The White Sox traded away right-handed pitching prospect Yency Almonte earlier this week, in exchange for Tommy Kahnle. This news has been covered pretty well given the trade happened three days ago and we were a little delayed reporting on it, so we’ll focus mostly on what wasn’t well-documented in the news coverage – the […]
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Scottsdale Stadium on Championship Saturday. Arizona Fall League president, Steve Cobb, made his way to the infield where, in less than an hour, the Surprise Saguaros would face the Scottsdale Scorpions for the championship of the 24th Arizona Fall League. From the podium near home plate, Cobb would present three post-season trophies, two of them
2015 Arizona Fall League – Recap of White Sox prospects’ performances Read More »
The White Sox have had a terrible reputation for developing hitters for several years now. The biggest reason for that reputation is that the last significant hitting prospect to come through the White Sox system and succeed with the big league club is probably Joe Crede. Major League regulars Chris Carter and Chris Young were
Are the White Sox actually developing raw hitters? Read More »
The Major League Baseball season is officially over, but Sox prospects are still honing their skills in fall and winter leagues around the globe. This is the second Fall/Winter League Update installment, you can read the the first here and read the previews for the Arizona Fall League and the Winter Leagues as well. Arizona Fall
Fall/Winter League Update: Engel and Leyer named Fall Stars Read More »
Tim Anderson is one of two players who can make a case for being the top prospect in the White Sox system. He’s been on more than a few Top 100 lists across MLB, has great tools and has developed quite well for such a raw talent. His performance, overall, was all that one could
Tim Anderson could be very good – but not yet Read More »
***UPDATE Nov 4th 1:00pm CT: As if on cue, the White Sox purchased the contract of Zach Phillips, so he is now on the 40-man roster. Also they declined Alexei Ramirez’ $10M option and bought him out for $1M instead, making him a free agent (though there is a good chance he is brought back
40-man roster decisions – players eligible for Rule 5 Draft Read More »
We got word on Thursday (from Susan Slusser) that the White Sox had hired Greg Sparks as the team’s new Assistant Hitting Coach. We may not normally dive much into that level of hire, but in this case, it has significance in team and theme. Sparks worked closely with current Hitting Coach Todd Steverson in
White Sox hire Greg Sparks as Assistant Hitting Coach – Athletic theme, Sox roots Read More »
While the temperature is dropping in Chicago and the minor league season is long over, that doesn’t mean there isn’t any baseball going on. There are many White Sox prospects continuing their development around the globe in Fall and Winter Leagues. If you would like a refresher on what prospect went where and our expectations,
Fall/Winter League Update: Engel, Peter, Brennan start strong in AFL Read More »
Minor League baseball players don’t make much money. A small percentage of players do receive large upfront bonuses via the draft, but those who fall into that category make up only about 5% of the farm. The salaries received for most players only applies in-season and often runs below the poverty line. Most players find
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The regular minor league season may be over, but the end of summer doesn’t mean the end of baseball for White Sox minor leaguers. There are eight prospects playing in the Arizona Fall League showcase, which began play just recently. Other, generally younger prospects have been participating in the Fall Instructs League as well. Then
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