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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Yesterday, WhiteSoxDave of Barstool Sports reported to me that the White Sox were in serious talks with the San Diego Padres about starting pitcher James Shields. Shields, who is making 21 million this year, can opt out of his contract after this season to reach free agency if he wishes. If not, he is owed at least
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I know this may come as a shock to some, but Future Sox is not the only blog on the White Sox block. Jokes aside, there’s a whole landscape of blogs, discussion forums and social media accounts around the team, not to mention mainstream media. While our blog is (as far as we know) the
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Dial the clock back a little over a year, let’s say to March of 2015. There’s a first baseman in the system by the name of Danny Hayes. Other than the occasional Twitter jokes asking if that’s the eponymous White Sox beat writer from Comcast Sports Net, he doesn’t get much notice. He’d played as
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As Spring Training was about to open at Camelback Ranch in February, Tim Anderson was nominally in competition for the Opening Day starting job at shortstop for the White Sox. He wasn’t the most likely candidate for it, with Tyler Saladino and perhaps Carlos Sanchez ahead of him. Then the team signed Jimmy Rollins, and
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After each month of the minor league season, we name one position player and one pitcher as players of the month on the White Sox farm. Generally, players have to see full-time innings or plate appearances (50 PA or 10 IP minimum), and still be a prospect (not reached MLB rookie status) to qualify. This is
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Coming into this season, there was a lot of doubt around Avisail Garcia, both among fans and within the White Sox front office. The team made plays for at least a couple big name outfielders as potential replacements, and did end up picking up Austin Jackson out of the bargain bin at the last minute. But
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Charlotte opens play Thursday, April 7th, along with the other three full-season clubs. Julio Vinas moves up from Birmingham to manage the highest level White Sox affiliate (AAA, International League) as they open on the road at Durham. Rich Dotson returns as Pitching Coach, joined by Hitting Coach Andy Tomberlin and assistant coach Tim Esmay. The
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Birmingham opens play on Thursday, April 7th, along with the other three full-season clubs. Ryan Newman takes over as Manager of the Barons for 2016, replacing Julio Vinas (who moved up to Charlotte). He’s joined by Hitting Coach Jamie Dismuke (who is returned to the club) and Pitching Coach J.R. Perdew (who moves up from
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Winston-Salem opens play on Thursday, April 7th, along with the other three full-season clubs. Joel Skinner becomes the team’s manager, coming over from Charlotte to work with some of the younger players. He’s joined by Hitting Coach Charlie Poe (who is returning to the club), and Pitching Coach Jose Bautista (who moves up from Kannapolis,
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