It’s rankings week at FutureSox! We started with the Just Missed list to kick off the week. Prospects ranked 1-30 are out as well. In addition to our regular content, some of our writers who participated in ranking the prospects (James Fox, Mike Rankin, Dan Santaromita, Steve Hasman, Sean Williams and Jasper Roos) will each […]
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Welcome to Rankings Week, preseason 2021! Twice a year, we rank the top prospects in the White Sox system. With the offseason behind us, the schedule of events looks like this: Monday: Just missed Tuesday: Prospects ranked 16-30 Wednesday: The full list Thursday: Writers’ roundtable discussion of the rankings Friday: Mailbag questions Each day there
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The corner infield group is a good one for the White Sox on the farm. All five of these players will be on our top 30 prospects list later this month. Two of these guys could make big league debuts in 2021. One prominent figure looks to re-establish his value. Two young third basemen should
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Keith Osik played in 456 games over the course of his ten-year major league career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Milwaukee Brewers, Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals. The former 24th round selection was known as a defensive catcher. He compiled 1,200 plate appearances as a professional. He’s currently the head baseball coach at Farmingdale State College
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Even though snow is on the ground in the greater Chicagoland area and temperatures have been mostly frigid, part of the baseball world felt like it was July with reported international signings flooding social media and teenagers with dreams putting on hats publicly for the first time. July 2 is notoriously billed as international signing
The upcoming international signing period begins on Jan. 15, 2021. This period provides an opportunity for the White Sox to add some more talent to a farm system that has graduated players to the big leagues recently. The period was originally scheduled to begin on July 2, 2020, but was pushed back six months due
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The White Sox’s Cuban pipeline will continue into 2021 as the club is expected to sign one of the top players available in January’s international signing class. Yoelqui Cespedes, the younger half-brother of major league veteran Yoenis will sign with the White Sox, according to Ben Badler of Baseball America. The White Sox aren’t able
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The White Sox appeared to do well with their strategy during the 2020 Major League Baseball Draft. For the first time ever, the annual selection meeting was limited to just five rounds. The organization prioritized upside and focused on premium talent under the guidance of new Director of Amateur Scouting Mike Shirley. Garrett Crochet burst
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Eighteen players were selected in the major league phase of the Rule 5 Draft on Thursday. The White Sox passed instead of taking a player. With the 40-man roster at 39, space is available but it’s unlikely that the organization would find someone worthy of stashing on the roster for the remainder of the offseason
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Marco Paddy is one of the best international scouts in the world. His official title with the Chicago White Sox is Special Assistant to the Senior Vice President/General Manager. Jim Thome shares the same title, but the functionality is much different. Paddy runs the club’s international operation and has done so since joining the organization
