Back during the rebuild, Rick Hahn used to arrange key pitching promotions around the schedule to give a prized prospect a little bit of a runway. Guys like Reynaldo López, Lucas Giolito and Michael Kopech might look ready in time…
Aside from Dylan Cease starting one of Tuesday’s doubleheader games, the White Sox left their pitching plans for the upcoming five-game, four-day series in Kansas City to be announced. The White Sox came through on their promise, at least for…
Johnny Cueto showed what he needed to show in his final tuneup with Charlotte. He started his night with 4⅔ hitless innings before the Indianapolis lineup starting getting wise to him, and while he gave up two runs, one scored…
Other than Jimmy Lambert, none of the starting pitchers in Charlotte or Birmingham have yet to establish themselves as possible spot starters. Fortunately, there isn’t a pressing need — yet. Although Lance Lynn is out at least another month and…
With all qualifying offer decisions put to rest after Scott Boras’ announcement that former New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto will not be signing a contract with a major league club this year, the league has finalized draft slots and…
This series will recap the performances of each White Sox minor league affiliate throughout the week. Here is the fourth installment of the 2022 season. Charlotte Knights (10-14) Weekly Record: 3-3 This week, the Jumbo Shrimp of Jacksonville came to…
After a quiet start to the season, the past week saw three huge storylines unfold in Charlotte: There’s the emergence of Yolbert Sanchez. Advanced hitter, great bat-to-ball skills. Solid defensively at second and third base. Average speed. No power yet,…
After Johnny Cueto’s mediocre 2022 debut with the Charlotte Knights on Saturday, the question was whether that start was merely the first step in a multi-start tune-up, or the best Cueto had to offer. After Cueto threw four easy, breezy…
If Johnny Cueto’s organizational debut for the Charlotte Knights here in Nashville on Saturday is to be viewed as akin to a first outing in spring training, then the jury may still be out. If the Sox are counting on…
The Charlotte Knights opened up a six-game series in Nashville against the Sounds, so I made the 15-minute drive to see them in action. I’ll be in and out of First Horizon Park throughout the week, depending on lineups and…