By Dan Victor NOTE: This article was written by Dan Victor, as a guest of FutureSox. Dan is a regular at games in North Carolina, especially Kannapolis and Winston-Salem, where he can often be seen with a radar gun in the scout seats. He also writes for the site Scouting the Sally. In a system […]
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As we march into mid-May, the weather is getting hot in the southeast where the White Sox affiliates play most of their games, and some of the hitters and pitchers are warming up with it. As has been the trend so far this year, the performances have been strongest in the lower levels, but the
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Looking down the tunnel from the dugout steps, it’s hard to miss the ballplayer sauntering out of the clubhouse. The light, staccato sound of cleats on concrete deceives. As he comes into the light, player number 24 immediately projects the image of a power-hitting first base prospect. That’s what he was drafted as and, built
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Brady Singer School: Florida Position: RHSP Height/Weight: 6’5/210 B/T: R/R DOB: 8/4/1996 Previously drafted: 2015, Round 2 by the Toronto Blue Jays Background and Scouting Reports (non-cited background items from here) High school: Brady Singer’s prospect status was established early in his high school career. Baseball America ranked him its 54th best national prospect and
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Before Jordan Stephens can suit up for the White Sox, he’ll be donning the golden C of the Charlotte Knights after his recent promotion. Over his last four starts at Birmingham, Stephens compiled a 4-0 record with a 1.31 ERA over 17.2 innings. He largely credits the change in his performance to analytics, as The Athletic’s
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Nick Madrigal School: Oregon St. (Junior) Position: Second Baseman Height/Weight: 5-7, 160 lbs B/T: R/R D.O.B: 3/15/1997 Previously Drafted: 2015, 17th (514 overall) – Cleveland 2018 statline: .435/.467/.580 (1.047 OPS), 2 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 15 RBI, 3 SB, 4 BB, 2 K, 75 PA (per Baseball Cube) Scouting Reports: “Analytics departments love him because of his approach
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Rick Hahn met with the media today before the White Sox’ matinee game against the Pirates. Considering the Sox started their homestand yesterday – a day that always includes a pregame presser from Hahn – it was clear this morning that something sudden happened with the team. Jake Burger re tore his Achilles at his Arizona home. Had
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As we now sit less than a month out, the MLB draft is finally starting to take shape. You’ll see more and more mock drafts coming from the major publications as the intentions, preferences and appearances of the executives and top scouts become more and more evident. However, as typical in the MLB draft, projecting
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There’s a lot of cool stuff going on down on the White Sox farm, but let’s for a moment bask in the glory of the team’s top prospect, Eloy Jimenez. After going 0 for his first 10 on returning from injury, Eloy has hit .373 with a whopping .763 SLG in 14 games. He is
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After each month of the minor league season, we name one position player and one pitcher as players of the month on the White Sox farm. Generally, players have to see full-time innings or plate appearances (~50 PA or 10 IP minimum), and still be a prospect (not reached MLB rookie status) to qualify. This is
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