The Winston-Salem Dash had kind of a weird week with mixed results, as the pitching that had been solid in May and the hitting that had been frequently absent seem to have started to switch places, at least to some extent. From June 3 to June 9, the Dash went an even 3-3; one of […]
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KANNAPOLIS, NC — On Tuesday night, the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers began a six-game set with the Carolina Mudcats, the low-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. The Cannon Ballers have gotten off to a rough start through the first month and a quarter of the 2021 minor league baseball season, as they came into the game
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This series will contain weekly recaps of the performances of each minor league affiliate. Here is the next installment after the fifth week of the minor league season. Charlotte Knights (11-18) Weekly Record: 3-3 The Knights squared up against one of the top teams in all of Triple A this season, the Nashville Sounds. After
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Gavin Sheets’ brief call-up took White Sox fans by surprise, but the excitement was just one of many developments in a very newsy — and thrilling — week for the Triple-A affiliate. The starting pitching also made big headlines this week, culminating Sunday with Jimmy Lambert’s best, and longest effort of the season that resulted
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Hi-A Winston-Salem secured a sweep of the three outfield spots, led by Travis Moniot’s standout performance, in the FutureSox MiLB Team of the Week for the period of May 31 – June 6, 2021. Here’s a look at the full lineup: Catcher — Daniel Millwee (Hi-A) — 3 G, .444/.643/.778, HR, RBI, 5 R, SB
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The Winston-Salem Dash have gone 4-2 since last Thursday and, as that record indicates, had some solid performances in that span. They improve to 14-12 overall, good enough for third in the division, although the season is young, it’s a tight spread, and also it’s High-A ball and doesn’t really matter. Like Kannapolis, Winston-Salem has
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While the beginning of the 2021 minor league season has not been too friendly to some White Sox affiliates (Kannapolis has two wins in their first 24 games and Charlotte is 8-14), several players down on the farm are off to great starts from an individual standpoint. Gavin Sheets and Jake Burger are looking good
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This series will contain weekly recaps of the performances of each minor league affiliate. Here is the next installment after the fourth week of the minor league season. Charlotte Knights (8-15) Weekly Record: 1-4 The struggles for the Knights continued this week, as they dropped four of five games against the Norfolk Tides (one game
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It’s the classic baseball success story. A former 18th-round third baseman turned outfielder makes the two-level jump in minor-league ball only to shift back to the middle infield and set himself on a trajectory toward a depth role on a major-league club. A tried-and-true narrative. Double-A standout Romy Gonzalez fits the mold, however. The University
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Jake Burger and Blake Rutherford combined for six hits, four runs and two RBI, but the biggest meltdown of the season — and there have been many — by the bullpen resulted in an 8-7 loss against the Durham Bulls Sunday night. Led by Burger and Rutherford, the offense was relentless, pounding out 12 hits,
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