In case you missed it last night, Carlos Quentin’s move to the disabled list opened up a spot for Dayan Viciedo’s long awaited call up. The Cuban has had a terrific year in AAA and could bring a nice boost of offense and excitement to the team. Then again, Ozzie Guillen keeps trying to take […]
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This was a banner week for White Sox minor league hitters. 11 hitters posted an OPS over 1.1 this week. Dayan Viciedo was among them, showing he is back to form after his injury. On the pitching side there weren’t many dominating performances, but a lot of very good ones. After a mostly forgettable season
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The signing deadline is behind us and yet again the White Sox didn’t make any noise on the final day. With their first seven picks already locked up, the Sox didn’t have any late drama and weren’t going to overpay any of their other selections. You can complain about this philosophy all you want, but
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The deadline for signing draft picks is fast approaching, but as usual there is little news on the White Sox front. 29th rounder Dustin Hayes signed, but that doesn’t seem like major news. With that in mind, let’s continue business as usual with a new Hot and Cold. Hot Hitter: Jon Gilmore, 1B/DH, AA Stats:
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There is about a month left into the minor league season so let’s take a look at who is heating up and who is hitting a wall heading into the final stretch of the season. Hot Hitter: Grant Buckner, 1B/DH, Rookie Bristol Stats: .516/.583/.645 with 4 2B, 3 BB and 4 K in 31 AB
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Nick Ciolli has been a highlight machine for Winston-Salem this season (making SportsCenter not just once, but twice) and added one of the more bizarre plays possible, an inside the park grand slam, Tuesday night. Ciolli is taking advantage of every quirk BB&T Ballpark has to offer. Update: Ciolli made SportsCenter’s Top Ten for this
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With rookie ball in full stride, there were more names to pick from this month. On the hitting side we saw a few Dash have fantastic months and on the pitching side Addison Reed continued his complete domination of professional hitters. Winston-Salem (16-12) and Kannapolis (16-11) led the way in July with winning records. The
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With the trade deadline looming, this time of year is usually exciting for baseball fans. The White Sox already have one trade in the books and there might be more. For now that hasn’t had a major impact on the minor league system (Zach Stewart hasn’t played since the trade), but we could see some
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The White Sox just traded Edwin Jackson and Mark Teahen to Toronto for Oak Forest native Jason Frasor and pitching prospect Zach Stewart. You can get Major League trade analysis anywhere, but this is a minor league blog so we’re going to talk about the minor leaguer the Sox received. Zach Stewart pitched for three
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Sunday night Charlotte Knights starting pitcher Dylan Axelrod took a perfect game into the eighth inning against Louisville. Axelrod is on his second organization and usually once you get released by one team your Major League outlook doesn’t look good. However, Axelrod has been nothing short of fantastic since joining the White Sox. Is he
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