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Scouts are scattered all over ballparks these days, preparing for the postseason, looking for weaknesses, forming opinions on which hitters to avoid and which hitters to go after. Each of the playoff teams will have particular players who will be...

Blog | September 25, 2012

Buster Olney goes through every team currently projected to make the postseason and highlights the player most crucial to their playoff hopes.

Blog | Conversation | September 25, 2012

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Justin Masterson pitched six effective innings, Kosuke Fukudome had a tiebreaking RBI triple and the Cleveland Indians inched closer to the top of the AL Central with a 4-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night.

Do the Chicago White Sox have what it takes to survive the dog days of August and be a playoff contender? ESPN.com examines their chances.

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Everybody wants to know what's wrong with the Chicago White Sox.

As the playoff picture comes into focus, the American League offers an interesting situation. Essentially, each of the likely playoff contenders has an ace, and then a litany of question marks thereafter. And that's just one of the questions.

Blog | Conversation | September 21, 2010

Instead of division slugfest, White Sox homestand fizzled into sluggish mess.

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He's not a lock to perform coming off an injury, but Justin Duchscherer could be a cheap alternative to Roy Halladay for a stretch-drive contender. Plus the usual notes, news and analysis from around the league, including a pile of trade notes.

Blog | Conversation | July 21, 2009

Freddy Garcia is aiming to throw for scouts on Aug. 5, and strongly disagrees with the assessment of Ozzie Guillen that he won't be able to help a contender this year, according to Garcia's agent.

Can the White Sox repeat? Phil Rogers give us five reasons why we'll see them again in late October and five reasons why we won't.

Besides pitching, hitting and fielding, health is also part of the equation for postseason contenders.

Story | Conversation | September 21, 2005

Ozzie Guillen's homecoming was a winner Tuesday, thanks to an offense the Chicago White Sox figure will make them a contender.