There was never any concern that Garrett Crochet would not sign a deal with the White Sox after being selected with the 11th pick in the 2020 MLB Draft. There was also no rush considering there is no word of a Minor League Baseball season happening in 2020. Crochet and the White Sox inked his […]
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We are all about prospect rankings at FutureSox, but it’s hard to re-rank the White Sox system when there’s no minor league season. We won’t be doing an update to our rankings any time soon. That said, the draft meant the organization added two players who immediately slot into the top 10 prospects of the
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The arrival of Mike Shirley as Director of Amateur Scouting appeared to be a slight change for an organization undergoing plenty of it and one that has been slowly evolving from the past. During a SoxFest seminar, back when the world wasn’t on hold and folks were allowed to recreate publicly, the longtime scout was
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Continuing the theme of stockpiling arms, the White Sox selected right-hander Adisyn Coffey out of Wabash Valley College in the third round of the 2020 MLB Draft. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound Muncie, Ind. product was also a shortstop coming out of high school and played on the White Sox Area Code team. He was under the
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In 2019, the college pitching class was one of the worst of all time. The White Sox decided to employ an unfamiliar strategy by nabbing prep righties in the second and third round in addition to five more prep talents overall. The 2020 crop of college pitchers is exceptional, however, and the White Sox went
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This year’s draft won’t be like the others in recent years, but we’re still going to cover it as much as possible at FutureSox with our annual Draft Tracker. With just five rounds, there’s less to cover, but this will be a one-stop shop for info on each of the five White Sox selections. This
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The MLB draft is never short on player comps. Fans want to know what their team just got in the draft. Scouts and analysts search for similarities between a draft pick and a known commodity in the majors. Far too often, these young amateur prospects get compared to all-stars and hall of famers. Even in
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With pick No. 11 the Chicago White Sox decided on collegiate left-handed pitcher Garrett Crochet in the 2020 MLB Draft. Listed 6-foot-6 and 218 pounds, Crochet offers a fastball in the upper 90s, a 60-grade changeup and an 82-85 mph slider with above average spin rate. Crochet incorporates a repeatable delivery and a three-quarter arm
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1,200 players were taken in the 2019 Major League Baseball Draft. In this year’s version, 160 players will be chosen and added to clubs’ respective farm systems. The 2020 Draft will take place on the originally scheduled date of Wednesday, June 10th. The first round will take place on night one with rounds two-through-five taking
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The FutureSox staff compiled a mock of who they would like to see the Chicago White Sox take in the first round of the 2020 Major League Baseball Draft. There is congruity among some, but not all. Do you agree with anyone? JAMES FOX The best case scenario for the Chicago White Sox at the
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