As usual the Chicago White Sox were active with in-season trades, though none of them came on deadline day. General Manager Ken Williams was able to add Kevin Youkilis, Brett Myers and Francisco Liriano and did it without giving up some of the more well regarded prospects in a system that is often criticized. The […]
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For better or worse it seems like Keenyn Walker is going to be attached to Jared Mitchell and Trayce Thompson. All three were highly drafted, athletic outfielders with raw skills and supposedly high upsides. They have shown various abilities and weaknesses since joining the system, but how fair is it that they’re often lumped together?
Keenyn Walker Promoted; How’s He Doing? Read More »
With the draft behind us all six Chicago White Sox affiliates are in season. A number of all-star games are in the books and a couple are still to come shortly. The minor league season is past its halfway point so the roster moves are starting to come in bigger flurries. Time to take a
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The minor league season is finally in full force. Bristol debuted its 2012 squad last night, managing just two hits in a 7-2 loss. As the second rookie affiliate for the White Sox, Bristol usually struggles in the Appalachian League. Let’s take a look if they have the weapons to turn it around this season
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Last night the Pioneer League’s defending champions, the Great Falls Voyagers, opened their 2012 with a 6-4 win in Helena. Ryan Newman returns as manager to lead the charge to defend the title for the Voyagers, which have made the playoffs five straight years. Let’s break down who to watch on the Voyagers’ roster. The
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Amidst the buzz of the draft (stay with us throughout day two of the draft for frequent updates) some focus will still be given to the players already in the system. Two months are in the books, which means the first half of the minor league season is heading into its final stretch and rookie
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Due to multiple reasons the blog hasn’t been as active this year (though the FutureSox Twitter remains as active as ever) and that’s definitely a shame. Most of the reasons aren’t related to baseball, but one is the lack of excitement coming from the White Sox minor league system so far this season. Multiple offseason
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Due to multiple reasons the blog hasn’t been as active this year (though the FutureSox Twitter remains as active as ever) and that’s definitely a shame. Most of the reasons aren’t related to baseball, but one is the lack of excitement coming from the White Sox minor league system so far this season. Multiple offseason
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The White Sox had a busy offseason in terms of acquiring prospects. It’s time to take a look at the early returns on those players and what the outlook is for them. Jose Quintana Acquired: free agent signing in November Quintana was a sleeper pick up of sorts because he wasn’t acquired in a trade
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The first month of the baseball season is in the books and three White Sox farm teams have winning records, Charlotte (13-12), Birmingham (14-11) and Winston-Salem (15-8), while Kannapolis comes in at 10-14. However, the lead storyline comes from a pair of bounce back prospects. Let’s look at them and the rest of the hot
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