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White Sox Winter Leagues Recap: Sanchez and relievers prepared for Spring Training

When the minor league seasons ended back in August, dozens of prospects elected to continue to refine their craft in winter leagues all across the globe. The White Sox had prospects participate in leagues in Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, with all of those recently finishing their regular seasons (playoffs are underway now). […]

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Projecting the org depth chart – like cleaning out your closet

News / FutureSox

At this point, it seems unlikely the White Sox will make many more moves that substantially effect the farm this offseason, either by addition or subtraction. Surely there will be a few more minor league free agent org guys signed over the winter, and February will see the usual small wave of releases and trades

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Year One – Jordan Stephens

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***This article is the first of a three-part series, covering a full year’s journey for three players drafted and signed in 2015 by the White Sox.*** This time last year, Jordan Stephens was a red-shirt junior at Rice University; shut down after suffering a setback in his first bullpen following Tommy John surgery. Today, he’s

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White Sox acquire Todd Frazier for three prospects

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After months of dialogue and several different frameworks including all types of players, the White Sox finally got their man in Todd Frazier via a three-team deal with the Dodgers and Reds. The return for Frazier, three players being sent to the Dodgers, is what I am focusing on in this piece. In return for

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An alternative to the White Sox market conundrum

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Going into the Winter Meetings, the usual White Sox circles were excited about the potential for another flurry of moves from the front office. However, the Sox had their first and only “major” move take place Wednesday night when they traded for infielder Brett Lawrie. Looking at the moves the White Sox have made thus

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White Sox lose Blake Smith in Rule V, swap Myles Jaye for Will Lamb

News / Dan Santaromita

The first major moves of the Major League Baseball offseason have taken place with the White Sox a part of that mix. However, a couple smaller moves that took place Thursday morning had more impact on the minor league side of the organization. First, the Rule V Draft took place with the White Sox losing

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The Price for Brett Lawrie

News / FutureSox

Late on Tuesday night, Oakland Athletics’ beat writer Susan Slusser reported that the White Sox and Athletics were on the verge of a trade involving 3B Brett Lawrie with the return from the White Sox being “two minor leaguers.” On Wednesday, it took hours and hours of posturing conversations between the two teams to agree

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2015 Rule 5 Preview – potential targets and risks for White Sox

News / FutureSox

***Updated 12/10/2015 at 7:38am to reflect Lawrie trade*** The Winter Meetings are underway, and the last event on the conference calendar is the Rule 5 Draft, which takes place on December 10th. There has already been some excitement for the White Sox, who acquired 3B Brett Lawrie in exchange for a pair of minor league

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Behind the Narratives: A Process Underway

News / FutureSox

Finally, with the Winter Meetings starting on Monday, we have the baseball offseason beginning to take shape. As a baseball nerd, I actually enjoy the height of the offseason as much if not more than the regular season. Currently, in White Sox circles, the sentiment toward the offseason has been overwhelmingly gloomy and for good

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My “Aha!” moment was an undrafted pitcher

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In my early high school years, I went with my family to visit relatives in Albuquerque. My uncle’s company had seats for the AAA Albuquerque Dukes, at the time a Dodgers affiliate. The seats were right behind the backstop, and I was excited not only for the ball game and vantage point, but being right

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