Look around social media, and you’ll see people suggesting with some regularity that the White Sox should move Micah Johnson from second base to the outfield. This is not just coming from fans, but also blogs and pundits. Sometimes it is stated outright, and other times referred to obliquely. It is a reaction to the […]
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The Chicago White Sox have kicked off the July 2 period with the signings of the following five prospects; Franklin Reyes ($1.5m), Fernando Tatis Jr. ($700k), Santo Vasquez ($300k), Harvin Mendoza and Brayant Nova ($100k). Reyes and Tatis were both first reported by MLB.com’s Jesse Sanchez, Vasquez by the Dominican Prospect League, Mendoza by Baseball
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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), and still be a prospect (not reached MLB rookie status) to qualify. The states-side rookie
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When it was revealed that head international scout Dave Wilder was involved in a bonus skimming scandal, the White Sox instantly became the laughing stock of the international market as the team lost legitimacy in the eyes of players and trainers alike (despite that similar acts, albeit possibly smaller in scale, were rampant across teams).
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The 2015 draft is done and the White Sox have nearly their entire class under contract and assigned. The White Sox have two rookie affiliates, the Arizona League White Sox and the Great Falls Voyagers of the Pioneer League. The AZL White Sox are filled with talent this year, most coming from the 2015 MLB
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Around draft time in baseball, there’s a lot written about how fast a pitcher’s fastball is or how many tools a position player has, but not often do we hear about the off the field stories after the players are drafted. In other American professional sports leagues that have drafts, the players are selected in
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The 2015 draft is done and the White Sox have nearly their entire class under contract and assigned. The White Sox have two rookie affiliates, the Arizona League White Sox and the Great Falls Voyagers of the Pioneer League. I’ll be profiling the Great Falls roster with notes on where the Sox acquired these players,
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Chattanooga 1, Birmingham 0 Tyler Danish held his own against a tough Chattanooga lineup that features top prospects such as Byron Buxton, Miguel Sano, and Adam Brett Walker. Danish went six innings, allowing six hits, one earned run, four walks, while striking out seven. For the season, the 20-year-old has posted strong numbers – 10.7
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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, and still be a prospect (not reached MLB rookie status) to qualify. The position players didn’t have a ton of monster
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On May 27th, we had a live look at the Winston-Salem Dash. In this matchup, the Dash took on the Lynchburg Hillcats (Indians’ Affiliate). Robin Leyer started for the Dash, while Luis Lugo took the mound for the Hillcats. The Hillcats’ lineup features considerably more thump in the form of notable prospects Clint Frazier, Bradley
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