White Sox Minor League Update: April 9-18

The minor-league season opens tonight, and so the minor league update threads return. Now it's a baseball season.

If you're new to South Side Sox, first of all, welcome. Second of all, take a moment to familiarize yourself with the way we cover the White Sox farm system.

• Step 1: White Sox Minor League Update.

We roll out threads like this one -- the very one you're in -- on a weekly basis. Somebody (it's usually me) drops the box scores in the comments every night, and everybody else joins in with discussion, news, notes, tweets, video and so forth from each affiliate.

• Step 2: This Week in White Sox Minor League Baseball.

Larry reviews the key developments from the the past week, and then we start anew with Step 1.

Here are the rosters now that they're official:

• Triple-A: Charlotte Knights (preview)
• Double-A: Birmingham Barons (preview)
• High-A: Winston-Salem Dash (preview)
• Low-A: Kannapolis Intimidators

Tonight's box scores will be posted once Birmingham wraps up.