With their first pick in the 2011 MLB Draft the White Sox selected switch-hitting outfielder Keenyn Walker from Central Arizona JC. Keenyn Walker Walker, 6’03”, 193 lbs, is a highly athletic outfield prospect who flashes good tools across the board. Speed is Walker’s best tool, where he grades out at anywhere between a 65 (Baseball […]
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After taking a quick look at some of the pitchers that the Sox may be targeting for the #47 pick, it’s time to take a look at the hitters who could be selected in that range. Jackie Bradley, Jr., OF, South Carolina:Stock took a big hit with poor 2011 production and was then shut down
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Like usual, we have our draft tracker updated as the draft progresses and as players sign. We will fill it in with as much info on the picks as we can find. A full list of selections can be found on MLB.com. 1s (47): Keenyn Walker, OF, S/R, 6-3, 193, Central Arizona JC SIGNED –
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It’s always difficult to try and predict which players are going to go where in the draft, even in the first few picks, so when your team doesn’t pick until #47, as the Sox do this year, predicting who they will take is more or less impossible. I will however be looking at a few
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You may have noticed that the first day of the draft is nine days away and we haven’t had any preview coverage yet. That’s mostly because the White Sox don’t have a first round pick thanks to the Adam Dunn signing. The Sox’s first pick is 47 and it’s practically impossible to predict who will
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The White Sox have gotten a lot of flack for their drafts, more specifically draft spending. They have had some good picks that developed into solid ball players so let’s take a look at the best of that group for the last decade (2001-2010). This is an attempt at a 25-man roster based on the
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The 2010 Draft signing deadline came and went with no new signing for the White Sox, but plenty of other teams were active, including the Sox’ AL Central counterparts. I take a look at the draft spending for each team in the Central to see if the White Sox are extremely cheap, or if it’s
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At midnight Eastern, the deadline to sign draft picks passed and the Chicago White Sox made no splashes as expected. There were rumors that they had a chance to sign fourth round pick Matt Grimes or eighth round pick Josef Terry, but in the end those two players will be going to college next year.
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It’s been just over 2 months since the draft and most of the top picks have been signed, and signed for a while, so I thought it would be interesting to take a look at how they were performing. Now it should be noted that sample sizes of this size are relatively meaningless, but it’s
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Baseball America reports that the Chicago White Sox and Chris Sale have agreed to a deal, worth an estimated $1,656,000 in bonus money. Chris Sale Chris Sale, the 13th pick in the 2010 draft by the White Sox is a big athletic left-hander, with a plus fastball, plus changeup, average slider and pinpoint command. The
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