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SSS Meets White Sox Minor League Hitting Coordinator Jeff Manto
I'd like to start this all off by thanking Marty Maloney, the Coordinator of Public Relations for the White Sox. Without Marty, these conference call interviews wouldn't be happening. Thanks. I'd also obviously like to thank Jeff Manto for taking time out of his days to answer questions. The...
White Sox Minor League Affiliates Preview
Games start Thursday. Preview starts now. Charlotte Knights (AAA, International League) In last year's preview I wrote "The Castle has long been barren of legitimate star power." Last season provided a bit of star power with top prospects Daniel Hudson and Tyler Flowers making their...
Thoughts on Baseball America's Top 31 White Sox Prospects
First, the list. After the jump, some musings. Jared Mitchell Tyler Flowers Daniel Hudson Brent Morel Jordan Danks Trayce Thompson Dayan Viciedo David Holmberg Clevelan Santeliz Miguel Gonzalez Josh Phegley John Ely Sergio Santos Stefan Gartrell C.J. Retherford Carlos Torres Lucas Harrell Santos...
White Sox Organizational Depth Chart
I'm sure some of you are familiar with these. Moneyball, co-authored by Billy Beane and Billy's IBM Laptop, introduced the concept to a wider audience. It's exactly what it purports to be: a player depth chart for an organization from the majors all the way down the minors. They're an excellent...
Interesting White Sox Prospects to Watch in 2010
With the wrapping up of the minor league seasons, prospect list season is upon us. Before I unveil the Official SSS Top Ten White Sox Prospects List, I'm going to highlight some of the players who didn't make the list. This week, I'm looking at some of the players at the low levels of the White...
This Week in White Sox Minor League Baseball
This week, we check in with some of the White Sox' draft picks: Jared Mitchell OF (1st Rd), Kannapolis: .400/.478/.600. He signed a bit late and then was placed on the DL to ease his way into pro ball so that line is only from six games. Historically, the Sox have pushed their highly drafted...
This Week in White Sox Minor League Baseball
This week: I was going to lead off with the revitalization of Jack Egbert, who has been impressive since his return to a starting role. However, last night, after another impressive beginning, he took a line drive to his pitching hand and left the game. Charlotte is notoriously tight-lipped...
This Week in White Sox Minor League Baseball
This week: Daniel Hudson made his AA debut. LIstening to his first start, I was surprised to hear that, on the Birmingham gun, his fastball was frequently registering in the upper 90s. Now, I know the gun there is fast; however, because of Aaron Poreda, I know roughly how much faster it is than...
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