As part of Futuresox’s planned visits to the White Sox minor league affiliates, I managed to steal myself an invitation to drive up I-81 and visit the White Sox’s Rookie level affiliate, the Bristol VA White Sox, in the Appalachian League. The Bristol Sox were hosting the Burlington Royals on this day, Monday the 26th, […]
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FutureSox has been visiting some of the White Sox minor league affiliates this season, to get an in-person view of some of the prospects in the system. On August 23rd we made our first trip to Kannapolis of 2013, where we interviewed several players and coaches, chatted with some of their front office people, took
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Since Leury Garcia’s name got first thrown around as the asset coming the other way in the Alex Rios trade, White Sox media and fans have tried to learn about and analyze the player. Often in these cases, player comparisons are thrown around. Sometimes they are accurate, sometimes they aren’t and far too often they
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The White Sox have traded outfielder Alex Rios to the Texas Rangers in exchange for a Player To Be Named Later. As reported by multiple usually-reliable sources, the PTBNL is infielder Leury Garcia – but that is not official yet. The Sox also sent $1M in cash to the Rangers, who acquired Rios following a
Alex Rios nets Leury Garcia from Rangers… Probably. Read More »
One month remains in the minor league season, but some prospects are heating up down the stretch. July was filled with a no-hitter and a couple more close calls by White Sox pitchers and a scorching hot run from a hitter that has some major helium. Affiliate Records Charlotte: 54-62 overall, 14-12 in July Birmingham:
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After much speculation and far too many rumors, Jake Peavy has finally been traded. The 2007 NL Cy Young winner was sent to Boston in a three-way trade and the White Sox received four players in return. Jose Iglesias was shipped to Detroit for Avisail Garcia and three other pitchers, Cleuluis Rondon, Frank Montas and Jeffrey
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I caught my second Birmingham Barons game this year on Sunday July 28th, as they once again paid a visit to the Tennessee Smokies. On the off chance anyone from the Barons reads this…my stalking of your team continues later this week, already have tickets, so keep up the hot hitting! This was my second
Birmingham Barons 7/28/13 In-Person Game Review Read More »
Good thing we got our Top 25 Prospects out the door this morning because there is already a new face to add to the list. Longtime White Sox reliever Matt Thornton was traded with cash to Boston for 22-year-old outfielder Brandon Jacobs in what is the first of a slew of expected trades for the
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Rookie ball is underway, which means all affiliates are in-season. That crowds the picture for the best performers of the month. As was evident last month, for the most part, the same players are continuing their success. With the minor league all-star breaks already past (for A ball) or shortly coming and the trade deadline
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According to multiple reports, the White Sox made their biggest international amateur signing in recent memory, acquiring outfielder Micker Zapata from the Dominican Republic for $1.6M. To put this in perspective, last year at this time (international signing day) the Sox made a big leap forward in their international recruiting, and the biggest bonus they paid
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