The Winston-Salem Dash had been to the playoffs for three consecutive years, but fell a couple games short of the second half title in the Southern Division of the Carolina League. The 37-33 second half record wasn’t enough for a fourth straight postseason and at 69-71 overall it’s also the first time since the franchise […]
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The Kannapolis Intimidators just missed out on the South Atlantic League playoffs, losing on the last day of the season to come up a half game short. Despite that disappointment it was a decent year for Kannapolis. The Intimidators had a winning record in both halves, going 37-31 in the first half and 39-31 in
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In the final week of the regular season a few White Sox affiliates were in the thick of a playoff race, but it appears only Great Falls will join Birmingham in the postseason. Winston-Salem was eliminated on the second to last day of the season and Kannapolis came up one win short. Meanwhile the Voyagers
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Originally I planned to talk about the minor leaguers the White Sox brought up with September roster expansion a couple days ago days ago. Eduardo Escobar, Shane Lindsay and Addison Reed each have some level of intrigue for one reason or another. However the Detroit series continued to suck the life out of me as
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The last White Sox affiliate to start it’s 2011 season is also the first to finish. Bristol has struggled for years while receiving the youngest White Sox minor leaguers and that continued this season. The BriSox went 24-44, tying for the worst record int he Appalachian League. They got off to a fair start, but
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With September right around the corner and the final week of the minor league regular season ahead, a few White Sox affiliates are making a playoff push. Birmingham is already in via a first half division title while Winston-Salem is in first place and Kannapolis and Great Falls are a game out entering Tuesday’s action.
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In case you missed it last night, Carlos Quentin’s move to the disabled list opened up a spot for Dayan Viciedo’s long awaited call up. The Cuban has had a terrific year in AAA and could bring a nice boost of offense and excitement to the team. Then again, Ozzie Guillen keeps trying to take
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This was a banner week for White Sox minor league hitters. 11 hitters posted an OPS over 1.1 this week. Dayan Viciedo was among them, showing he is back to form after his injury. On the pitching side there weren’t many dominating performances, but a lot of very good ones. After a mostly forgettable season
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The deadline for signing draft picks is fast approaching, but as usual there is little news on the White Sox front. 29th rounder Dustin Hayes signed, but that doesn’t seem like major news. With that in mind, let’s continue business as usual with a new Hot and Cold. Hot Hitter: Jon Gilmore, 1B/DH, AA Stats:
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There is about a month left into the minor league season so let’s take a look at who is heating up and who is hitting a wall heading into the final stretch of the season. Hot Hitter: Grant Buckner, 1B/DH, Rookie Bristol Stats: .516/.583/.645 with 4 2B, 3 BB and 4 K in 31 AB
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