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• White Sox Minor League Player of the Week (June 30-July 6, 2025): Tanner McDougal

On fire: Tanner McDougal pitched six more dominant innings for Birmingham to win another Baron of the Week award. | Tanner McDougal/Instagram Only the Knights finished better than .500 this week, but there were several positives from around the farm Charlotte Knights Record 3-2 (last week), 7-4 (second half), 43-43 (overall) Knights Player of the Week Jacob Amaya .385/.500/.923, 1-for-1 st...2025
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• White Sox Minor League Update: July 4, 2025

Noah Syndergaard had a successful second start with the ACL White Sox. | Matt Rowland Photography/Instagram The Fourth of July fireworks shone brighter than the affiliates’ lineups, as the system suffered a five-game sweep Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 4, Charlotte Knights 0 (Statcast box)The Knights (42-43) lost plenty of firepower with Brooks Baldwin recalled back to the big leagues and Cols...2025
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• White Sox Minor League Player of the Month (June 2025): Brooks Baldwin

Another award: Brooks Baldwin won three consecutive Knight of the Week awards — so naturally, he is our Player of the Month. | Dennis Lee-Imagn Images The ACL White Sox had the best record, but no individual performer was as impressive as Baldwin Charlotte Knights June record 14-11 Overall record 40-41 Knights Player of the Month Brooks Baldwin .387/.453/.787, 8 HR, 17 RBI, 75 at-bats (pro...2025
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• White Sox Minor League Update: July 2, 2025

In the clutch: Colson Montgomery’s walk-off single propelled the Knights to a thrilling victory. | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images The affiliates went 2-3, and Charlotte walked it off to provide the highlight of the night Charlotte Knights 4, Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 3 (Statcast box)The Knights (41-42) won a nail-biter in Charlotte against Jacksonville (52-31). It took an excellent performan...2025
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• White Sox Minor League Player of the Week (June 23-29, 2025): Colson Montgomery

On a tear: Colson Montgomery was on top of his game for the Knights this week. | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images The Knights went 4-2, and the bat of Colson Montgomery was a huge reason why Charlotte Knights Record 4-2 (last week), 4-2 (second half), 40-41 (overall) Knights Player of the Week Colson Montgomery .500/.522/1.227, 22 at-bats Corey Julks .167/.348/.167, 18 at-batsTim Elko .350/.40...2025
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• White Sox Minor League Update: June 28, 2025

Hagen Smith threw five scoreless outs to start Birmingham’s loss on Saturday. | Parker Freedman/Minor League Baseball via Getty Images Hagen Smith had a strong but short return for the Barons in a 3-2 night on the farm Charlotte Knights 9, Toledo Mud Hens 0 (Statcast box)Strong pitching and lively offense helped the Knights (40-40) extend their win streak to four games. They’re finally jus...2025
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• White Sox Minor League Player of the Week (June 30-July 6, 2025): Tanner McDougal
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• White Sox Minor League Update: May 26-27, 2025

Caleb Bonemer is a prospect on the rise. | David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images The Dash and Ballers deliver while Knights fall in late-inning thriller Buffalo Bisons 10, Charlotte Knights 9 (Statcast box)There were a few roster moves in Charlotte prior to tonight’s contest. ROSTER MOVES: Prior to the start of this evening's game at Buffalo, the Charlotte Knights have made th...2025
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• White Sox Minor League Update: May 8, 2025

Mathias LaCombe pitched for Team France and would be the first native French player in the MLB if he makes it to the big leagues. | Sebastian Widmann/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images A near no-no for Birmingham, nail-biter loss in Winston-Salem, and first ACL Win in Glendale Charlotte Knights, Memphis Redbirds (Postponed) Columbus Clingstones 2, Birmingham Barons 0The Barons and Clingst...2025
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• White Sox Minor League Update: May 4, 2025

Hagen Smith earned his second win of the year on Sunday, and now sits at an excellent 2.28 ERA. | Rob Leiter/MLB Photos via Getty Images Hagen Smith threw a six-inning gem in the Barons win, though the rest of the farm fell flat Norfolk Tides 9, Charlotte Knights 3 (Statcast box)The Knights (15-18) were cruising on a seven-game win streak back to .500, but the tables have turned. After Sun...2025
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• 2025 Winston-Salem Dash Season Preview

Guess which affiliate has just one MLB Top 30 prospect on its roster (Aldrin Batista)? You’re reading about it. | Aldrin Batista/Instagram The Dash enter the season as an underdog, but they have many players with potential, led by Aldrin Batista and Samuel Zavala The Dash finished with a 60-72 record in 2024, failing to reach postseason action. This was not overly surprising given how few ...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 4: Colson Montgomery

There’s a little bit of bloom off of the rose, but the future is still bright for former No. 1 prospect Colson Montgomery. | David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images It was a rough 2024, but this slugger is still right on the verge of the majors Colson MontgomeryShortstop6´3´´230 poundsAge: 232022 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 12023 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 12024 Sou...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 5: Kyle Teel

Kyle Teel’s lefty power bat would be a welcomed addition to the White Sox lineup. | Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images We won’t see him open the season with the White Sox, but this backstop’s future in Chicago is a matter of when and not if Kyle Teel6´0´´190 poundsAge: 23First appearance among the South Side Sox Top 100 Prospects2024 High Level Worcester (AAA)Age relative to h...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 6: Braden Montgomery

Braden Montgomery has a smile that’s infectious. | Emilee Chinn/Getty Images Chicago swings for the fences with this power-packed prospect Braden MontgomeryRight Fielder6´2´´220 poundsAge: 212024 High Level Texas A&M (NCAA)Age relative to high level years -0.3SSS rank among all right fielders in the system 1Overall 2024 NCAA stats 61 games ⚾️ 27 HR ⚾️ 85 RBI ⚾️ .322/.454/.733 ⚾️ 53 BB ⚾...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 8: Mason Adams

Few White Sox pitching prospects impressed as much as Mason Adams in 2024. | Birmingham Barons Although his immediate future is cloudy, this righty was mighty impressive in 2024 Mason Adams Right-Handed Starting Pitcher6´0´´200 poundsAge: 252023 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 862024 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 352024 High Level Charlotte (AAA)Age relative to high level -3.0 ye...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 25: Wilfred Veras

Don’t turn your back on Wilfred Veras — he’s still a potent prospect with considerable upside. | Birmingham Barons You won’t find a better “lost” year on the White Sox docket — but where can the slugger take it from here? Wilfred VerasRight Fielder6´2´´180 poundsAge: 222022 South Side Sox Top 100 Prospect Ranking 232023 South Side Sox Top 100 Prospect Ranking 202024 South Side Sox Top 100 ...2025
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"Drew Thorpe was the big one as a top 100 prospect on some lists, but they also gave up Samuel Zavala, Jairo Iriarte, and Steven Wilson."

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"Jairo Iriarte and Drew Thorpe both have the arsenal and makings of frontline rotation starters, and Samuel Zavala is already putting on an explosive display in the White Sox organization; his combination of bat speed, ground speed, and baseball IQ figure to quickly launch the 19-year-old up into the stratosphere of many MLB top prospect lists."

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"Victor Lizarraga is joining Merrill in Fort Wayne while outfielder Samuel Zavala (Padres #4 prospect) and pitcher Robby Snelling (Padres #5 prospect) will be playing in Lake Elsinore (Single-A)."

• White Sox Minor League Player of the Week (June 30-July 6, 2025): Tanner McDougal
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• White Sox Minor League Player of the Week (June 9-15, 2025): Shane Murphy

Scoreless in any park: Shane Murphy has been stifling batters as a Baron and a Black Baron. | Shane Murphy/Instagram The affiliates went 14-22, but there were plenty of strong individual performances to go around Charlotte Knights Record 2-4 (last week), 33-36 (overall) Knights Player of the Week Brooks Baldwin .583/.615/.833, 2-for-2 stolen bases, 12 at-bats (promoted to Chicago on June 1...2025
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• White Sox Minor League Update: June 7, 2025

Luis Reyes threw the game of his life to spearhead Kannapolis’ shutout win. | Luis_Reyes11/Instagram Strong offense, robust starts ... Saturday had everything but a complete sweep of wins throughout the system Charlotte Knights 7, Lehigh Valley IronPigs 4 (Statcast Box)The final score was nowhere near an indication of the blowout that took place in Charlotte on Saturday afternoon, as the I...2025
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• White Sox Minor League Update: May 28, 2025

Tough luck: Barons pitcher Jake Palisch only allowed one run in five innings, but he got charged with the loss. | Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images It was a rough day, with the Knights game getting postponed and the other affiliates going 0-3 Charlotte Knights vs. Buffalo Bisons: PostponedThe Knights (25-27) were unable to face the Bisons (19-31) due to the weather in Buff...2025
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• White Sox Minor League Update: May 26-27, 2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 1: Noah Schultz

With unbelievable upside, Noah Schultz’s road to the majors is a matter of when, not if. | Allan Henry-Imagn Images Packing draw-dropping stuff, endurance is the only skill this southpaw has yet to prove Noah SchultzLeft-Handed Starting Pitcher6´10´´240 poundsAge: 212023 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 6 2024 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 2 2024 High Level Birmingham (AA)Age rela...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 2: Hagen Smith

Hagen Smith has been as good as promised, so far. | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images From Arkansas ace to South Side southpaw Hagen SmithLeft-Handed Starting Pitcher6´3´´235 poundsAge: 21First appearance among the South Side Sox Top 100 Prospects2024 High Level Winston-Salem (High-A)Age relative to high level -3.0 yearsSSS rank among all left-handed starters in the system 2Overall 2024 stats...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 5: Kyle Teel
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• White Sox Minor League Update: July 4, 2025
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• White Sox Minor League Update: July 2, 2025
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• White Sox Minor League Player of the Week (June 23-29, 2025): Colson Montgomery
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• White Sox Minor League Player of the Week (June 16-22, 2025): Brooks Baldwin

Back again: Brooks Baldwin went 6-for-17 with three homers, a triple, and four walks for the Knights. | Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images The Barons led the way with a 6-1 week against Columbus Charlotte Knights Record 3-3 (last week), 36-39 (overall) Knights Player of the Week Brooks Baldwin .353/.476/1.000, 17 at-bats (optioned to Charlotte on June 16) Colson Montgomery .105/.182/.263, 19 at-...2025
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• White Sox Minor League Update: June 18, 2025

Grand style: Dominic Fletcher crushed a grand slam to help the Knights defeat the Stripers. | Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images The affiliates went 4-1, with the Barons sweeping a doubleheader Charlotte Knights 9, Gwinnett Stripers 3 (Statcast box)The Knights (35-36) marched towards .500 with a convincing victory over Gwinnett (26-45). This game’s outcome was never in doubt. The Knights ran away...2025
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• White Sox Minor League Update: June 13, 2025

On a night where the affiliates didn’t do much at all to stand out, let’s celebrate the rumored promotion of Noah Schultz to Charlotte! | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images A slim win from the ACL Sox prevent a franchise sweep in what was an offensively weak night on all fronts Durham Bulls 6, Charlotte Knights 5 (Statcast box)The Knights fell just short of mounting a comeback to the Bulls. Af...2025
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• White Sox Minor League Player of the Week (June 2-8, 2025): Samuel Zavala

Catching fire: Outfielder Samuel Zavala could not be stopped during his huge week for the Dash. | David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images All teams finished at least .500 this week, and Samuel Zavala was on another level Charlotte Knights Record 4-2 (last week), 31-32 (overall) Knights Player of the Week Brooks Baldwin .375/.464/.833, 24 at-bats Colson Montgomery .286/.444/1.143, se...2025
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• White Sox Minor League Recap: June 4, 2025

Cleaning up: Andre Lipcius hit a homer and drove in four during Charlotte’s victory. | Photo by Caitlin O’Hara/MLB Photos via Getty Images The affiliates went 2-2, and the Cannon Ballers had the biggest highlight with a walk-off Charlotte Knights 8, Lehigh Valley IronPigs 3 (Statcast box)The Knights (28-31) put together a great all-around performance to take down the mighty IronPigs (42-17...2025
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• White Sox Minor League Recap: June 3, 2025

Samuel Zavala was perfect in Tuesday’s Dash loss. | @lesser_known_content/Instagram Outside of the ACL squad, the entire farm system took a big fat L, including one in extras in Birmingham Lehigh Valley IronPigs 10, Charlotte Knights 6 (Statcast box)Both offenses came out the gates hot with three runs apiece, but Charlotte (27-31) wasn’t able to convert on many opportunities and ended up t...2025
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• White Sox Minor League Player of the Week (June 9-15, 2025): Shane Murphy
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• White Sox Minor League Update: May 21, 2025

Unstoppable: Corey Julks reached base safely every plate appearance, and he added a stolen base during Charlotte’s victory. | Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images The affiliates went 4-0 and outscored their opponents 31-17 in a dominant day Charlotte Knights 7, Round Rock Express 4 (Statcast box)The Knights (23-24) overcame an early deficit to defeat Round Rock (22-25) in Charlotte. Knights ...2025
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• White Sox Minor League Update: May 15, 2025

Jake Palisch was excellent for the Barons in his five innings, and sits at a 0.75 ERA on the season. | Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Birmingham won fourth in a row, Charlotte and the ACL squad put up 14 total runs, and A-ball rode the struggle bus Charlotte Knights 7, Gwinnett Stripers 1 (Statcast box)The Knights (21-21) had excellent pitching, and two big offensive innings in ...2025
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• White Sox Minor League Update: May 6, 2025

We need Braden Montgomery to be wearing this uniform soon! | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Dominic Fletcher walks it off for Charlotte and Braden Montgomery drives it home for the Dash Charlotte Knights 5, Memphis Redbirds 3 (11 innings) (Statcast box)Despite a shaky start from Tyler Schweitzer, the Knights (16-18) rallied for an extra-innings walk-off. Schweitzer, who has struggled sin...2025
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• Samuel Zavala leads the attack of the organizational All-Stars

Manager Will Venable will not have to defend himself for a rally-stifling sac bunt called after four straight hits in the ninth inning on Friday, as the White Sox won in spite of a giveaway out. Of course, it’s just spring, so he shouldn’t have to defend himself, no matter what. | Chris Coduto/Getty Images White Sox rally for six in ninth, knock off Reds, 8-5 The death of the White Sox off...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 8: Mason Adams
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 25: Wilfred Veras
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• A Game of Groans

Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Much like the smash hit TV series about a quest for power, the 8th season of the White Sox rebuild is letting fans down. But even after a historically bad start, showrunner Jerry Reinsdorf appears keen to do nothing but watch it burn. Chaos is a Ladder Jerry Reinsdorf — the beleaguered owner of the Chicago White Sox — grimaced in disgust as he watched his team ...2024
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• BREAKING: Dylan Cease finally on the move, traded to Padres

A new era: The White Sox completed a blockbuster trade involving ace Dylan Cease. | Michael Reaves/Getty Images The South Siders received three of San Diego’s Top 10 prospects in the deal The Dylan Cease trade, which has been anticipated for months, has finally happened. The Padres are the winners of the Cease Sweepstakes, as the ace of the White Sox will be heading to San Diego. Cease, 2...2024
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• Should the Royals shop Seth Lugo?

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Based on the prices being paid for starting pitching, it might make a lot of sense to swap pitching for outfield Adding Seth Lugo last offseason might be the best decision the Royals made for 2024 if you count the Ragans trade as a 2023 move. Lugo has shown decisively in two years as a starter that he has what it takes to be number two or three starter in...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Cease and persist

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The Padres still want to be competitive, and blockbuster deal shows it. Dylan Cease has been a name on the trade radar for the entire offseason, but as we drew closer to Opening Day it started to be questionable if he was going to get moved, but the big event has finally happened and in a big surprise it was the San Diego Padres who made a move to claim...2024
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• White Sox Minor League Update: June 10, 2025

Brooks Baldwin is absolutely killing it in Charlotte. | Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images It was almost an affiliate sweep as Knights, Barons, Dash, and ACL all come away with victories Charlotte Knights 7, Durham Bulls 6 (Statcast box)The Charlotte Knights (32-32) staged a comeback to secure the victory over the Durham Bulls. The Knights got on the scoreboard e...2025
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• White Sox Minor League Update: April 10, 2024

Shutting it down: Jonathan Cannon’s five shutout innings were a rare bright spot during an overall rough day. | Laura Wolff/Charlotte Knights The four affiliates combined for nine runs in a 1-3 day Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 2, Charlotte Knights 1 (Gameday box) (Statcast box)Runs were hard to find in this game, but although the Knights scored first, they could not hold on in this close gam...2024
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep-March 14, 2024
Injury News Taj Bradley-Rays-SP Taj Bradley is dealing with a strained pec but is considered day-to-day. This is an injury worth watching because it could mean a couple of days off from throwing or it could turn into a multi-week injury. Either way, he is not expected to be ready for the start of the season. The Rays are going to be cautious with their young right-hander. Bradley has much appe...2024
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• White Sox Minor League Update: July 4, 2025
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• White Sox Minor League Update: June 15, 2025

Tim Elko went 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs scored and two RBIs in Charlotte’s win over the Bulls. | Matt Marton-Imagn Images The South Side organization split the day, with the Knights and Dash earning the wins on Father’s Day Charlotte Knights 6, Durham Bulls 3 (Statcast Box)Charlotte (33-36) had allowed the Bulls (39-30) to take an early lead off of starting pitcher Tyler Schweitzer...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 6: Braden Montgomery
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 16: Jacob Gonzalez

The 2024 started very, very hot for Jacob Gonzalez — but ended ice-cold. | David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Instead of following right behind Brooks Baldwin to Chicago, Gonzalez floundered in the second half with the Barons Jacob Gonzalez6´2´´200 poundsAge: 222024 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 62024 High Level Birmingham (AA)Age relative to high level -1.8 yearsOverall ...2025
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• Gamethread: Angels @ White Sox

Man undeserving of job fails upward in perpetuity. | Michael Reaves/Getty Images Oh, there’s a spring game to follow? It’s a gloomy Thursday afternoon in Chicago, a day befitting the official start of yet another White Sox attempt to rebuild through half-measures, hubris, and detritus washed to the banks of Bubbly Creek. Yes, 2016 was indeed eight years ago, but it sure doesn’t feel lik...2024
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• Padres promote Ethan Salas, other top prospects to Double-A

Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images Salas will now be teammates with Jackson Merrill According to Jeff Sanders, five prospects in the San Diego Padres organization, including Ethan Salas, are being promoted to Double-A San Antonio. 2022 first round pick Dylan Lesko is heading to High-A Fort Wayne with the Padres #5 prospect Samuel Zavala. Dillon Head hasn’t even played...2023
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