The White Sox traded ace lefty Chris Sale to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for four prospects on Tuesday. I’m sure you knew that. You probably also know about the two headlining prospects in the deal – Yoan Moncada and Michael Kopech. If you don’t know much about them, you can get your fill […]
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When the news broke that the White Sox were sending outfielder Adam Eaton to the Nationals, I immediately suspected Lucas Giolito would be involved. The White Sox are notorious for wringing talent out of pitching arms that other organizations cannot. The Nationals were down on Giolito after an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to alter his delivery
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Prior to the Rule 5 Draft, we noted that rebuilding clubs often make use of this particular tool to acquire talent, and the White Sox seemed to fit that mold. So it wasn’t a huge surprise that they made a pick, though who they took was not someone on our radar. With the 9th pick
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The Chicago White Sox rebuild has continued in earnest today as CSN’s Dan Hayes is reporting that Chicago has dealt outfielder Adam Eaton to the Washington Nationals in exchange for high-end pitching prospects Lucas Giolito, Reynaldo Lopez, and Dane Dunning. They’re rated the #1, #3, and #6 prospects respectively in Washington’s system, according to MLB Pipeline. This is a
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The Winter Meetings, currently underway, rightly get attention for all the hot stove action as teams start making big trades and signings. But the festival of roster machinations (built around the meetings’ stated purposes of conference sessions and front office job matching for teams at all levels) ends with the Rule 5 Draft, which will
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The White Sox finally struck and dealt their best player and one of the most valuable assets in baseball. After an exhaustive and seemingly endless search, the South Siders seemed to have found a prospect package that was worthy of such a prize. 3B/2B Yoan Moncada (#1 overall MLB prospect), RHP Michael Kopech (#30 overall),
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It’s official. Chris Sale is no longer a member of the Chicago White Sox. According to Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal, Sale is headed east to the Boston Red Sox in a massive deal including IF Yoan Moncada, RHP Michael Kopech, OF Luis Alexander Basabe, and RHP Victor Diaz. Here at FutureSox, we’ll be doing deep dives into
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Here at FutureSox, our focus is on the White Sox farm system and the prospects that populate the affiliates. However, similar to our Draft Preview articles, when there is an opportunity to forecast a select few special players the Sox may be eyeing, we are up for the challenge. Multiple national insiders have long speculated on
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Welcome back to your weekly update on all things concerning the White Sox farm system. This should be quite a busy upcoming week, starting today. The Winter Meetings are just getting underway, the Rule 5 Draft occurs on Thursday, and the rumors about a possible (probable?) White Sox rebuild and Sale sale abound. Meanwhile, a few
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Welcome back to your one-stop shop for all things concerning the White Sox farm system through the Thanksgiving week. As the collective White Sox fanbase (and all of MLB?) holds their breath on a potential South Side fire sale, current prospects are honing their craft in the Caribbean Winter Leagues. Arizona Fall League The Glendale
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