Onto the college prospect side of things with the college hitters draft preview, part 1. Michael Choice, Zach Cox and Bryce Brentz all offer good offensive upside, but the class in general is a little weak.
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The White Sox may be struggling, but most of the minor league teams had good weeks. Tyler Flowers slugged 1.000 and didn’t even win Hot Hitter. Yeah, it was a pretty stacked week.
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Pardon me while I get a little sarcastic for a moment…I’d like to thank the organization for taking proactive steps to curb the losing going on in Birmingham. The Barons mercifully have been out of town on a ten game road trip, so I haven’t witnessed first hand the rebirth of a winning attitude just
It is really hard to evaluate the defensive ability of a catcher, especially for us when we don’t see the players often enough if ever. Defensive statistics like UZR have become popular, but don’t apply to catchers. Since the White Sox have three catchers that were in our top 11 prospects, I wanted to keep
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For those of you who have not been following our Twitter feed with daily box score updates, you may not have been aware that Winston-Salem Dash outfielder Brandon Short was working up a very impressive hit streak. Entering yesterday’s game, Short, 21, had picked up a hit in 26 straight games, dating back to April
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Wrapping up part 2 of the high school pitching preview for the 2010 Draft with players ranging from the huge upside, freak athlete, Tyrell Jenkins to Massachusetts lefty Kevin Ziomek. Note: I am not a scout, nor do I claim to be one, I’m simply compiling all the information that I’ve read/seen/heard on these players
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Moving onto the pitchers with the high school pitching preview, part 1. Some very interesting names here from the fast risers like Mike Foltynewicz to the hugely projectable A.J. Cole. Note: I am not a scout, nor do I claim to be one, I’m simply compiling all the information that I’ve read/seen/heard on these players
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This weeks ‘Hot and Cold’ features a myriad of poor offensive performers from the Kannapolis Intimidators and a top pitching prospect’s return to form.
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There was hope, until the Barons came back to town. The team continues to lose close games, so there’s no clear answer to the problem. Now, I’m fully aware that the minor leagues are not necessarily about winning and losing. But, as a season ticket holder, it’s not fun at all to endure a miserable
Cuban prospect Dayan Viciedo has been a disappointment early in his professional career, but that mostly stems from extremely high expectations. Of course, when the White Sox signed him to a $10 million contract that was bound to happen. He got off to a horrible start last year in AA Birmingham, but gradually improved. He
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