The Chicago White Sox earned some praise for how well they rounded out their top ten on the second day of the 2017 amateur draft. Nick Hostetler and his staff focused primarily on college performers and they landed 9 of them with their first 10 picks. With the hitters in particular, the team placed an […]
Prospect Focus: Justin Yurchak fitting in fine on the farm Read More »
The White Sox have been earning well deserved praise for the early returns on their 2016 draft class. Owning two first round picks certainly helps, as they were able to select highly rated catcher Zack Collins and flame-throwing closer Zack Burdi. But that class was anything but top heavy, as they plucked promising players all
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Blake Rutherford was destined to be a White Sox. His fate may have been sealed back in April of 2016, when Rutherford’s Chaminade High School traveled to face off against future 2nd overall pick RHP Hunter Greene’s Sherman Oaks Notre Dame. In front of a White Sox scouting contingent led by Executive VP Kenny Williams,
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As part of my recent visit to Birmingham, I spent some time chatting with a number of players and coaches (along with scouts and other people around the team). We also wrote up some of what we saw from these pitchers in-depth with video. If you missed those, you can read about Michael Kopech here,
Interviews with six Barons pitchers and their pitching coach Read More »
While visiting Winston-Salem recently, I had the opportunity to sit with a handful of Dash players to discuss a wide array of topics. Below are Q&A sessions with a pair of key prospects, their manager and their hitting coach, providing a more personal glimpse into player development and their personalities. RHP Dane Dunning Rob Young:
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While we were visiting Kannapolis earlier this month for four games, we conducted a number of interviews. We already published our Q&A with the pitchers and their coaches. This article has highlights from interviews with five hitters and their Hitting Coach. This was a two-writer effort. Matt Cassidy interviewed Dismuke and Booker, while I interviewed
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While visiting the three North Carolina affiliates of the White Sox, in addition to getting video and analyzing the prospects, we conducted interviews with players and coaches. Lots of them, in fact. Below are some highlights from the conversations we had in Kannapolis with the Intimidators, specifically with pitchers, their pitching coach and manager (hitters
Q&A with 4 pitchers and 2 coaches on the Intimidators Read More »
While visiting the three North Carolina affiliates of the White Sox, in addition to getting video and analyzing the prospects, we conducted interviews with players and coaches. Lots of them, in fact. Below are some highlights from the conversations we had in Charlotte with the Knights, where we spoke with the team’s pitching coach and five
Q&A with six Charlotte Knights Read More »
White Sox General Manager Rick Hahn was kind enough to host a conference call for several White Sox blogs, including FutureSox. Here are some of the highlights from the call. On the upcoming International Amateur Signing Period (July 2nd): Hahn said that they would “certainly” consider going past the signing limitations and incurring the tax
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While at SoxFest over last weekend, I was fortunate to get some time with White Sox General Manager Rick Hahn and new Director of Player Development, Chris Getz. Starting with Hahn, Rick and I talked about the decision point for the pivot to the rebuild, the future positional homes for Tim Anderson and Yoan Moncada, some
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