This series will contain weekly recaps of the performances of each minor league affiliate. Here is the latest installment after the thirteenth week of the minor league season. Charlotte Knights (29-54) Weekly Record: 1-5 The scuffling Knights went to Gwinnett to take on the Stripers this week. Charlotte dropped five of six games as their […]
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With the Knights on the road for two weeks, our beat reporter in Charlotte, Jeff Cohen, has had a chance to step back and look at the season to date. Here’s his analysis, in a three-part series. Part I examined the call-ups to date and Part II looked at the rest of the roster. Today,
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Another weekly series against the Carolina Mudcats turns out unfavorable for the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers, despite Jose Rodriguez and Andrew Dalquist’s strong performances. SERIES RECAP 6 Games, 1-5 W-L Batting: .221/.318/.284 Slash, 16 R, 45 H, 13 XBH, 23 BB, 74 K, 10 SB Pitching: 50 IP, 5.76 ERA, 1.64 WHIP, .296 OPP BA, 35
Three Top 30 prospects — Bryan Ramos, Lenyn Sosa, Luis Mieses — highlighted the group, while Double-A right-hander Emilio Vargas struck out 12 batters in a dominant start, to earn the highlight spots in the FutureSox Team of the Week for the period of Aug. 2-8, 2021. Here’s a look at the full lineup: Catcher
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It was a mostly quiet week for the Knights — on and off the field. On the field, the team lost five of six in Gwinnett, including both ends of Sunday’s doubleheader. Luis Robert played in four of the six games against the Stripers, with three hits, including a home run, two walks, and five
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With the Knights on the road for two weeks, our beat reporter in Charlotte, Jeff Cohen, has had a chance to step back and look at the season to date. Here’s his analysis, in a three-part series. Part I examined the call-ups to date. Today, he looks at the rest of the roster. The Knights’
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On July 11, Mississippi Braves right fielder Tyler Neslony was traded to the Chicago White Sox, and subsequently assigned to the Birmingham Barons. Neslony has performed well in his first 15 games with the Barons, batting an impressive 22-for-51 (.431) with a slugging percentage of .831. Neslony has fit in seamlessly with his new team,
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With the Knights on the road for two weeks, our beat reporter in Charlotte, Jeff Cohen, has had a chance to step back and look at the season up to this point. Here’s his analysis, in a three-part series. Today, he looks at the call-ups to date. The Charlotte Knights are more than 20 games under
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July saw the Dash careen downwards in the standings, going 7-20 to cement themselves into the cellar of the High-A East League’s South Division. That includes a six-game sweep by the Bowling Green Hot Rods. Overall, the Dash are 31-49. They have just five more wins than the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers, who notably won two
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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 twelfth week of the minor league season. Charlotte Knights (28-49) Weekly Record: 2-5 For the second time in the month, Charlotte took on the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp. The second meeting however did not go
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