When Adam Dunn signed a 4-year, $56 Million contract with the Chicago White Sox in the offseason, GM Kenny Williams believed he was adding his much-coveted left handed bat in the middle of the line-up with a career on-base plus slugging percentage (.OPS), of .890. Instead he has a player hitting 114 points below his listed weight, who is posting a .487 OPS at a home ballpark … [Read more...] about Source of Adam Dunn’s Hitting Struggles Revealed
The Hangover
Cubs-White Sox Exchange: Apathy Reigns!
By Paul M. Banks and David Kay (PMB)What a difference a year makes! Last season around this time, both Chicago teams were in first place and the Crosstown Classic actually came remotely close to living up to the absurd hype that accompanies it each year. It was so important that we actually ran two exchanges for each series, and broke comment records on all of them. (Those … [Read more...] about Cubs-White Sox Exchange: Apathy Reigns!