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Q&A: Strengths of the Charlotte Knights roster and intricacies of Triple-A baseball

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As the penultimate road trip of the 2021 Charlotte Knights season approaches its end, Jeff Cohen took time to answer questions regarding the Triple-A White Sox from the beat’s perspective. Do you see Yermin Mercedes getting back to the major leagues? Mercedes’ bat definitely plays in the big leagues. He is a gifted hitter, despite […]

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Tending to the Farm: Right-hander Norge Vera flashes dominance

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This series will contain weekly recaps of the performances of each minor league affiliate. Here is the latest installment after the seventeenth week of the minor league season. Charlotte Knights (42-66) Weekly Record: 4-3 Charlotte traveled up to Norfolk for a seven game series this week (one was a makeup game from May). The Knights

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White Sox No. 10 prospect Jose Rodriguez continued to shine for Hi-A Winston-Salem to earn the highlight spot in the FutureSox Team of the Week.

FutureSox MiLB Team of the Week — Aug. 30 – Sept. 5

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White Sox No. 10 prospect Jose Rodriguez continued to shine for High-A Winston-Salem to earn the highlight spot in the FutureSox Team of the Week. He’s joined by a pair of other Top 30 prospects — Micker Adolfo (No. 15) and Bryan Ramos (No. 11).  Here’s a look at the full lineup for the period

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Tending to the Farm: Blake Rutherford shows off his power

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This series will contain weekly recaps of the performances of each minor league affiliate. Here is the latest installment after the sixteenth week of the minor league season. Charlotte Knights (38-63) Weekly Record: 2-4 The Knights welcomed the first place Durham Bulls to town and things did not go well for Charlotte. The Knights dropped

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White Sox No. 11 prospect Bryan Ramos recorded his third multi-homer game of the season, while No. 28 prospect Luis Mieses produced monster figures to earn the highlight spots in the FutureSox MiLB Team of the Week.

FutureSox MiLB Team of the Week — Aug. 23-29

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White Sox No. 11 prospect Bryan Ramos recorded his third multi-homer game of the season, while No. 28 prospect Luis Mieses produced monster figures to earn the highlight spots in the FutureSox MiLB Team of the Week.  Here’s a look at the full lineup for the period of Aug. 23-29: Catcher — Adam Hackenberg (Low-A)

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Romy Gonzalez, Blake Rutherford, Micker Adolfo with much to prove down the stretch

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As the Knights head into the final five series of the season, plenty of intrigue remains.  The team had a rare night off Friday because of an NFL game next door in Bank of America stadium, giving me a chance to step back and think about the biggest unanswered questions during the final 32 games

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Kannapolis’ roster turnover highlighted in series with Wood Ducks

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With numerous promotions and demotions from Kannapolis Cannon Ballers roster, the roster construction has changed quite significantly and it became apparent in their six-game series with the Down East Wood Ducks. Only 12 of the current 30 active Cannon Ballers were on the Opening Day roster from May 4. Whether it was the advancement of

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