Author name: Rob Young

White Sox Minor League Recap 9/9/2015: Winston-Salem wins game 1 of playoffs

Winston-Salem 4, Myrtle Beach 2 The eyes of the minor league baseball world were focused on Winston-Salem as the Dash hosted the Cubs affiliate Myrtle Beach Pelicans in Game 1 of the Carolina League Playoffs on Wednesday. 2015 first round draft pick and FutureSox #1 prospect Carson Fulmer fittingly got the start and only allowed

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Labor Day Weekend White Sox Minor League Recap Roundup: 9/5, 9/6 and 9/7

The White Sox four full season affiliates finished their regular season on Monday but the Winston-Salem Dash will play on as they host a playoff game on Wednesday. Rookie affiliate Great Falls still has a game left as they vie for a playoff spot. AAA Charlotte: Charlotte 4, Gwinnett 2 Gwinnett 2, Charlotte 1 Gwinnett

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Interviews with Carson Fulmer, Spencer Adams, Brian Clark, Matt Cooper, JR Perdew and Eddy Alvarez

I was fortunate enough to visit the Winston-Salem Dash and speak with several of their players and their pitching coach. Some of these players we’ve spoken with before and went back for deeper info, others are new interviews for us. I would like to thank Brian Boesch, Winston-Salem’s Director of Media Relations, for the hospitality

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White Sox Minor League Recap 9/2/2015: AZL White Sox win the Arizona League Championship!

AZL White Sox 3, AZL Mariners 2 (Arizona League Championship) The biggest story of the White Sox system Wednesday was it’s lowest affiliate as the rookie level AZL White Sox won the Arizona League Championship! After winning their first half division title and defeating the Dodgers and the Royals in the quarterfinals and semi-finals, the

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Interviews with Erik Johnson, Rob Brantly, Richard Dotson and Andy Tomberlin

I was fortunate enough to speak with two Knights players and two Knights coaches while visiting the beautiful BB&T Ballpark in Charlotte. I chatted with Erik Johnson (the Charlotte ace and presumed White Sox 6th starter), Rob Brantly (a catcher who is having a career year), Richard Dotson (pitching coach), and Andy Tomberlin (hitting coach). Erik Johnson: Q: FutureSox

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White Sox Minor League Recap 8/30/2015: Almonte K’s a dozen and the AZL Sox win thrilling playoff game

Durham 4, Charlotte 2 In what was suppose to be a match-up of two the best pitchers in the minor leagues, Erik Johnson was a late scratch and the Knights fell to Blake Snell and the Durham Bulls. Johnson is likely headed to Chicago to start against Minnesota, which left Terence Marin to make the

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White Sox Minor League Recap 8/20/2015: Dash walk-off and rookie affiliates rake

*The Charlotte Knights were rained out on Thursday and will play a double header on Friday against the Indianapolis Indians* Mississippi 4, Birmingham 3 A 9th inning rally fell just short as the Barons lost to the Mississippi Braves on Thursday. Starter Mark Blackmar allowed four runs in the first before settling in to throw

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White Sox Minor League Recap 8/19/2015: Anderson finishes a triple shy of the cycle

*The Charlotte Knights were off on Wednesday and will return to action at home against the Indianapolis Indians on Thursday night* Birmingham 5, Mississippi 4 Matt Heidenreich‘s 2015 Birmingham debut was a mixed bag as he struck out seven (good) but also allowed four runs on eight hits (not so good). Luckily for Heidenreich and

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