So basically, if I don’t show up, the Barons win. I missed the games on the 9th, 10th and 11th due to recovery from “surgery.” No need for painkillers, I’m a man. Anyway, they won all three games, taking 4 out of 5 in the series and have succesfully avoided the dreaded 100 loss season. Whoopty […]
When you have a player who posts a 1.349 OPS and doesn’t make it as the hot hitter of the week, you know it’s been a good week on the offensive side of the ball.
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It’s been just over 2 months since the draft and most of the top picks have been signed, and signed for a while, so I thought it would be interesting to take a look at how they were performing. Now it should be noted that sample sizes of this size are relatively meaningless, but it’s
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The White Sox have had quite a few pitchers display dominant seasons and blow through the low minors in recent years. Gio Gonzalez, Brandon McCarthy, Fautino De Los Santos and most recently Dan Hudson to name a few. This year, we haven’t seen that kind of dominance from anyone in the minor league system. However,
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Another trade deadline comes and goes, and with it, the White Sox farm system is further thinned out. While Dan Hudson and David Holmberg will no longer be appearing on the Hot and Cold list, there are still plenty of other prospects to choose from.
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Today the Chicago White Sox purchased the contract of LHP Chris Sale from Triple-A Charlotte, with Sale due to join up with the big club in Detroit. Chris Sale was the first round pick of the Sox in the 2010 draft, he was selected at #13 overall and signed on June 20 for a reported
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The Barons had a decent homestand this time around, taking 3 out of 5 from Chattanooga. Don’t get too thrilled though, Chattanooga had only one good pitcher and that was game 5 starter Rubby De La Rosa. The Barons are now up to 37 big wins, but are at 70 losses, which guarantees a sub
The White Sox hosted a conference call with Minor League Hitting Coordinator Jeff Manto, and Minor League Pitching Coordinator Kirk Champion. FutureSox.com was among the participants to discuss organizational philosophies, up and comers in the system, and the progress of a number of prospects. Minor League Hitting Coordinator Jeff Manto On Tyler Flowers not finding
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With rookie ball in full stride there is a lot of competition for the best prospects of the month. Brent Morel hit .347 and Chris Sale has 19 strikeouts in 10.1 innings as a pro, but neither had the overall numbers to even make the honorable mention list this July. That speaks to the depth
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White Sox top prospect Dan Hudson and 2009 second round draft pick David Holmberg have been traded to Arizona for starting pitcher Edwin Jackson. Hudson being traded is less than a surprise, but Holmberg’s name had not come up much. In our recently released midseason top 25 prospect rankings, Hudson was No. 1 while Holmberg
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