Kannapolis opens play on Thursday, April 7th, along with the other three full-season clubs. Cole Armstrong (former White Sox catching prospect) becomes the team’s manager, promoted from Great Falls and following some of his players to full season ball. He’s joined by Hitting Coach Justin Jirschele, who just a year ago was still a player […]
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Now that the Opening Day roster is set and we are hours away from White Sox baseball, I want to delve into the depth the White Sox have at their disposal when they, hopefully, make a playoff push. Last April, Rick Hahn spoke on the significance of depth in building a perennial contender and pointed
White Sox organizational depth in 2016, comments from GM Hahn and Nick Capra Read More »
Like we do every Spring Training, we are going to take a weekly look at the Spring Training performances of players who are NOT guaranteed a 25-man roster spot. This should provide a succinct view into who appears to be winning or losing the battles for open roster slots, and also a look at how
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The discussion of prospects often focuses on ceiling and floor, and the implied value a player can theoretically bring to a team. But just as with financial investments, future value of baseball assets must be balanced against time-value. In other words, when a prospect is likely to arrive as a productive player has significant importance
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Like we do every Spring Training, we are going to take a weekly look at the Spring Training performances of players who are NOT guaranteed a 25-man roster spot. This should provide a succinct view into who appears to be winning or losing the battles for open roster slots, and also a look at how
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In a world of black and white, Seby Zavala fits in quite well. He’s not really a neon orange or lime green kind of guy. He’s quiet, but he’s always watching, always observing, processing, thinking. He takes in everything around him and doesn’t offer unless it is in action. Nothing about the reserved, 22-year-old catcher
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With Opening Day for the major league team and the full-season affiliates less than a month away, the FutureSox staff convened and reflected on our pre-season rankings, made some bold predictions, and noted what they are looking out for this season. I was joined by Matt Cassidy, Brian Bilek, Will Siskel, and our newest writer,
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Like we do every Spring Training, we are going to take a weekly look at the Spring Training performances of players who are NOT guaranteed a 25-man roster spot. This should provide a succinct view into who appears to be winning or losing the battles for open roster slots, and also a look at how
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With Opening Day for the major league team and the full-season affiliates less than a month away, the FutureSox staff convened and reflected on our pre-season rankings, made some bold predictions, and noted what they are looking out for this season. I was joined by Matt Cassidy, Brian Bilek, Will Siskel, and our newest writer, Matt Lynch. The answers
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Like we do every Spring Training, we are going to take a weekly look at the Spring Training performances of players who are NOT guaranteed a 25-man roster spot. This should provide a succinct view into who appears to be winning or losing the battles for open roster slots, and also a look at how
Spring Training Week One Stock Report Read More »
