hit free agency in November after featuring in nine seasons with the Chicago White Sox. Chicago did have an <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/rick-hahn-discusses-jose-abreu-departure" rel="noopener">interest</a> in re-signing Abreu. The one-time American League MVP Award winner noted in November that he received a “really good” offer from the AL Central side, but in the end, he opted to take his talents to the reigning World Series champions.</p><p>During a press conference ahead of the Astros’ 2023 regular season opener against the White Sox, Abreu took some time to <a href="https://twitter.com/JRFegan/status/1641525272720580623?s=20" rel="noopener">open up</a> about his departure from Chicago. He said he is not disappointed that he will not play his entire career in a White Sox jersey.</p><p>Overall, he is much appreciative of the relationships that he <a href="https://twitter.com/GregBailey13/status/1641525334284574733?s=20" rel="noopener">built</a> while with the White Sox.</p><p>“They are a part of my family,” Abreu said.</p><p>Abreu is now looking ahead to his upcoming run with the Astros. He is not planning on changing his approach at the plate, as he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-news-yordan-alvarez-gets-real-on-astros-call-to-replace-yuli-gurriel-with-jose-abreu" rel="noopener">said</a> after signing with the AL West powerhouse that the team’s hitting coaches advised him to simply “continue to be the same person.”</p><p>“They spoke to me a little about my offense and how it would help the organization,” Abreu said. “They told me to continue to be the same person, the same person I was the last nine years in the majors. … I can’t say that I’m going to put up certain numbers, but I’m very excited to be here and just excited to support the team.</p><p>“Again, very grateful for all the guys giving me the opportunity to be here.”</p><p>Abreu, who will take over for Yuli Gurriel as the Astros’ go-to first baseman, was a standout performer throughout his nine-year run with the White Sox, which included three All-Star nods. He is coming off of a 2022 season where he recorded 15 home runs and 75 RBI in 157 total games played.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jose Abreu gets brutally honest on leaving White Sox for Astros

<!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-odds-white-sox-vs-astros-prediction-pick-how-to-watch-3-30-2023');   ga('set', 'title', 'MLB Odds: White Sox vs. Astros prediction, pick, how to watch – 3/30/2023');   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/2023/03/MLB_Odds_White_Sox_vs._Astros_prediction_pick_how_to_watch_-.jpg"></figure><h1>MLB Odds: White Sox vs. Astros prediction, pick, how to watch – 3/30/2023</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-30T11:59:04-07:00">March 30th, 11:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-30T12:04:53-07:00">March 30th, 12:04pm</time><address><a>Brendan Smith</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago White Sox will travel to take on the defending World Series champion Houston Astros in a Thursday night Opening Day matchup at Minute Maid Park. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/" rel="noopener">series</a>, which includes a White Sox-Astros prediction and pick, laid out below.</p><p>Chicago struggled last season, ending with an even 81-81 record, second place in the AL Central. With the expanded playoffs, Chicago was still five games out of the final Wild Card spot. Pedro Grifol was hired to take over for Tony LaRussa in hopes of turning things around.</p><p>Houston finished with the best record in the American League last season, going 106-56 to win the AL West. Houston cruised through the playoffs, sweeping Seattle and the New York Yankees before disposing of Philadelphia in six games to capture another title.</p><p><b><i>Here are the White Sox-Astros <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB odds</a>, </i></b><b><i>courtesy of FanDuel.</i></b><b><i> </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: White Sox-Astros Odds</b></h2><p>Chicago White Sox: +1.5 (-170)</p><p>Houston Astros: -1.5 (+140)</p><p>Over: 7.5 (-110)</p><p>Under: 7.5 (-110)</p><h2><b>How To Watch White Sox vs. Astros</b></h2><p>TV: ESPN</p><p>Stream: ESPN Plus</p><p>Time: 7:08 PM ET/5:08 PM PT</p><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(click for a free trial)*</a></b></i></p><h2><b>Why The White Sox Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Andrew Benintendi was the big offseason pickup for Chicago, breaking up a strong batch of right-handed hitters. Benintendi hit an impressive .304 with 31 extra-base hits for the Royals and Yankees last season. Tim Anderson played in just 79 games last season, but hit .301 with 19 extra-base hits in that brief time. Rookie Oscar Colas earned high praise for his power from scouts, and he hit 23 home runs in 117 games across three minor league levels last season. Yoan Moncada desperately needs a bounce-back season after a disappointing 2022. Moncada was acquired all the way back in the Chris Sale trade before the 2017 season. Eloy Jimenez is a threatening presence in the middle of a lineup when healthy, but has not played a full season since 2020. Jimenez will be looked to even more with the departure of Jose Abreu.</p><p>Dylan Cease finished second in the Cy Young voting after last season, dominating opponents to the tune of a 2.20 ERA with 227 strikeouts in 184 innings. Cease has now struck out at least 200 batters in the last two seasons. Aaron Bummer was electric when healthy last year and possesses one of the game’s best sinkers. Batters hit ground balls at a 64.0 percent clip against Bummer, nearly 20 percent above the league average.</p><p>With Cease on the mound, the White Sox have a chance in this tough Opening Day against the defending champs. If he brings his best stuff, Chicago could spoil Houston’s night.</p><h2><b>Why The Astros Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Yordan Alvarez keeps opposing pitchers up at night after posting a .306/.406/.613 slash line, with 37 home runs and 29 doubles last season. For his efforts, Alvarez was third in the AL MVP voting. Alex Bregman turned things around toward the end of the season, hitting 38 doubles and 23 home runs despite a .259 batting average. Bregman walked more than he struck out last season. Breakout postseason star Jeremy Pena has taken the reigns at shortstop, with 44 extra-base hits and a Gold Glove last season. Pena was named MVP of both the ALCS and World Series. After spending the first nine seasons of his career with the White Sox, Jose Abreu will suit up for Houston this season. Abreu hit 40 doubles and 15 home runs last season, posting a .304 batting average and a 4.2 bWAR to bring more pop to an already loaded Astros squad.</p><p>Framber Valdez will take the ball Opening Day with Justin Verlander now employed by the Mets. Valdez posted a 2.82 ERA with 194 strikeouts in 201 1/3 innings last season, finishing fifth in AL Cy Young voting. Opponents hit just .146 against his devastating curveball. Ryan Pressly was electric last season, notching a career high 33 saves while posting a 2.98 ERA in 48 1/3 innings.</p><h2><b>Final White Sox-Astros Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>This is an excellent pitching matchup, but Houston should be able to eek out just enough runs to capture this one.</p><p><b>Final White Sox-Astros Prediction &amp; Pick: Houston -1.5 (+140), under 7.5 (-110)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB Odds: White Sox vs. Astros prediction, pick, how to watch – 3/30/2023

<!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', '/white-sox-optimistic-update-liam-hendricks-cancer-battle');   ga('set', 'title', 'White Sox give optimistic update on Liam Hendricks’ cancer battle');   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/2023/03/White-Sox-news-Chicago-gives-optimistic-update-on-Liam-Hendricks_-cancer-battle.jpg"></figure><h1>White Sox give optimistic update on Liam Hendricks’ cancer battle</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-29T11:40:12-07:00">March 29th, 11:40am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-29T11:40:56-07:00">March 29th, 11:40am</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-dylan-cease-honest-facing-jose-abreu-astros-opening-day" rel="noopener">Chicago White Sox</a> closer Liam Hendricks is making <a href="https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/1641132618354655242" rel="noopener">encouraging progress</a> in his battle with cancer, general manager Rick Hahn said, via Bob Nightengale of USA Today Sports.</p><p>The White Sox are hopeful he can return before June, and Rick Hahn says the did not place him on the 60-day IL because of that, according to Nightengale.</p><p>Liam Hendricks was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in January. He has kept quiet on his treatment, outside of his <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Co3QBojPTiS/?hl=en" rel="noopener">most-recent</a> Instagram post in February.</p><p>“Cancer is scary… and weird… and hard,” Hendricks said on Instagram. “Treatment is tough. If you’ve ever been thru this, you know what I’m talking about. As a patient, a caregiver, or friend- it takes it toll on all of us. My update: I’m just trying to take it day by day and stay positive… and make a few jokes in between. But I just wanted to let you know how much your support has encouraged me since my diagnosis.”</p><p>The White Sox are looking to bounce back from a disappointing 2022 season, when they went 81-81, finished second in the American League Central behind the Cleveland Guardians and missed the playoffs. The team was expected to win the division coming off of a successful 2021 campaign.</p><p>The loss of Jose Abreu to the Houston Astros is a significant one, as is Hendricks for any amount of time that he is out. The White Sox hope for strong seasons from payers like Tim Anderson, Luis Robert and Eloy Jimenez to offset the loss of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-chicago-gm-astros-jose-abreu-wizards-michael-jordan" rel="noopener">Jose Abreu</a>.</p><p>The news that the White Sox are hopeful for Hendricks to return before June is great news for not only the team, but Hendricks’ health.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

White Sox give optimistic update on Liam Hendricks’ cancer battle

<!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', '/white-sox-news-chicago-gm-astros-jose-abreu-wizards-michael-jordan');   ga('set', 'title', 'White Sox’s GM makes bold Jose Abreu-Michael Jordan comparison ahead of 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/2023/03/White-Sox-news-Chicago_s-GM-makes-bold-Jose-Abreu-Michael-Jordan-comparison-ahead-of-Opening-Day.jpg"></figure><h1>White Sox’s GM makes bold Jose Abreu-Michael Jordan comparison ahead of Opening Day</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-29T11:26:47-07:00">March 29th, 11:26am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-29T11:26:47-07:00">March 29th, 11:26am</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a sports writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Chicago White Sox’s GM Rick Hahn <a href="https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/1641135341531693082" rel="noopener">compared seeing</a> former White Sox star Jose Abreu on the Houston Astros to seeing Michael Jordan play for the Washington Wizards, per Bob Nightengale.</p><p>“It’s like seeing Jordan in a Wizards uniform,” Hahn said.</p><p>Jordan, who of course spent the majority of his career in Chicago with the Bulls, is arguably the greatest NBA player of all time. Meanwhile, Abreu is considered a good player but certainly not the best ever. Nevertheless, Abreu previously played his entire career with the White Sox prior to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-news-jose-abreu-joins-houston-for-2023-world-series-defense-in-free-agency-bombshell" rel="noopener">signing in Houston</a> this past offseason.</p><p>Jose Abreu played in Chicago from 2014-2022, making three AL All-Star teams during that span. He won the MVP in 2020 during the shortened season as well. Abreu will be remembered as one of the better White Sox players of all time. He’s now looking to help the Astros return to the World Series following Houston’s Fall Classic victory in 2022.</p><p>White Sox star pitcher Dylan Cease also addressed playing against Jose Abreu for the first time.</p><p>“It will be interesting,” Cease said. “He’s a White Sox legend.”</p><p>Lucas Giolito <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-lucas-giolito-breaks-silence-jose-abreus-chicago-departure" rel="noopener">previously commented</a> on Abreu’s departure.</p><p>“I was pretty sad, I think that was a sad day for White Sox players, staff, fans,” Giolito <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisRoseSports/status/1620816898194657280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1620816898194657280%7Ctwgr%5Ed116ac27af3565ec6abe340bc0e8ff1b146b8e06%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwhite-sox-news-lucas-giolito-breaks-silence-jose-abreus-chicago-departure" rel="noopener">told</a> Chris Rose on the Chris Rose Rotation in February.</p><p>It will be intriguing to see how the White Sox fare without their former clubhouse leader. Chicago had high expectations for the 2022 season, but ultimately fell short of the playoffs. In 2023, they will need a player to step up and assume leadership duties as they attempt to rebound without Jose Abreu on the roster.</p><p>Abreu and the Astros will host the White Sox on Opening Day at 7:08 PM EST.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

White Sox’s GM makes bold Jose Abreu-Michael Jordan comparison ahead of 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', '/white-sox-news-dylan-cease-honest-facing-jose-abreu-astros-opening-day');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dylan Cease gets brutally honest on facing Jose Abreu ahead of White Sox-Astros Opening Day clash');   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/2023/03/White-Sox-news-Dylan-Cease-gets-brutally-honest-on-facing-Jose-Abreu-ahead-of-Chicago-Astros-Opening-Day-clash.jpg"></figure><h1>Dylan Cease gets brutally honest on facing Jose Abreu ahead of White Sox-Astros Opening Day clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-29T10:30:29-07:00">March 29th, 10:30am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-29T10:30:29-07:00">March 29th, 10:30am</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut based sports journalist and a graduate of both Tunxis Community College and Central Connecticut State University. Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When the Chicago White Sox begin the season, Dylan <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-dylan-cease-speaks-out-on-potential-chicago-contract-extension-after-avoiding-arbitration" rel="noopener">Cease will be</a> on the bump as their Opening Day starter. Cease will be facing a familiar face in Jose Abreu. After spending so many years on the White Sox together, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-chicagos-first-decision-after-pedro-grifol-hire-is-great-news-for-lucas-giolito-dylan-cease" rel="noopener">Cease got real</a> on what it’ll be like facing Abreu now that he plays for the Houston Astros.</p><p>Abreu signed a three-year, $59 million contract with the Astros this offseason. As Cease prepares to face him rather than play alongside him, <a href="https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/1641119956875067402" rel="noopener">the pitcher acknowledged</a> everything Abreu did for the White Sox, via Bob Nightengale of USA Today.</p><p>“It will be interesting,” Cease said. “He’s a White Sox legend.”</p><p>Jose Abreu spent the first nine years of his MLB career with the White Sox. In 1,270 games, he hit .292 with 243 home runs and 863 RBI. He was the AL Rookie of the Year in 2014 and the AL MVP in 2020. Abreu was named to three All Star games and earned three Silver Sluggers.</p><p>However, Abreu decided to go in a different direction. He’ll be joining the defending champion Astros as he tries to chase a World Series title of his own.</p><p>The only downside is he’ll have to face Dylan Cease. Chicago’s ace is coming off of a season in which he finished second in AL Cy Young voting. Cease started 32 games, pitching to a 14-8 record with a 2.20 ERA and a pristine 227/78 K/BB ratio. The White Sox are counting on Cease to continue his strong momentum in 2023.</p><p>His first test will come on Opening Day. Facing an already troublesome Astros’ lineup, he’ll also now have to face Abreu. Cease is ready for the test and understands he’ll be facing a White Sox legend, even if he plays for Houston.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dylan Cease gets brutally honest on facing Jose Abreu ahead of White Sox-Astros Opening Day clash

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For one, he called on Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson to move on over to the second base position.</p><p>Anderson does not have any major league experience patrolling second base, as he has primarily featured as a shortstop in his ongoing run with the White Sox. In the end, Anderson wound up starting as a second baseman in each of Team USA’s last five games of this year’s edition of the World Baseball Classic, including in the final against Japan.</p><p>Anderson was at first not much enthusiastic about the <a href="https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/news/tim-anderson-focused-on-playing-shortstop-for-white-sox" rel="noopener">idea</a> of taking hold of the second base position for Team USA.</p><p>“At first I wasn’t open to it, but I wanted my bat to be in the lineup, so I wanted to play,” Anderson said following his return to White Sox camp. “So moving over to second, it wasn’t easy, but I was kind of familiar going over [on that side of the field] in the shift. So it definitely worked out.”</p><p>Anderson, who hit .333 at the World Baseball Classic, will be the White Sox’s go-to shortstop in the 2023 campaign. The two-time All-Star sees that he still has plenty left in the tank to be an everyday shortstop, but he would be open to a move to second base later in his career.</p><p>“We’ll keep playing our time at short until we see what happens,” Anderson said. “But right now our main focus is getting back over at short, see where that leads me in the next few years.</p><p>“I’ll still be open to second, but once I’m done with short, we’ll see how it goes.”</p><p>In the big picture, White Sox manager Pedro Grifol will rely on both Anderson and Elvis Andrus to help lead the way in the infield this year.</p><p>“Tim’s our everyday shortstop, Elvis our everyday second baseman,” Grifol said on Thursday. “If I give a day off to Elvis, somebody else will play second. If I give a day off to Tim, Elvis will play short. That’s a luxury, in my opinion. Not too many teams have two shortstops on the same team with that type of experience.”</p><p>The White Sox will open up their 2023 campaign with a four-game road series against the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-biggest-questions-need-answers-2023-opening-day" rel="noopener">Houston Astros</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tim Anderson sounds off on the possibility of this major change with White Sox

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Multiple long-term injuries to all-star players have raised some concerns as to whether the tournament is worth playing, or at least with MLB player participation.</p><p>New York Mets closer Edwin Diaz and Houston Astros second baseball José Altuve are the two biggest names to sustain injuries.</p><p>Diaz is expected to miss the entirety of the 2023 MLB season after injuring his knee during a celebration after a Puerto Rico win.</p><p>Altuve fractured his right thumb after being hit by a pitch in Venezuela’s quarterfinal loss to the U.S. which is expected to keep him out for four-to-six weeks.</p><p>Other stars like Freddie Freeman and Nolan Arenado had to leave <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/world-baseball-classic-news-mexicos-benji-gil-reveals-real-winner-after-wbc-semis-and-its-not-shohei-ohtanis-japan" rel="noopener">World Baseball Classic games</a> early due to injuries as well.</p><p>Tim Anderson’s words can also be looked at as a jab toward the White Sox. Anderson has spent his entire seven-year career in the majors with the White Sox. Chicago made the playoffs twice in those seven years, one of them being the shortened 2020 season.</p><p>Anderson is in the final year of his current contract with a team option for 2024. It will be interesting to see if the White Sox takes those words to heart from one of the outspoken leaders of the franchise.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tim Anderson’s take on final vs Japan will piss off WBC critics

<!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', '/white-sox-3-questions-answers-2023-opening-day');   ga('set', 'title', 'White Sox: 3 biggest questions that still need answers before 2023 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/2023/03/Screen-Shot-2023-03-20-at-7.13.06-PM.png"></figure><h1>White Sox: 3 biggest questions that still need answers before 2023 Opening Day</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-20T16:39:28-07:00">March 20th, 4:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-20T16:39:28-07:00">March 20th, 4:39pm</time><address><a>Andrew Meyers</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-tim-anderson-gets-surprising-bat-flip-encouragement-ahead-of-wbc" rel="noopener">The Chicago White Sox</a> are one of the most intriguing teams to evaluate ahead of the 2023 MLB season. Following their first division title in 13 years in 2021, the White Sox played to a disappointing 81-81 record in 2022. Still, with names like Tim Anderson, Dylan Cease and Luis Robert, Chicago has a talented roster and a chance to make some noise in a winnable AL Central.</p><p>With a new manager and a number of offseason moves that the team likely sees as improvements from last year, the White Sox are primed for a bounceback year in 2023. In order to return to playoff contention though, the White Sox need to find answers to some of their biggest problems from last season.</p><h2><b>3. How will team respond to Pedro Grifol?</b></h2><p>Entering 2023, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-andrew-benintendi-opens-up-on-ditching-the-yankees-in-free-agency" rel="noopener">the White Sox are</a> onto their fourth manager in the last eight seasons, hiring longtime Kansas City Royals assistant Pedro Grifol as bench boss.</p><p>Year two of the Tony La Russa experiment failed to replicate its on-field successes from 2021. Health issues and a lack of connecting with players led to the hall-of-fame manager announcing his retirement on October 3 last year.</p><p>La Russa’s old-school tough-love mentality toward players didn’t mesh well with Chicago’s young core. With Grifol though, the White Sox are looking for a manager that can have those tough conversations with a player while still managing to keep a positive player-manager relationship.</p><p>During spring training, Grifol has preached an “attention to detail” mentality to his players. Sometimes having talent isn’t enough, and a guy like Grifol who started his coaching career at the minor league level surely knows that.</p><p>A manager can sometimes make the difference between a team being good and a team being great. With a roster full of potential all-stars, Pedro Grifol has a chance to right the ship and get the most out of his roster.</p><h2>2. Who can be relied on in the starting rotation?</h2><p>On paper, the White Sox carry one of the more talented starting rotations in the majors. Led by strikeout machine Dylan Cease, Chicago’s projected <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-lance-lynn-offers-nfl-inspired-tweak-to-pitch-clock" rel="noopener">rotation contains Lance Lynn</a>, Lucas Giolito, Michael Kopech, and newest entry Mike Clevinger.</p><p>Cease is the undeniable ace of the staff heading into Opening Day. In 2022, en route to a second-place finish in AL Cy Young Award voting, Cease made 32 starts and finished in the top five in all of Major League Baseball in strikeouts (fifth), strikeouts per nine innings (fourth) and ERA (third). He also ranked fifth in the American League in pitcher WAR according to FanGraphs.</p><p>Despite the talent that the names bring behind Cease, a lot of them are looking to bounce back from disappointing 2022 seasons.</p><p>Lance Lynn missed the first two months of the season due to injury, then struggled to establish himself out of the gate. He carried a 6.42 ERA through his first nine starts but looked like his old self in the final 12 starts of his season, collecting a 2.43 ERA in nine quality starts.</p><p>Giolito had his worst season statistically since 2018, making just 11 quality starts out of 30 and pitching to a 4.90 ERA.</p><p>Kopech and Clevinger are the wild cards in the rotation. Kopech showed flashes of brilliance in his 25 starts last season, but his strikeout numbers dropped drastically from 2021 (13.4 K/9 in 2021, 7.9 in 2022).</p><p>Clevinger comes over from the San Diego Padres on a one-year deal with a mutual option in 2024. He was one of the best pitchers in baseball from 2017-2020, posting a 2.96 ERA and a double-digit K/9 in 82 starts. He missed all of 2021 after undergoing Tommy John surgery in November 2020 and looked like a shell of himself in 22 starts last season.</p><p>There is a boatload of talent in this rotation, but it’s no guarantee that the names will live up to the hype of years past. If Giolito and Clevinger can regain their form and Kopech continues to develop as a starter, though, the White Sox have a chance of boasting one of the best rotations in the bigs in 2023.</p><h2>1. Can Eloy Jiménez and Luis Robert stay healthy?</h2><p>When on the field, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-eloy-jimenez-major-offseason-change-fans-excited" rel="noopener">Eloy Jiménez and Luis Robert</a> are one of the most talented duos in baseball.</p><p>After a breakout rookie season in 2019 and a Silver Slugger-winning campaign in the shortened 2020 season, Jiménez has endured long-term injuries in each of the last two years. Still, in 505 at-bats across 2021 and 2022, Jiménez slashed .275/.335/.473 with 26 home runs and 22 doubles.</p><p>As for Robert, a slew of ailments, including a bought with blurred vision and a sprained wrist allowed him to play in just 166 games over the last two seasons. Similar to Jiménez, Robert didn’t miss a beat when he played, collecting 66 extra-base hits and an .830 OPS.</p><p>Eloy Jiménez gives Chicago the power it needs in the middle of its lineup, while Robert is a true five-tool player that managers dream of having at their disposal. If the White Sox want to get back to the playoffs, they need both of these guys to be in the lineup on a daily basis, starting on Opening Day.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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Salao</a>ClutchPoints Senior Editor for NBA and NFL coverage. You can also find my work on SB Nation's Washington Wizards site, Bullets Forever.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Chicago White Sox fans saw their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/world-baseball-classic-news-trea-turner-team-usa-heroics-vs-cuba-leaves-fans-in-awe" rel="noopener">worst World Baseball Classic fears</a> come to life during the USA vs. Cuba semifinal matchup on Sunday. Third baseman Yoan Moncada was seen writhing in pain on the field after a scary collision with teammate Roel Santos while trying to gather a fly ball.</p><p>USA Slugger Kyle Schwarber sent a towering fly ball to shallow left field, sending both Moncada and Santos after it as it fluttered to no man’s land. That led to an awkward crash between the two leaving the White Sox player laying on the ground.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Yoán Moncada was slow to get up after colliding with a teammate while going for a fly ball. <a href="https://t.co/KD1A3JMA7a">pic.twitter.com/KD1A3JMA7a</a></p><p>— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBONFOX/status/1637635610910285828?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 20, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It wasn’t clear what the actual injured area was at a glance, but MLB insider Bob Nightengale <a href="https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/1637649870294007811?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1637649870294007811%7Ctwgr%5E5091f1c7679e76c2c6e7727ec202c373cbe25f74%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwp.clutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost-new.php" rel="noopener">filled in concerned</a> White Sox fans shortly after.</p><p><i>“Chicago White Sox outfielder Yoan Moncada was diagnosed with a concussion, and perhaps bruised ribs, but Cuba baseball officials say he should be fine.”</i></p><p>While a concussion and hurt ribs are never good news, it’s definitely a welcome diagnosis compared to anything that could have kept him out for the foreseeable future and impacted his availability for the coming MLB season. Given the lopsided 13-2 score at the time, having Moncada get hurt in what was a runaway affair would have been a tough blow for both Cubans and White Sox fans alike.</p><p>The World Baseball Classic has seen some devastating injuries to stars like Astros second baseman Jose Altuve and Mets closer Edwin Diaz. Thankfully, Yoan Moncada was able to avoid becoming another name on the injured list from what’s been a spectacular event and celebration of baseball.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New York Mets closer Edwin <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-edwin-diaz-message-new-york-fans-freak-wbc-injury" rel="noopener">Diaz suffered</a> a catastrophic injury at the World Baseball Classic. While that injury will sideline Diaz for the entire season, Chicago White Sox starter Lance <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-lance-lynn-offers-nfl-inspired-tweak-to-pitch-clock" rel="noopener">Lynn doesn’t think</a> it’s the World Baseball Classic’s fault.</p><p>Diaz tore his patellar tendon while celebrating Team Puerto Rico’s win over Team Dominican Republic. He has now undergone surgery and is poised to miss the whole year. Lynn commented on Diaz’s injury, noting how in baseball, injuries can <a href="https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/1636776267793027072" rel="noopener">happen at any time</a>, via Bob Nightengale of USA Today.</p><p>“You never want to get hurt. People get hurt in Spring Training games every day right now, and no one says we shouldn’t have Spring Training,” Lynn said. “So that’s the unfortunate part of the game, people will get hurt, but the beauty of the game is to see the fans, see the passion that players have this time of year, especially in these events. That’s what this game – that’s why you play the game.”</p><p>Lynn went on to note how the World Baseball Classic gives players an opportunity to represent their country. Puerto Rico’s win over the Dominican Republic knocked the latter out of the tournament. It was a major win for Puerto Rico and Diaz was going to celebrate.</p><p>The White Sox pitcher knows it’s not Diaz’s fault that he got hurt. Even though it didn’t take place in an MLB sanctioned game, Lynn understands that it’s just a ramification of sports.</p><p>Edwin Diaz’s loss will be a big one for the Mets throughout the season. But that would’ve been true if it happened at the WBC or in September. Lance Lynn just wants to see the beautiful game of baseball be played, even if it has a dark side.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lance Lynn drops fiery World Baseball Classic take after Edwin Diaz injury

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