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White Sox Best of 2018
Best pitcher: Jace Fry- In terms of performance, this goes to Reynaldo Lopez, but in terms of development, Jace made leaps and bounds in terms of his development.
Best position player: Daniel Palka- Came in with little to no expectations and comes out a prolific power threat and above average clutch performer
Best reliever: Jace Fry- see above
Best defender: Adam Engel- Already known by White Sox fans to be an elite defender, made himself known throughout baseball with his home run robberies. I low key love Adam and I want him to succeed in every possible way, as he has torii hunter defensive ability and if he had a league average bat he'd easily be a 4 win player
Favorite player: Yolmer Sanchez- Yolmer is the greatest player to ever grace this Earth. Enough said.
Overall MVP (hitter or pitcher): James Shields- odd choice but bear with me. Not the greatest in terms of years by any means, but for him to go 7 innings a night, especially in June and July when our bullpen was being overworked and to put us in a position to win, he, in my opinion, provided the greatest value to us.
Rookie of the Year: Daniel Palka- see above
Breakout star: Tim Anderson- other than Yolmer, Timmy is my favorite player and for him to put his speed and power on display for the whole year, AND significantly improve his defense, he broke out in a big way, and I expect even more breakout the coming years.
Best single play: Any of the Adam Engel robberies
Best single game: The Dylan Covey game against Boston beating Chris Sale
Prospect you’re most excited for: Eloy Jimenez, yet he should not even be considered a prospect at this point
Best nickname, Players’ Weekend or otherwise: What you guys called it when Palka hit a home run, PALK-SMASH!!
Best rivalry: Hard to have a rivalry when you lose more than 90 games but I would have to go with the Royals
Eloy ETA: Tomorrow
Favorite moment of Hawk’s broadcasting career: His call of Dwayne Wise's catch in Buehrle's perfect game
Best promotion/innovation/development: Hawk collectibles they gave away on Hawk day
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