Author name: James Fox

White Sox adding Cuban outfielder Loidel Chapellí Jr. to international class

In a not-so-surprising twist, the White Sox are reportedly in agreement with another Cuban prospect who recently defected from the country. Francys Romero of beisbolfr.com notes that the 20-year-old Cuban outfielder will sign with the White Sox for $500,000 during the current international signing period that began this past Jan. 15. Chapellí left the the […]

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White Sox’s paltry MLB draft bonus pool a result of unsound priorities

With all qualifying offer decisions put to rest after Scott Boras’ announcement that former New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto will not be signing a contract with a major league club this year, the league has finalized draft slots and bonus pool amounts for the 2022 MLB Draft. The Chicago White Sox will have $6,289,100

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2021 Draft Profile: Colson Montgomery

NAME: Colson MontgomerySCHOOL: Southridge High School (IN)POSITION: SSHEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6’4″ 190B/T: L/RD.O.B.: 2/27/02PREVIOUSLY DRAFTED: No (Committed to Indiana) Scouting Report Colson Montgomery is the all time leading scorer for his high school in southern Indiana. Southridge High School is located in Huntingburg, Indiana, which resides in Dubois County. The school is made up of 500 students and while Montgomery has enough promise

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2022 White Sox affiliate preview: Winston-Salem Dash (High-A)

The South Atlantic League and Carolina League are back, but not where the White Sox farm system left them. The Winston-Salem Dash are now in the Sally League, and they’ll kick off the season by hosting the Crawdads from Hickory. The Dash won’t miss the High-A East. They finished with a record of 43-76 in

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2021-2022 Chicago White Sox International Signing Preview

For the second consecutive year, the international signing period has been pushed back. Players that would’ve typically signed deals on July 2nd of this year will officially put ink to paper on January 15, 2022. The majority of players expected to sign during this period have had agreements with clubs for years already. This signing

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