A successful homestand for the Barons, winning 6 out of 10. Good news most of the time, but when you were 8-26 going into that 10 gamer, things are still bleak. I managed to catch all ten games, the five against Mobile were played in three days due to a rainout and a scheduled double […]
The White Sox selected outfielder Trayce Thompson 61st overall a year ago out of high school. He signed for $625,000 and got roughed up in rookie ball. This wasn’t a shock, he was ‘raw’ when drafted. A year later he is 19 and a member of the Low-A Kannapolis lineup. How is his development coming
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Part 2 of the college pitcher draft preview includes some of the top pitching prospects in this years draft class such as Drew Pomeranz, Chris Sale and Anthony Ranaudo.
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Part 1 of the college pitcher draft preview features a former White Sox draftee, Bryan Morgado, who was drafted last year in the 3rd round by the Sox and a potential top 10 pick in Deck McGuire.
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This week a Cuban gets hot as the weather warms up (where have we heard this before?) and a veteran pitcher is struggling to get his stuff back.
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The Winston-Salem Dash not only played and won a 20 inning game Wednesday night, they did it as part of a doubleheader. They started a split doubleheader with a 5-0 loss to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans before taking the marathon night cap 4-3. Baseball is always good for some oddities like this. Let’s look at
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A friend of mine was wondering why Justin Cassel had hit the DL. Justin hadn’t popped out of the dugout yet, so he asked Greg Paiml. Paiml’s response still baffles me as well as my friend. Scratching his head and laughing, Paiml said “I don’t know, I didn’t even realize he was on the DL.”
The Winston-Salem Dash have been the hottest team in the White Sox organization and one of the hottest in all of the minors. The reason, for the most part, is their incredible offense. Dash hitters have the top five spots in batting average among Sox minor leaguers. They also moved to new BB&T Ballpark this
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Some roster shuffling took place in the White Sox system today. 2006 3rd round LH SP Justin Edwards was promoted to AA Birmingham while the red hot Terry Doyle, a RH SP, was moved up to High-A Winston-Salem. On the downside, two noteworthy prospects were sent to extended spring training from Kannapolis. Edwards had been
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Wrapping up the college hitters draft preview with part 2. All eyes have been on Bryce Harper, who has been living up to the hype at CSN with a .415/.504/.891 line and he’s certainly the most talented player in this draft class, but will his record bonus demand scare the Nationals away?
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