Nick Hostetler and his scouting staff have used the third day of major league baseball’s amateur draft to add legitimate talent to a White Sox farm system teeming with talent of late. Day three (rounds 11 through 40) is usually a good time to add overlooked college transfers and once proud options coming off poor […]
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The Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees made a trade today that should be beneficial for both clubs. The White Sox continued their trend of trading international bonus pool money for potential future relief options. According to Jack Curry of the YES Network, the Yankees will receive $1.5 million in pool space from the
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The Chicago White Sox are in the second year of a two-year penalty phase in regards to signing international amateur free agents. Due to going over their pool and winning the Luis Robert sweepstakes in 2016, their signings will be limited to a bonus amount of up to $300K per player. Today was the start
International Signing Day 2018: White Sox sign 5 players Read More »
The 2018-2019 international signing period begins on July 2nd. This period provides an opportunity for the White Sox to add some talent to the lower levels of their highly-ranked minor league system after being forced to operate in a less deliberate manner during last year’s period. The White Sox still face restrictions for going over
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It’s promotion day in the minor leagues as far as the White Sox are concerned. The Charlotte Knights, Birmingham Barons, Winston-Salem Dash and Kannapolis Intimidators have all seen some movement. Luis Robert heading to the Winston-Salem Dash in High-A from Kannapolis was the first official announcement and one that shouldn’t have been a surprise. #WhiteSox
Promotions Aplenty for White Sox Minor League Affiliates Read More »
The Arizona Rookie League (AZL) started play on Monday and it is home to the White Sox younger or typically less-advanced rookie league affiliate. The Fire League is very interesting and our contributor Kim Contreras is usually witnessing much of the action on the ground level. Back in 2014, the White Sox left their rookie league
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The Chicago White Sox affiliate in the Dominican Summer League began play on June 2nd. The DSL club is made up mostly of teenagers, ranging in age from 17 to early 20’s. The players in the league are extremely raw, which isn’t very surprising considering most of the players are of high school age without
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Day three of the Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft is an afterthought to most fans. In fact, many check out after the first pick is made on night number one. Most people haven’t seen any of these kids play before and it’s much easier to follow as they move through the system instead
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In the fifth round, the White Sox kept adding to their stable of college pitching with Indiana University right-handed starter Jonathan Stiever with the 138th overall selection. School: Indiana Position: RH SP Height/Weight: 6-1, 188 D.O.B.: 5/12/1997 2018 Stats: 100.1 IP, 3.41 ERA, 97 K, 32 BB Stiever attended Cedarburg High School in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, which is located
White Sox select RHP Jonathan Stiever from Indiana in Round 5 Read More »
The White Sox continued to reach into the college ranks for their draft picks early on day two with the selection of Mississippi State left-hander Konnor Pilkington. School: Mississippi State Position: LHSP Height/Weight: 6-3, 225 D.O.B.: 9/12/1997 2018 Stats: 2-6, 4.61 ERA, 91.2 IP, 97 K, 30 BB Pilkington is young for the draft class and won’t turn 21
White Sox select LHP Konnor Pilkington in the 3rd round of the 2018 draft Read More »
