This series will contain weekly recaps of the performances of each minor league affiliate. Here is the next installment after the third week of the minor league season. Charlotte Knights (7-11) Weekly Record: 1-5 The Knights came up on the short end this week, losing five of six to the Durham Bulls. Four of six […]
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Jake Burger’s remarkable comeback story and trajectory toward the bigs continued to grab headlines this past week as the White Sox No. 12 prospect posted a monster stat line in Triple-A Charlotte’s series against Durham (TBR). The former first-rounder highlights the White Sox MiLB Team of the Week for the period of May 17-23, 2021.
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With their first road trip of 2021 in the books, the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers still struggled as a team, losing five of six games to the Fayetteville Woodpeckers, including getting no-hit the day before their first victory of the season. Amongst the trials and tribulations Kannapolis endured in Fayetteville, there were some new names, strong
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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 second week of the minor league season. Charlotte Knights (6-6) Weekly Record: 5-1 The Knights were on fire this week, securing five out of a possible six wins over the Norfolk Tides. Strong efforts
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This series will contain weekly recaps of the performances of each minor league affiliate. Here is the first installment after the opening week of the minor league season. Charlotte Knights (1-5) Weekly Record: 1-5 The Knights faced some stiff competition in the opening week, dropping five of six to the Gwinnett Stripers. The Charlotte bats
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The Knights lost 12-9 to Gwinnett on Sunday, but Jake Burger and Seby Zavala hit two-run homers and Zack Burdi looked strong — early — in his first appearance of the season. Jimmy Lambert made his second start of the season but was pulled after 1.2 innings and just 37 pitches as the Knights continue
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It’s been a while since we saw Minor League Baseball. After the pandemic wiped out the 2020 season and with the subsequent re-alignment of the minor leagues in general, lots has changed since we last saw organized minor league action. Fortunately, the wait is about to end as the MiLB season is set to get
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Nick Hostetler spent four years as the Director of Amateur Scouting for the Chicago White Sox and the club spent just under $45 million in those drafts from 2016-2019. A group of 11 players from those drafts have spent major league time with the franchise (Zack Collins, Zack Burdi, Jimmy Lambert, Bernardo Flores Jr., Ian
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As baseball fans, scouting players is in our DNA. It doesn’t matter if we have any actual experience or skill. There’s always the fun in trying to predict who will be the next Mike Trout or Joe Borchard. Scouting is an integral part of being a fan. This article will explore how a professional scout
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The White Sox announced on Thursday outfielder Eloy Jimenez suffered a rupture of his left pectoral tendon, which will require surgery. General manager Rick Hahn mentioned the traditional recovery time for that injury is 5-to-6 months. The team will provide further detail regarding Jimenez’s timeline to return in 8-to-12 weeks. A week prior to Opening
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