I had the great pleasure to talk with the recently promoted Adam Engel about his breakout AFL, his rollercoaster 2016 season, and the art of stealing a base. Engel hit .361/.425/.569 in his last sixteen games for the Barons to earn a promotion to the AAA Charlotte Knights just after we interviewed the outfielder. We […]
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Last August, it was announced the White Sox promoted Nick Hostetler to be their new Scouting Director. A few days later, I had the pleasure of talking with Nick about his career as well as the 2015 draft. It was revealed that Nick had run the draft for the White Sox from the fourth round on
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Sometimes lost in the scouting analysis and statistics around prospects, for those of us who aren’t in the clubhouse or at the field every day, is the human element. Who a player is personally has an effect on who they’ll be as pro ballplayers. It’s also just that much more fun to follow these prospects
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Last week I had the opportunity to cover the Winston-Salem Dash in person. We’ve already published a feature piece on Zack Burdi‘s debut in full season ball, and another covering a handful of other prospects we saw at BB&T Ballpark. This article is the final post from that coverage – highlights from interviews with six
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In recent history, the White Sox organization has set itself apart as one of the best producers of pitchers in the industry. Certainly the major league club’s pitching coach and former minor league pitching coordinator Don Cooper has been given plenty of praise for his work on the South Side, but past Cooper, there are
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Going into the 2015 MLB Draft, Carson Fulmer was unanimously considered the most decorated college pitcher of the class. Fulmer was just about dominant in each of his three years at Vanderbilt, he was the ace of perhaps the best program in NCAA baseball and he was a College World Series champion to boot. Despite
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Here at Future Sox we try to speak one-on-one with White Sox personnel on a regular basis, to provide an avenue to contextualize what’s going on in the minds of decision makers. Yesterday, White Sox Vice President and Assistant General Manager Buddy Bell was kind enough to speak with me over the phone, and gave
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Since being drafted out of Durant High School in the second round of the 2013 draft, Tyler Danish has flown through the White Sox system and is now situated at the heart of the Birmingham Baron’s rotation. Danish is the #5 prospect in the White Sox farm system according to our most recent installment of
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At the media session on Friday, I was able to speak with this group of White Sox prospects. Learn more about these future Sox with their interviews below. FutureSox #14 prospect Eddy Alvarez talks about his approach at the plate and his late start in baseball: FutureSox #8 prospect Adam Engel speaks on his MVP Arizona Fall League Campaign
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During the media session of SoxFest we were able to get some time with General Manager Rick Hahn and Scouting Director Nick Hostetler. Hahn spoke on the draft process, Carson Fulmer, the amateur international market and his negotiating skills. Note that Hahn specifically addresses the idea of going over the IFA bonus pool in the
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