The minor league season is finally in full force. Bristol debuted its 2012 squad last night, managing just two hits in a 7-2 loss. As the second rookie affiliate for the White Sox, Bristol usually struggles in the Appalachian League. Let’s take a look if they have the weapons to turn it around this season […]
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Last night the Pioneer League’s defending champions, the Great Falls Voyagers, opened their 2012 with a 6-4 win in Helena. Ryan Newman returns as manager to lead the charge to defend the title for the Voyagers, which have made the playoffs five straight years. Let’s break down who to watch on the Voyagers’ roster. The
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Like usual, we have our draft tracker updated as the draft progresses and as players sign. We will fill it in with as much info on the picks as we can find. A full list of all teams’ selections can be found on MLB.com. 1 (13): Courtney Hawkins, OF, R/R, 6-3, 220, Carroll HS (TX) –
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The NCAA baseball tournament is in the Super Regional round, a best-of-three series for the final 16 teams, and a few White Sox draft picks are still alive. All of the games are on TV on one of the ESPNs so if you want to watch a future White Sox farmhand in action, here’s all
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Three days of draft hysteria are over and the dust is starting to settle. Without going into too much in-depth analysis just yet, let’s take a look at some of the noticeable trends from the White Sox draft class. Four of the first eight picks are high schoolers and then just three of the next
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The White Sox continued to focus on positions players early in the draft by taking Joey DeMichele, a second baseman from Arizona State, in the third round at 108 overall. DeMichele is a bit undersized at 5-11, but hit at a big time college program. He led the Sun Devils with a .336 average and
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The White Sox finally took a college pitcher with their first pick of the second day of the draft. Chris Beck, a RHP out of Georgia Southern, was taken by the ChiSox at 76 overall in the second round. The guys on the live draft stream on MLB.com mentioned Beck as a top 10 talent
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Amidst the buzz of the draft (stay with us throughout day two of the draft for frequent updates) some focus will still be given to the players already in the system. Two months are in the books, which means the first half of the minor league season is heading into its final stretch and rookie
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With their second and final pick of the first night of the MLB Draft, the White Sox again went the prep route, selecting 1B Keon Barnum from King High School in Florida. The White Sox were expected to target pitching in the supplemental round after picking up Courtney Hawkins in round one, but Barnum fills
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The first round of the 2012 MLB Draft provided a few mild surprises, including with the Chicago White Sox. Long expected to target college pitching with their first pick, the Sox suddenly found a choice at the thirteenth pick, and for the the first time since 2001 went the high school route. Chicago decided on
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