When it comes to compiling the final across-the-board comparison of how the various prospect evaluators arranged the White Sox farm system, we’re always at the mercy of FanGraphs. Sometimes it knocks out the system in January, and other times we’re…
We went over Baseball America’s midseason update to its White Sox top 30 rankings a week ago, and now MLB Pipeline has posted its team top 30s after incorporating the most recent draft classes. Unfortunately, MLB Pipeline doesn’t save its…
I learned a fact this weekend that surprised the hell out of me: Christmas is less than a week away. That’s crazy. It’s hard to use the scientific method to determine why this caught me off guard, because moving south…
The final survey of the White Sox farm system usually has to wait for FanGraphs, but Eric Longenhagen makes it worth the wait by ranking his top 38 White Sox prospects. The list for 2020 came out Wednesday, and Longenhagen’s…
When the White Sox signed Dallas Keuchel, I didn’t think he’d have to shave his beard, but with a Jerry Reinsdorf team, it’s hard to be sure. Sure enough, he’s taken the mound for the White Sox wearing more facial…
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As prospect list season gets underway, the White Sox’s forest isn’t as impressive as it used to be, so we’ll be spending more time talking about the trees. The White Sox have four players with substantial histories and a a…
Amid the midseason updates, I forgot to share FutureSox’s revised top 30 prospect list, which its crew published last week. The most fascinating part of any White Sox prospect list is how one goes about sorting the back half of…
Before MLB Pipeline released its list of top farm systems after the draft, there was quite a divide between the first two that published their lists. Baseball America still ranked the White Sox at No. 4, but FanGraphs said the…
Baseball America delivered its post-draft update of all its prospect lists, and as you might expect from a farm system that’s suddenly become quite top-heavy, there’s good news and bad news. What’s good: *Luis Robert has ascended from the No.…