The Chicago White Sox 2013 Preview/Drinking Game: Pitching and Predictions!

In case you missed it, make sure to check out the first part of this preview in which I discuss the MLB, the AL Central, White Sox acquisitions, and the Sox everyday lineup.

Chris Sale: Representin' for the gangstas all across the world (and FGCU).

The Rotation: (2012 stats)

The White Sox hope to continue their strong track record of keeping pitchers healthy, and with a strong bullpen and John Danks floating somewhere along the horizon, the pitching staff is promising, if not awe-inspiring. Keep in mind that I will use mostly traditional statistics with the exception of FIP, which measures what a player’s ERA should have looked like over a given time period, assuming that performance on balls in play and timing were league average.

The Ace- Chris Sale- #49- Throws: Left- (17-8, 3.05 ERA, 192 IP, 192K, 3.27 FIP)

Key 2012 Stat: 4.8 WAR

Fully Torqued: A White Sox 40-Game Review

Remember how we used to laugh?

White Sox Record: 18-21- 3^rd in AL Central (4.5 games behind Cleveland)

It’s been an interesting start to the 2012 season for the SouthSiders thus far, filled with lots of highlights and an equal amount of lowlights. Within this article, I’ll try to cover some of both, as well as a few “meh” areas that fall right in between.