June is a big month for minor league baseball. Early in the month there’s the draft, in the middle of the month there’s a slew of all-star games and around the summer solstice rookie ball gets underway. Since the rookie ball affiliates, Great Falls and Bristol, are barely underway none of those players will be […]
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The Cuban hit his 13th homer of the season, a shot to RF, in a loss to Durham as part of Thursday’s doubleheader. He sure chugged around the bases too.
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Escobar hit a double down the third base line in Thursday’s 6-3 win over Durham.
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This is one of the cool new features we have at our arsenal thanks to the switch to WordPress. Milb.com has a nice video library and we’ll link to them frequently. Danks stole second in the Knights’ 2-1 loss to Durham June 29.
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Jacob Petricka started the season terrifically for Kannapolis before heading to the disabled list. After a pair of rehab appearances with Bristol, the 2010 second round pick has been promoted to Winston-Salem. Petricka’s promotion was a part of a bunch of roster shuffling in the White Sox system. Petricka, 23, posted a 2.81 ERA in
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With three affiliates on all-star break and rookie ball just starting earlier this week, this Hot and Cold was pushed back a few days to allow for a bigger sample size. Now that there are six affiliates in action, it has become tougher at the top. Several players pounded the ball this week, but it’s
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Shortly after the draft I wrote about the overall strategy of the Sox, but now I want to focus on specific picks and specific players that I like, dislike and feel indifferent about. Picks I liked:2 (80): Erik Johnson, RHP, 6-3, 240, CalA lot of people didn’t seem to like the Johnson pick, but I’m
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At the end of 2010, Dayan Viciedo was projected by Baseball America as the White Sox’ Top Power Prospect. He was batting .247 with 20HR and 47RBI in 2010. Now Viciedo has increased his average to .330, and already has 11HR and 49RBI But is Viciedo really the most powerful bat in the system? We
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Birmingham, Winston-Salem and Kannapolis each are on All-Star break, signifying the end of the first half for each club. After a disastrous 2010, the Barons will be headed back to the playoffs thanks to a 40-30 record. They finished first in a tight race, two games ahead of Mobile (Diamondbacks) and three games ahead of
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Bristol was the last White Sox affiliate to get the season underway on Tuesday night and won 13-4 at home against Greeneville (Astros). They followed that up with a 4-3 win in 12 innings last night. Bristol is used as the second rookie league team for the White Sox, Great Falls gets the more experienced
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