Teenage prospect Wolkow aims to play beyond his years
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Top prospects Schultz, Smith among White Sox non-roster invitees
CHICAGO -- SoxFest Live at the Ramova Theatre served as the weekend warmup act for six White Sox prospects, who were part of the 25 players receiving non-roster invites to big league Spring Training, as announced Friday by the team.
White Sox well repped with 6 prospects on Top 100 list
CHICAGO ¨C Noah Schultz and Hagen Smith won¡¯t be prominent big league performers for the White Sox during the 2025 season. There¡¯s a chance neither young hurler reaches the Majors in ¡¯25, and if they do, it would probably be later in the campaign. But the No. 1 and No.
These are MLB¡¯s No. 1 prospects at each position
MLB Pipeline's 2025 rankings of the Top 10 prospects at each position are official and the 2025 Top 100 Prospects list is about to be revealed.
White Sox have big plans for Montgomery in '25
CHICAGO -- Colson Montgomery, ranked by MLB Pipeline as the No. 4 White Sox prospect and No. 37 overall, could break camp as the team¡¯s starting shortstop. The 22-year-old left-handed hitter clearly will be a key figure at the Major League level for the 2025 White Sox, regardless of that
Here are the Top 10 LHP prospects for 2025
MLB Pipeline will reveal its 2025 Top 100 Prospects list at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 24, with a one-hour show on MLB Network and MLB.com. Leading up to the release of the Top 100, we'll examine baseball's top 10 prospects at each position. MLB.com has produced top 10
'Polished' Cuban 3B headlines White Sox international signings
Inside the halls of 25 Main Street, Cooperstown, N.Y., sits the Hall of Fame plaque of Minnie Minoso, the most storied Cuban player to ever suit up for the White Sox. He forever has etched into his hat the club¡¯s interlocking logo. The franchise has since added to that Cuban
3 intriguing White Sox stories you may not know
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Here are 8 prospect-related predictions for 2025
As the Pipeline Podcast wraps up 2024, Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo preview the '25 season with a wide range of predictions. The duo breaks down eight categories, from Rookies of the Year in both leagues and the No. 1 overall Draft pick to which organization will finish with the
Young White Sox promise to play 'hungry'
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These 9 clubs improved their farm systems the most in 2024
There is no singular established path to farm system improvement. The best organizations do it internally. They take the players already in the pipeline and help them get the most out of their tools or, in a best-case scenario, improve the tools already in their profiles. That takes a good
Inbox: Evaluating prospects in recent trades
Welcome to the final MLB Pipeline Inbox of 2024! We¡¯re about to enter into the holiday season and I¡¯m in a giving mood, and clearly you were, too, given the volumes of questions folks sent in. I¡¯m going to give a hat tip to frequent contributor Stevie D., who asked
Quero motivated by competition behind the dish
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New to White Sox org, prospects Meidroth, Gonzalez set bar high for '25
The White Sox introduced infielder Chase Meidroth and right-hander Wikelman Gonzalez to the local media on Tuesday afternoon. The duo was part of the trade package Chicago acquired when it sent left-hander Garrett Crochet to the Red Sox last week. Meidroth, the 13th-best prospect in the organization, according to MLB
'Catching is gold' as White Sox bring in Teel
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Road to The Show?: White Sox lefty Schultz
Each week, MiLB.com profiles an elite prospect by chronicling the steps he's taken toward achieving his Major League dream. Here's a look at top White Sox prospect Noah Schultz. For more stories about players on The Road to The Show, click here. Noah Schultz reigns as the jewel of a
Top 100 prospect Montgomery dishes on trade to White Sox
Braden Montgomery, MLB Pipeline's No. 54 overall prospect, joined MLB Network's "Hot Stove" on Thursday to talk about being traded to the White Sox in the Garrett Crochet blockbuster. The 21-year-old outfielder, who was the Red Sox's first-round Draft pick last July, was sent to Chicago on Wednesday as part
Analyzing the Crochet trade from all sides
The Red Sox and White Sox provided the biggest blockbuster of the offseason so far on Wednesday night when Boston acquired All-Star left-hander Garrett Crochet from Chicago in exchange for a significant prospect haul. TRADE DETAILS Red Sox get: LHP Garrett Crochet White Sox get: C Kyle Teel (No. 25
White Sox deal Crochet to Red Sox for prospect haul
DALLAS -- Chris Getz hit only three home runs over the course of his seven-year career, with two of them coming while playing for the White Sox. So comparing the excitement of clearing the fences to the excitement of finishing off a five-player deal sending Garrett Crochet to Boston hours
How talent out of a program the White Sox started in Chicago led this High-A club
Benjamin Hill travels the nation collecting stories about what makes Minor League Baseball unique. This article -- which he reported on from Winston-Salem, N.C., on July 31 -- is one of those stories. Subscribe to his newsletter here.
Double-A Birmingham to return to Rickwood Field for Negro Leagues tribute in 2025
Minor League Baseball is coming back to America's oldest professional ballpark in 2025. The Birmingham Barons, Double-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, will host the Rocket City Trash Pandas (Angels) at Rickwood Field in a tribute to the Negro Leagues on June 4, 2025, the team announced on Thursday.
Montgomery ready to 'dominate' after being protected from Rule 5 Draft
CHICAGO -- Colson Montgomery currently is working out in Tennessee at the Bledsoe Agency, coming off strong showings in the Arizona Fall League and from the end of the 2024 season with Triple-A Charlotte. But Montgomery, whom MLB Pipeline ranks as the No. 3 White Sox prospect and No. 37
Improvement is serious business for this fun-loving White Sox prospect
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These Fall League prospects are vying for 40-man spots
Call it a last-chance saloon in the middle of the desert. The Arizona Fall League provides more than just an opportunity to see some of the game¡¯s top prospects in one spot. It¡¯s also the final place certain Minor Leaguers can prove they are deserving of a 40-man roster spot
Why Montgomery moved from SS to 3B in AFL
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