Last night the Great Falls Voyagers opened their Pioneer League campaign with a 9-4 win in Billings. The Voyagers pounded out 13 hits and three home runs and the pitchers recorded eight strikeouts against one walk. First-year manager Ryan Newman makes the minor jump from Bristol to Great Falls and hopes to guide the club […]
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Another week brings another Hot and Cold. Dayan Viciedo continues to kill the ball, while another Knight falls deeper into a slump. Dayan Viciedo Hot Hitter: Dayan Viciedo, 1B/OF, AAA Dayan Viciedo continues his excellent season with another hot week for the Knights. Viciedo has been one of the few shining lights for the Sox
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The guys over at Oral Sox invited me to do a special draft related podcast and here it is. We talked about Keenyn Walker, some sleeper picks, a bit about the minors in general and phallic symbols (naturally). Check it out!
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Welcome to Behind the Box Score – a new section designed to take a deeper look at White Sox prospects by exploring statistics that don’t fall into the normal box score categories. I will do my best to explain the stat and how it applies to each prospect. Take a look at Addison Reed who
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Getting lost with all the draft coverage were the roster announcements for the all-star games of several minor leagues. For White Sox affiliates, the Southern League (AA), Carolina League (High-A) and South Atlantic League (Low-A) released their all-stars. Voting for the AAA All-Star Game takes place online and you can access the ballot here. In
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In a move that I mentioned as a possibility in yesterday’s Hot and Cold, reliever Addison Reed has been promoted to AA Birmingham today. It’s Reed’s second promotion of the season. The right-hander dominated both A ball stops this year in what is his first full season of pro ball. Right-handed starter Terry Doyle also
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Taking a short break from our draft coverage (and plenty more is coming) for the latest Hot and Cold. This week we have an outfielder on yet another hitting streak and a catcher struggling to handle a promotion. Hot Hitter: Brandon Short, OF, AA Short was here two weeks ago for a hitting streak and
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The title says it all. The NCAA Tournament is in the Super Regional round this weekend and the first game (Mississippi State @ Florida with Frank Thomas on the call) is currently on ESPN2. A number of White Sox draft picks will be in action and all of them will be on TV if you
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With the 2011 MLB Draft now in the books, I want to take a look at what appears to be a very interesting draft strategy from our White Sox. After day 2 and the first 30 rounds of the draft I was feeling a little depressed and let down by the direction the Sox had
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The White Sox continued the run on right-handed college pitching with the selection of Kent State’s Kyle McMillen at 141. McMillen wasn’t the top pitching prospect on Kent State’s staff (that honor goes to Andrew Chafin, who went 43rd to Arizon), but he is a well-rated arm for a fourth round selection. McMillen comes in
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