Daryl Van Schouwen

Mar 22, 2025 | chicago.suntimes.com | Daryl Van Schouwen |Steve Greenberg

The White Sox have touched them all since 2000, hitting it out of the park with a World Series title in 2005, striking out looking with a modern-day record for losses in 2024 and pulling off too many “in all my years watching baseball there’s something I’ve never seen” moments in between. Jerseys shredded by a protesting All-Star pitcher’s pocketknife, the unforeseen and controversial return of Tony La Russa, an unsolved stadium shooting and Drake LaRoche all made back-page headlines in between.

Mar 14, 2025 | chicago.suntimes.com | Daryl Van Schouwen

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Right-hander Mason Adams exited his start against the Reds in the second inning Friday with right elbow discomfort, the latest in a series of blows to the White Sox’ pitching depth this spring. Adams, one of the Sox’ top peforming prospects last sping who figured to make starts for the team this season, will be further evaluated Saturday. After Adams walked Jacob Hurtubise with one out in the second inning, catcher Korey Lee went to the mound, followed by Sox training staff.

Mar 14, 2025 | chicago.suntimes.com | Daryl Van Schouwen

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Not that Miguel Vargas should add the weight of expectations on his shoulders or anything, but knowing the White Sox parted with Erick Fedde, Michael Kopech and Tommy Pham to land him and two prospects from the Dodgers in a three-team trade at the deadline last season, know that general manager Chris Getz would really like to see the third baseman succeed.

Mar 13, 2025 | chicago.suntimes.com | Daryl Van Schouwen

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The White Sox’ Davis Martin made three innings against the Asian Breeze, an independent team that’s a cut below major league competition, look easy Thursday. Three innings with five strikeouts, no hits and no walks allowed and filling the zone with 34 strikes in a 45-pitch exercise left Martin feeling good about everything he’s doing this spring. “I’ve kind of got the taste of the big leagues but I want the whole thing now,” Martin said. “I want all 33 starts.

Mar 13, 2025 | chicago.suntimes.com | Daryl Van Schouwen

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Kyle Teel has given the White Sox some assurances about their catching situation for the future, a nice nugget to have in a collection of prospect jewels for a rebuilding organization. He has also brought a jolt of boyish enthusiasm into the clubhouse, a welcome commodity for a team that is trying to put the worst season in the modern-day history of the game behind it.