Talent can be acquired without the use of first round draft picks. Jose Ramirez was an international amateur free agent, Paul Goldschmidt was an 8th round pick, J.D. Martinez 20th round, Mookie Betts 5th round, and Giancarlo Stanton was a second rounder for the Marlins before becoming a trade acquisition for the Yankees. Still, if […]
Tag: Prospects
Alec Hansen’s Double-A Debut
On Monday night, Alec Hansen made his first appearance for Double-A Birmingham. Depending on your perspective, Hansen’s timetable could be construed as aggressive or conservative. After all, Hansen was drafted after three college seasons in the Big 12. Sure, the quality of opponents isn’t quite as consistent, but if you have dominated against the best […]
Jennings Traded to Rays for Casey Gillaspie; Bummer Called Up
While I was writing about how Dan Jennings has pitched well of late and had risen to the top of a bullpen absolutely decimated by trades and injuries, the White Sox traded him to Tampa Bay for Casey Gillaspie. Jennings wasn’t an obvious trade candidate, as he was under team control through 2019, and given […]
The organizational rankings are here and the White Sox are 6th
The excellent prospect staff at Baseball Prospectus has finished putting its organizational rankings together for the 2017 season. Unlike years past, the White Sox ranking is one to get excited about. As is mentioned in the article, the White Sox were in the bottom ten a year ago and now sit in the top ten. That […]