He’s got 21 home runs and a flair for the dramatic. So has Daniel Palka played his way into the White Sox long-term plans?
Palka Power struck again Monday afternoon, smacking a game-tying homer in the bottom of the ninth inning and setting the stage for Matt Davidson’s walk-off blast two batters later. It was Palka’s sixth ninth-inning homer this season, the most in the major leagues.
He’s got a knack for the clutch to go along with his obvious He-Man power — a 115 mph liner off Palka's bat smoked Detroit Tigers pitcher Michael Fulmer in the shin and chased him from Monday’s game — a couple of pretty valuable attributes no matter what role he ends up playing on the teams of the future.