***The following article was written by Louie Lechich, a prospect in the Chicago White Sox system, as a guest of FutureSox. This is part of our ongoing Prospect Perspective series: articles written by the players themselves. Louie has recently transitioned from the outfield to the pitcher’s mound – a process unusual but not unheard of […]
Prospect Perspective: Louie Lechich on transitioning to pitching Read More »
Welcome back to your weekly article covering all the happenings in the White Sox minor league system. No big blockbuster trades this week (unlike last week), but plenty of other news and action to report… Kannapolis Ballpark The Independent-Tribune of Cabarrus County reported that the City of Kannapolis agreed to spend $2.9M on architecture and
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Last week was the Winter Meetings and the White Sox stole the headlines with their trades of Chris Sale and Adam Eaton. Both Sale and Eaton brought back multiple impressive prospects and we reached out to the Scouting Director Nick Hostetler to learn more about the team’s new top prospects as well as some of his recent draft
Nick Hostetler speaks on the White Sox and their reinvigorated farm system Read More »
The White Sox traded ace lefty Chris Sale to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for four prospects on Tuesday. I’m sure you knew that. You probably also know about the two headlining prospects in the deal – Yoan Moncada and Michael Kopech. If you don’t know much about them, you can get your fill
Margin Makers – analyzing Luis Basabe and Victor Diaz Read More »
Prior to the Rule 5 Draft, we noted that rebuilding clubs often make use of this particular tool to acquire talent, and the White Sox seemed to fit that mold. So it wasn’t a huge surprise that they made a pick, though who they took was not someone on our radar. With the 9th pick
Get to know Dylan Covey, White Sox Rule 5 pick Read More »
The Chicago White Sox rebuild has continued in earnest today as CSN’s Dan Hayes is reporting that Chicago has dealt outfielder Adam Eaton to the Washington Nationals in exchange for high-end pitching prospects Lucas Giolito, Reynaldo Lopez, and Dane Dunning. They’re rated the #1, #3, and #6 prospects respectively in Washington’s system, according to MLB Pipeline. This is a
White Sox land pitchers Giolito, Lopez, Dunning in exchange for Adam Eaton Read More »
The Winter Meetings, currently underway, rightly get attention for all the hot stove action as teams start making big trades and signings. But the festival of roster machinations (built around the meetings’ stated purposes of conference sessions and front office job matching for teams at all levels) ends with the Rule 5 Draft, which will
White Sox Rule 5 Draft preview – who they could lose or add Read More »
It’s official. Chris Sale is no longer a member of the Chicago White Sox. According to Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal, Sale is headed east to the Boston Red Sox in a massive deal including IF Yoan Moncada, RHP Michael Kopech, OF Luis Alexander Basabe, and RHP Victor Diaz. Here at FutureSox, we’ll be doing deep dives into
White Sox acquire Yoan Moncada, Michael Kopech, two young prospects for Sale Read More »
Welcome back to your weekly update on all things concerning the White Sox farm system. This should be quite a busy upcoming week, starting today. The Winter Meetings are just getting underway, the Rule 5 Draft occurs on Thursday, and the rumors about a possible (probable?) White Sox rebuild and Sale sale abound. Meanwhile, a few
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Welcome back to our coverage of all things White Sox minors, in one convenient article. This week we cover 40-man roster moves, winter league updates, minor league signings and more. Arizona Fall League The AFL season has ended, and we’ll have a recap post covering White Sox prospect performances from that league. But for now,
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