Around this time last year, we took an in-depth look at Courtney Hawkins’ hitting mechanics, attempting to determine why he was striking out at such a prolific rate. The 13th overall pick of the 2012 draft, Hawkins went three levels in his draft year, ending at Advanced Class A Winston-Salem as an 18 year old […]
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With all the positions now covered, I want to write a more general system overview/recap, and will start by identifying what I believe are two of the main strengths and weaknesses of the system at present. Strengths: MLB ready, or near MLB ready talent– many of the top prospects in the system are already in
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Positional Overview: At the Major League level Chris Sale and Jose Quintana are the obvious #1 and #2 guys in this rotation and should be for years to come. Both are signed to potentially very team friendly contracts, too. John Danks is a tough one to project coming off his injury. If the Sox are
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Positional Overview: The current White Sox bullpen is viewed as one of the biggest weakness of the team in 2014. That’s perhaps not a surprise after the Sox dealt least year’s reliable closer, Addison Reed, while not bringing in anyone of note to replace him. I believe the Sox made Matt Lindstrom the closer to
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Positional Overview: In 2013 Rick Hahn acquired two players that are expected to be long-term pieces in the Chicago White Sox outfield in Adam Eaton and Avisail Garcia. I love the Eaton acquisition in particular and think he is an ideal leadoff hitter for this team. Dayan Viciedo, after a solid debut campaign in 2012,
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Now that the four full-season affiliates have announced their rosters and begun play, and we’ve done a preview for each of them, a lingering question remains. Where is everyone else? The answer for many of those not assigned to a full season club is simply that they aren’t ready yet. Younger players like Micker Adolfo
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The minor league season is upon us! Just minutes from the scheduled posting of this final season preview, the minor league baseball season will be underway. The Winston-Salem Dash, the High-A Carolina League affiliate of the White Sox, open at home against Wilmington with J.B. Wendelken taking the mound. The Opening Day ages of the
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Minor league Opening Day is here! Games start today for all four White Sox full season affiliates. Continuing with our season previews, next up is the Charlotte Knights of the AAA International League. The Opening Day ages of the players are in parentheses unless otherwise noted. For the hitters position is also listed. Charlotte (2013
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Positional Overview: Gordon Beckham and Alexei Ramirez will be entering their 5th straight season as the starting 2B/SS combination for the Sox when Beckham returns from his DL stint. Ramirez, while drawing much derision from fans over the last year, has been one of the Sox’ best performers, finishing 2nd, 1st, 1st, 5th, 1st in
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Next up in our team previews is the Low-A South Atlantic League affiliate Kannapolis Intimidators. The Intimidators, like the rest of the White Sox affiliates, start Thursday and they will also be hosting the season opener. Greenville visits CMC-Northeast Stadium with the first pitch scheduled for 6:05 p.m. Central time. The Opening Day ages of
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