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Luis Robert Jr. hit his 100th homer, and Colson Montgomery backed it up with an impressive blast of his own. It wasn't nearly enough to overcome what happened over the first eight innings, but it was kinda cool regardless.
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Colson Montgomery has been showing off the power in his first 25 MLB games. I asked @jrfegan.soxmachine.com how much the torpedo bat is helping with the slugging?
The bat has helped Montgomery refine his swing.
Great article Josh, thanks for figuring out all that arcane stuff. My thoughts:
1) Let's cross that bridge when we come to it. It's totally possible the Sox turn back into pumpkins.
2) I'm just enjoying a sustained 2 weeks of enjoyable baseball from the Sox. Its been a really, really long time!
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On today's podcast, we talked a lot about Colson Montgomery's first 25 games. There's also been a lot of discourse about the way he's played in 2025.
I asked Jim Margalus about Montgomery's development path this season.
Today on @soxmachine.com I respond to @hotdoglarry.bsky.social question about if the White Sox winning ways will hurt their draft positioning?
So I took a deep dive into the MLB Draft Lottery results.
Spoiler: Don't fret about the winning.
Unlocked for all:
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Good morning, White Sox fans.
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⚾ How the Torpedo Bat has helped refine Colson Montgomery's swing and the results are powerful
⚾ Plan at 1B with Vargas on IL
⚾ Farm Report on the Barons
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A graph displaying Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert Jr. weighted runs created-plus by month against right-handed pitching.
A @soxmachine.com Fun with Graphs
Since 2024, Luis Robert Jr. has a 73 wRC+ vs. RHP (That's bad)
But, in July 2025, Robert posted his best wRC+ vs. RHP in awhile at 129 wRC+ (That's good)
Data via @fangraphs.com
2029 or 2033, or when Jerry passes.
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I share my fear with the White Sox picking up Luis Robert Jr.'s $20 million option would be the only offseason signing.
@jrfegan.soxmachine.com suggests that the 2026 squad is mostly in place right now.
Good morning, White Sox fans.
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A recap of the 2025 MLB Trade Deadline for the White Sox, naturally, is a lot of talk about Luis Robert Jr.
Also, the Minnesota Twins fire sale. Can the Sox catch them?
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@jrfegan.soxmachine.com asks Chicago White Sox general manager Chris Getz why Luis Robert Jr. wasn't traded before the 2025 deadline
ICYMI: The Chicago White Sox traded Austin Slater to the New York Yankees
Latest on @soxmachine.com including quotes from Slater about being dealt
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On @SoxMachine.com, @jrfegan.soxmachine.com took a deep dive into the Chicago White Sox success against fastballs post All-Star break.
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Luis Robert Jr. had a good night against Philadelphia on Monday with scouts in attendance. In the latest podcast, we discussed Robert trade rumors and if a 1-for-1 swap with a player like Mark Vientos would be a satisfying return.
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I asked @jrfegan.soxmachine.com what are the odds that Mike Tauchman gets dealt before the deadline. He says low (< 25% chance) and could return to the 2026 White Sox squad.
Writing about Luis Robert Jr. and kind of talking myself into it
28.07.2025 18:38 — 👍 61 🔁 1 💬 11 📌 3I go back and forth between thinking this is a new crisis, and thinking that some amount of this shit has been going on since forever and we're only finding out because of all the monitoring sportsbooks have in place now
28.07.2025 17:20 — 👍 156 🔁 12 💬 9 📌 7True story, my dad told me way back when that I could do that if I wanted (let an infield fly drop on purpose to force a baserunning error from someone who maybe didn't know the rules as much as I did.)
Chico was way ahead of his time.
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Yes, we did talk about Lenyn Sosa's TOOTBLAN yesterday. I'm still baffled how it happened.
An Infographic that displays the top three biggest improvements since the All-Star Break for Chicago White Sox hitters via slugging percentage. Colson Montgomery has seen an improvement in slugging by 660 points. Kyle Teel has seen an improvement in slugging by 576 points. Miguel Vargas has seen an improvement in slugging by 388 points.
A @soxmachine.com Infographic.
With the Chicago White Sox mashing fastballs post All-Star Break, this vast improvement is coming from the young players. Colson Montgomery, Kyle Teel, and Miguel Vargas have showed the biggest improvements in SLG.
Whatever works.
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An infographic that displays differences in hitting production for the Chicago White Sox against fastballs. First row is Pre All-Star Break in which the team hit .222 with a .351 slugging percentage against fastballs. Post All-Star Break, the White Sox are hitting .302 with a .576 slugging percentage against fastballs.
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The Chicago White Sox results hitting against the fastball have greatly improved post All-Star Break. Slugging alone has increased by .225.
These are monster numbers against velocity.
Database pull from stathead.com looking at Chicago White Sox most runs scored over a 7 game stretch. Most recent time this occurrence happened was in 2012.
The Chicago White Sox have scored 60 runs (and counting) in their last 7 games.
Last time we saw a White Sox team on this level of an offensive heater . . .
May 23 - May 29, 2012. They scored 61 runs during a 7-game winning streak.
Thanks @stathead.com
That’s me!
25.07.2025 20:23 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Groin tightness
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@cczois.bsky.social asked what would the White Sox do if they don't trade Luis Robert Jr.?
It's 28 games into the Kyle Teel era. He's showing good contact and on-base skills while the power is picking up as of late.
As Jim Margalus writes on @SoxMachine.com, Teel's athleticism could be his biggest attribute in being a difference maker.
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I asked @jrfegan.soxmachine.com what was said in the White Sox team meeting prior to Pittsburgh series that has sparked an offensive revolution post All-Star break. He explained how what the coaching staff has been harping on for weeks is setting in.
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⚾ @jrfegan.soxmachine.com how the Sox hitters approach has been changing
⚾ Montgomery splitting time between 3B and SS
⚾ Fan question: What if Robert Jr. doesn't get traded?
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It's just as hot tonight.
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