In terms of wins and losses, the Knights had a brutal 2021 season, finishing last in Triple-A at 47-81. Yet, the team sent more than a dozen players to Chicago to fill in for the injury-riddled White Sox, with terrific results. So, even though the quality of baseball on the field in Charlotte was often painful […]
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This is the last in a series of articles looking back on the Knights’ season by Charlotte beat writer Jeff Cohen. In this installment, Jeff offers his take on the quality of baseball in Charlotte in 2021. The Knights made me pay a heavy price to experience the ascension of Gavin Sheets, the miraculous comeback
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This is the fifth in a series of articles looking back on the Charlotte Knights’ season by Charlotte beat writer Jeff Cohen. This installment looks at some of the best and worst moments of the season, as well as the toughest opponents. BY THE NUMBERS Roster Moves: 153 Call-ups: 16 different players Record: Vs Durham:
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This is the fourth in a series of articles looking back on the Knights’ season by Charlotte beat writer Jeff Cohen. In this installment, Jeff hands out his FutureSox awards to the best Knights’ players. BEST INFIELD DEFENDERS Danny Mendick — Appeared to have the best range of all the middle-infield candidates and team seemed
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This is the third in a series of articles looking back on the Knights’ season by Charlotte beat writer Jeff Cohen. This installment is a post-season Q&A with manager Wes Helms, pitching coach Matt Zaleski and hitting coach Chris Johnson. What will you do differently next year? What did you learn this year? Helms: I
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This is the second in a series of articles looking back on the Knights’ season by Charlotte beat writer Jeff Cohen. This installment looks at the handful of prospects with the Knights who have yet to get call-ups to Chicago. The Knights carried only a handful of prospects this year, focusing instead on MLB veterans
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This is the first in a series of articles looking back on the Knights’ season by Charlotte beat writer Jeff Cohen. This installment looks at the players who received call-ups to Chicago, how much help they offered the White Sox this year and what the future may hold for them. The White Sox endured a
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While the Knights aren’t exactly finishing the season playing their best baseball, a handful of its young prospects certainly are. The Knights lost three of five to the Norfolk Tides on the week, including a 6-1 drubbing on Sunday. In those three losses, the Knights could only plate five runs as the offense has struggled for
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John Parke pitched a great game and the Knights broke out of an offensive slump with five extra-base hits on the way to a 6-5 walk-off in the bottom of the ninth against the Norfolk Tides in Charlotte Saturday night. Romy Gonzalez continued his torrid pace in Triple-A, with a double and two singles tonight.
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The Knights appear to be coming into the end of the season on fumes. Whether it is disinterest, fatigue or loss of focus, the team isn’t firing on all cylinders in these final few weeks. Tonight, they fell to the Norfolk Tides, 7-0, in Charlotte. It was a familiar pattern: the Knights fell behind early,
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