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2024 White Sox Affiliate Preview: Arizona Complex League (Rookie)

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The Chicago White Sox will have some high upside prospects starting their seasons in the Arizona Complex League this year. 18-year-old outfielder George Wolkow will be one of the highlights of the club. Last year’s international class provided some offense with contributions from outfielder Abraham Nunez Jr, catchers Angelo Hernandez and Stiven Flores and a …

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2024 White Sox Affiliate Preview: Kannapolis Cannon Ballers (Single-A)

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Of all of the full season affiliate White Sox clubs, the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers had the most successful season (record-wise) in 2023, with multiple recent highly profile arms making their way through Atrium Health Ballpark. The Cannon Baller offense finished third (out of twelve) in the Carolina League with a .704 OPS and second in …

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FutureSox Podcast: ’24 Cannon Ballers Preview Ft. Dan Helotie

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On this edition of the podcast, Elijah Evans is joined by Dan Helotie of the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers to preview the upcoming season. First, they talk about Dan’s path to becoming the broadcaster for Kannapolis. Then, they discuss some of the standouts from the 2023 roster before previewing the 2024 season and players to watch …

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2024 Chicago White Sox Affiliate Preview: Birmingham Barons (Double-A)

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The Birmingham Barons had a rough year in 2023, finishing with a record of 51-87 despite featuring the most talented affiliate roster in the second half. Regardless of the results, numerous players from last year’s club are among the top assets in the farm system and should reach Chicago this season. After another frustrating year …

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2023 White Sox Affiliate Preview: Dominican Summer League (Rookie)

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The Chicago White Sox’s affiliate in the Dominican Summer League began play on Monday, June 5th against the DSL Padres Brown. The rookie level club in the DSL is made up of mostly teenagers hailing from the Dominican Republic and Venezuela. The players in this league are extremely raw and undeveloped which isn’t surprising due …

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2023 White Sox Affiliate Preview: Arizona Complex League (Rookie)

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The Arizona Complex League is a rookie-level league that has operated in the Phoenix area since 1988. There are 18 teams in the league and they play at the spring training homes of their parent clubs. There are 15 organizations located in the desert and they make up the rosters of the 18 clubs. The …

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2023 Chicago White Sox Affiliate Preview: Kannapolis Cannon Ballers (Low-A)

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The Kannapolis Cannon Ballers finished with a record of 58-74 in their first season as members of the revamped Carolina League in 2022. They are in the South Division and the sterling Atrium Health Ballpark should be an attraction for fans all summer. The club scored 580 runs while allowing 641 last year. Colson Montgomery …

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2023 White Sox Affiliate Preview: Winston-Salem Dash (High-A)

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Looking at their record from last year, the Winston-Salem Dash didn’t experience a great deal of team success. However, the Dash did fare better with individual prospect performances from the likes of Oscar Colás, Colson Montgomery, Bryan Ramos, Tyler Osik, Sean Burke, Tommy Sommer, and (to lesser extents) Matthew Thompson and Cristian Mena. Last season, …

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2023 Chicago White Sox Affiliate Preview: Birmingham Barons (Double-A)

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The Chicago White Sox did something innovative and uniquely opportune in what they called “Project Birmingham” at the tail-end of 2022. Challenging a number of inexperienced prospects to Double-A competition was a chance for the organization to allow a core group of players a sneak peak of what’s to come. A handful of farmhands who …

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Charlotte Knights 2023 preview: Examining the pitching staff

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Knights’ correspondent Jeff Cohen introduces the Charlotte pitching staff in the second of a two-part series. The Knights didn’t win many games the last two seasons and mediocre pitching was the key reason why.  A big part of the problem in 2022 was the lack of starting pitching depth as the team was forced to …

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