For the second consecutive year, the international signing period has been pushed back. Players that would’ve typically signed deals on July 2nd of this year will officially put ink to paper on January 15, 2022. The majority of players expected to sign during this period have had agreements with clubs for years already. This signing […]
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The Dominican Summer League White Sox are the lowest level of the franchise’s farm system. They play in Boca Chica in the Baseball City division along with clubs from the Reds, Padres, Orioles, Diamondbacks and Blue Jays. They first came into existence in 1989 and it was often a shared affiliate. Teams in the DSL
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On Wednesday evening, Francys Romero reported that the White Sox had agreed to contract terms with 22-year-old Cuban outfielder Oscar Colas. There was competition for Colas as the player had $2 million plus offers from the New York Mets and Los Angeles Angels, too. Eric Longenhagen of FanGraphs linked the slugger to the Miami Marlins
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Our national nightmare is now over. The White Sox have officially signed Cuban right-hander Norge Vera for $1.5 million. In addition to Vera, the franchise inked six others to deals on the international market as well. Vera was ranked as the No. 15 overall prospect in the international class according to MLB Pipeline and he’s
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Even though snow is on the ground in the greater Chicagoland area and temperatures have been mostly frigid, part of the baseball world felt like it was July with reported international signings flooding social media and teenagers with dreams putting on hats publicly for the first time. July 2 is notoriously billed as international signing
The upcoming international signing period begins on Jan. 15, 2021. This period provides an opportunity for the White Sox to add some more talent to a farm system that has graduated players to the big leagues recently. The period was originally scheduled to begin on July 2, 2020, but was pushed back six months due
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The White Sox’s Cuban pipeline will continue into 2021 as the club is expected to sign one of the top players available in January’s international signing class. Yoelqui Cespedes, the younger half-brother of major league veteran Yoenis will sign with the White Sox, according to Ben Badler of Baseball America. The White Sox aren’t able
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Mario Luis Pino is the latest baseball star to defect from Cuba. Pino hails from Matanzas, Cuba and has been a member of the Cuban Junior National Team. Pino has solid power and has been clocked in the 6.5 second range in the 60 yard dash. The 16-year-old outfielder is an above average runner but
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The 2020 international signing period ended on October 15 and it was an unusual year for prospects, scouts and everyone else involved. 1,022 players signed in all, according to Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com. The signing period was originally scheduled to end on June 15, 2020 with the upcoming 2021 period starting on July 2 of
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The Chicago White Sox have interest in 22-year-old Cuban outfielder Yoelqui Cespedes, who is the brother of Mets slugger Yoenis Cespedes. Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com reported last week that Cuban outfielder Yoelqui Cespedes has been deemed an international free agent and is cleared to sign with a club. He’s officially a free agent, but major
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