Positional Overview: Last off-season Rick Hahn overhauled the corner infield positions for the Sox by signing Jose Abreu and trading for Matt Davidson. One of those moves turned out spectacularly well, with Abreu proving to be one of the most dangerous hitters in the game. The other move, unfortunately, was far less successful, with Davidson […]
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Positional Overview: Following on from last year, the catching spot is still arguably the weakest position in the entire system at present. Tyler Flowers has above average power for the position, but he’s due some serious regression after a .355 BABIP fuelled 2014 season. Even with a lot of batted ball luck, Tyler still only
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Two infielders and a reliever, ages 25 to 26, playing in Class A ball. One drafted in the 25th round who struggled in rookie league, another taken in the 42nd round, and a third who wasn’t drafted at all. None with even a full season of pro ball under their belts. Minor league filler, right? Too
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After a disappointing blow out loss against the Tigers, White Sox fans were relieved Sunday night when Ken Rosenthal reported that Carlos Rodon will be joining the team in Chicago on Monday as they start a seven game homestand. When the 2013 season spiraled away from the White Sox, groupthink among the fans set in,
The minor league season started last night, but we still have one more team preview to finish up. The Kannapolis Intimidators started the season last night in a 2-1 loss, unable to take advantage of six scoreless innings from Jordan Guerrero. Let’s take a look at how the Intimidators figure to stack up in the
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It’s Opening Day for Minor League Baseball. All four full season affiliates of the Chicago White Sox are slated to start the season tonight. We’ve already published our Charlotte and Birmingham previews so let’s move on to the Winston-Salem Dash of the high-A Carolina League. Opening Day ages of the players are listed in parentheses,
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Birmingham opens play Thursday, April 9th, along with the other three full-season clubs. Julio Vinas returns to manage the White Sox’ AA team. The Barons begin Southern League play at their Regions Field home park, hosting the Mobile Bay Bears, first pitch at 7:05pm CT. Here is a look at how the Barons’ roster is constructed, who to
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UPDATED 4/9/15 9:19: to reflect slight changes to initial roster Charlotte opens play Thursday, April 9th, along with the other three full-season clubs. Joel Skinner returns to manage the top affiliate in the system. The White Sox’ AAA team begins International League play at home for their second year in new BB&T Ballpark, hosting the Norfolk Tide,
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I’ve returned to school in Columbia, MO after spending last week in Glendale watching Spring Training. So there won’t be an episode of FutureSox TV this week, but here are some behind the scenes prospect-related items that I took away while running around the minor league fields and the major league ballparks. Carlos Rodon is
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We’ve been taking 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 some minor leaguers that aren’t in real contention (i.e.
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