October 2, 20232 yr 2023 vs. The MLB 10.0 fWAR Pitching (26th) - Includes second to last in Walks, Saves, HBP, and 27th in HR allowed & blown saves. 3.3 fWAR Batting (29th) - Also second to last in weighted Runs Created, last in weighted OBP, OBP and Walk rate. -38.5 Defensive Rating (30th) - Includes dead last in OF Arm Runs Above Average & 29th in Defensive Runs Saved. 2023 vs. 1901-2022 White Sox Teams (123 Total Seasons for Pitching & Batting) 102nd Pitching 120th Batting - Ahead of 1931 (56-97-3 .366), 2007 (72-90 .444) and 1970 (56-106 .346) 21st out of 22nd Fielding - The 2007 "Ozzie Ball" White Sox (72-90 .444) were slightly worse (-39.8 vs. 38.5). Best Career 2023 fWAR Seasons - 2 Plus MLB seasons 5.0 Luis Robert Jr. (Previous best = 3.4 2021) 2.6 Jake Burger (0.3 2022 - Includes Miami) 1.5 Gregory Santos (0.0 2022) 0.4 Touki Toussaint (0.4 2018) 0.2 Andrew Vaughn (-0.3 2021) -0.1 Carlos Perez (-0.2 2022) Worst Career 2023 fWAR Seasons - 2 Plus MLB seasons -1.3 Gavin Sheets (Previous worst = 0.1 2022) -0.9 Michael Kopech (-0.1 2018 - 4 starts) -0.7 Korey Lee (-0.3 2022) -0.7 Lenyn Sosa (-0.3 2022) -0.6 Jose Ruiz (-0.1 2022) -0.5 Tim Anderson (0.7 2017) -0.5 Jimmy Lambert (0.0 2020 & 2021) -0.5 Jose Urena (-0.1 2020) -0.4 Brent Honeywell (-0.2 2021) -0.2 Romy Gonzalez (0.0 2021 & 2022) -0.2 Deivi Garcia (0.1 2021) -0.2 Alex Colome (-0.1 2022) -0.1 Garrett Crochet (0.2 2020 - 6 IP) 0.1 Tanner Banks (0.3 2022) 0.5 Lance Lynn (0.5 2011 - 1 start) Updated Farm System Rankings = 12th
October 2, 20232 yr On his last AB, Gavin Sheets had the OFs misplay his last pop up to give him his first hit of the season against a LHP and get his average for the season over .200.
October 3, 20232 yr Author This was broached during the final month in game threads. The White Sox finished with a 5-24 season series record. 2023 was the inaugural season teams played all 29 other MLB teams. The Sox defeated Atlanta (2-1) and Cincinnati (2-1) in the National League, and Boston (4-2) Cleveland (8-5) and New York (4-2) in the American League. With the randomness of baseball, and inter league limited to a single series, it will be hard for a team to finish 20 or more season series under .500 in future seasons. Final 2023 Season Series Records: 22-6-1 Atlanta 21-6-2 Los Angeles N. L. 19-8-2 Tampa Bay 18-9-2 Baltimore 18-10-1 Philadelphia 17-10-2 Toronto 17-10-2 Milwaukee 16-10-3 Houston 16-10-3 Texas 15-11-3 Minnesota 15-11-3 Cincinnati 14-12-3 Miami 15-13-1 Chicago N. L. 14-13-2 Arizona 13-12-4 San Diego 13-13-3 Boston 14-14-1 New York A. L. 13-13-3 Seattle 12-15-2 Los Angeles A. L. 12-15-2 Washington 11-14-4 Cleveland 10-14-5 New York N. L. 11-16-2 San Francisco 10-15-4 Saint Louis 9-16-4 Detroit 8-18-3 Pittsburgh 9-19-1 Colorado 7-21-1 Oakland 6-22-1 Kansas City 5-24-0 Chicago A. L. Note: Ties above broken by season series record(s). Edited October 3, 20232 yr by South Side Hit Men
October 3, 20232 yr 18 hours ago, South Side Hit Men said: 2023 vs. The MLB 10.0 fWAR Pitching (26th) - Includes second to last in Walks, Saves, HBP, and 27th in HR allowed & blown saves. 3.3 fWAR Batting (29th) - Also second to last in weighted Runs Created, last in weighted OBP, OBP and Walk rate. -38.5 Defensive Rating (30th) - Includes dead last in OF Arm Runs Above Average & 29th in Defensive Runs Saved. 2023 vs. 1901-2022 White Sox Teams (123 Total Seasons for Pitching & Batting) 102nd Pitching 120th Batting - Ahead of 1931 (56-97-3 .366), 2007 (72-90 .444) and 1970 (56-106 .346) 21st out of 22nd Fielding - The 2007 "Ozzie Ball" White Sox (72-90 .444) were slightly worse (-39.8 vs. 38.5). Best Career 2023 fWAR Seasons - 2 Plus MLB seasons 5.0 Luis Robert Jr. (Previous best = 3.4 2021) 2.6 Jake Burger (0.3 2022 - Includes Miami) 1.5 Gregory Santos (0.0 2022) 0.4 Touki Toussaint (0.4 2018) 0.2 Andrew Vaughn (-0.3 2021) -0.1 Carlos Perez (-0.2 2022) Worst Career 2023 fWAR Seasons - 2 Plus MLB seasons -1.3 Gavin Sheets (Previous worst = 0.1 2022) -0.9 Michael Kopech (-0.1 2018 - 4 starts) -0.7 Korey Lee (-0.3 2022) -0.7 Lenyn Sosa (-0.3 2022) -0.6 Jose Ruiz (-0.1 2022) -0.5 Tim Anderson (0.7 2017) -0.5 Jimmy Lambert (0.0 2020 & 2021) -0.5 Jose Urena (-0.1 2020) -0.4 Brent Honeywell (-0.2 2021) -0.2 Romy Gonzalez (0.0 2021 & 2022) -0.2 Deivi Garcia (0.1 2021) -0.2 Alex Colome (-0.1 2022) -0.1 Garrett Crochet (0.2 2020 - 6 IP) 0.1 Tanner Banks (0.3 2022) 0.5 Lance Lynn (0.5 2011 - 1 start) Updated Farm System Rankings = 12th The season looks even more depressing when broken down into stats than it was watching it.
October 3, 20232 yr Author 1 hour ago, Chimpton said: The season looks even more depressing when broken down into stats than it was watching it. Pretty sure Hawk would also say the Sox were near the bottom or dead last in TWTW.
October 3, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, Chimpton said: The season looks even more depressing when broken down into stats than it was watching it. 1 hour ago, South Side Hit Men said: Pretty sure Hawk would also say the Sox were near the bottom or dead last in TWTW. I know it’s not empirical evidence, but watching this team get beaten (or get slapped around, most of the time) by the likes of the Rockies, Royals, and A’s made me feel like the Sox were truly the worst overall team in baseball.
October 3, 20232 yr This was the year Soxtalk went from being way too negative to being spot-on. Sad.
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