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White Sox promote top prospect Schultz to Triple-A

June 14, 2025

CHICAGO -- The challenge for Noah Schultz, the No. 1 left-handed pitching prospect in the game and the No. 1 White Sox prospect (per MLB Pipeline) seemingly grew a little tougher as he was promoted to Triple-A Charlotte on Saturday. Truist Field, which is home to the Knights, is a

Here are Thursday's top prospect performances from the Minors

@MavalloneMiLB
June 13, 2025

There was a little bit of everything during a productive full slate of Minor League action. Top 100 prospects Chase Burns and Trey Yesavage made good first impressions at new levels while two of the sport's brightest young stars -- JJ Wetherholt and Braden Montgomery -- came through when their

'Always imagined a zero': Taylor turns in scoreless inning in debut

June 11, 2025

HOUSTON -- The White Sox’s plan was laid out for Grant Taylor, the club’s No. 6 prospect per MLB Pipeline, when he was sent from Major League camp to the Minor League side during Spring Training in March. Taylor would begin the season building up innings with Double-A Birmingham but

Here are Sunday's top prospect performances from the Minors

June 8, 2025

It's summer time and the weather is warm in the Minor Leagues. Maybe that's why Sunday was marked by big swings and big performances with hitters around the Minors standing out for what they did at the dish.

Teel in middle of White Sox winning rally during eventful MLB debut

June 6, 2025

CHICAGO -- White Sox catching prospect Kyle Teel had his contract selected from Triple-A Charlotte before Friday's 7-2 comeback victory over the Royals at Rate Field. To make room on the roster, backstop Korey Lee was optioned to Charlotte. Teel was in the lineup as the starting catcher, batting sixth

What to expect from White Sox prospect Teel in the big leagues

June 6, 2025

The White Sox called up one of the best catching prospects in baseball when they added Edgar Quero in mid-April. Seven weeks later, they're promoting an even better one. Kyle Teel, MLB's No. 26 prospect, will join Chicago before its game tonight against the Royals. He was the best of

Here are Thursday's top prospect performances from the Minors

@MavalloneMiLB
June 6, 2025

A busy day and night of offense was led by a grand performance from a Giant slugger, a monstrous clout by an Angel in Salt Lake and sustained excellence across a doubleheader by a 19-year-old Pirate. Of course, it wouldn't be a complete day of Minor League action without a

Here are Wednesday's top prospect performances from the Minors

@MavalloneMiLB
June 5, 2025

A day that began with a tremendous pitching performance from a Top 100 prospect ventured into the offensive side of things as the night wore on. A Rangers outfielder made like a runaway train, riding it all the way to a cycle during a career-best performance while a Padres prospect

Honored for scorching bat in May, No. 2 prospect Teel eager to play up his versatility on field

June 2, 2025

CHICAGO – The most interesting White Sox news Monday came well before Detroit finished off a 13-1 rout of the host squad at Rate Field, symbolic of the current gap between first place and last place in the American League Central.

Mayo's 1st MLB RBI prompts White Sox, O's benches to clear

@paige_leckie
May 31, 2025

BALTIMORE -- It’s easy to forget that, sometimes, baseball is a contact sport. On Saturday afternoon in Baltimore, it was contact on the basepaths that led to the benches clearing in the bottom of the fourth inning of the Orioles’ 4-2 win vs. the White Sox. With two outs and

No. 11 prospect Bonemer adjusting to life in the pros

May 31, 2025

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Here are Saturday's top prospect performances from the Minors

@MavalloneMiLB
May 25, 2025

The stars were out across Minor League Baseball, with the sport's top prospect, Roman Anthony, leading the way. Fellow Top 10 prospects Bubba Chandler, Leo De Vries, Sebastian Walcott and Jac Caglianone all stood out, while a number of other Top 100s came through with big-time performances. All that and

Here are Friday's top prospect performances from the Minors

@MavalloneMiLB
May 24, 2025

The weekend kicked off with some of baseball's best and brightest prospects coming through. Homers by Top 10 prospects Marcelo Mayer and Jac Caglianone provided fireworks at Triple-A, while Kumar Rocker got back on the mound and tossed zeros during a rehab start. Not to be outdone, Mariners Single-A prospect

White Sox No. 3 prospect Smith (elbow) avoids serious injury

No. 2 LHP prospect in baseball is overcoming soreness, but Chicago not concerned
May 23, 2025

CHICAGO -- Hagen Smith, the No. 2 left-handed pitching prospect in baseball (per MLB Pipeline) currently is away from Double-A Birmingham for biomechanics work, according to a statement from the White Sox earlier this week. But Chicago's No. 3 prospect and No. 30 overall dealt with some elbow soreness leading

Here are Thursday's top prospect performances from the Minors

@MavalloneMiLB
May 23, 2025

Lovers of the long ball had a lot to feast upon in Thursday's Minor League action. Angels 2024 first-rounder Christian Moore continued his torrid start at Triple-A while a pair of catchers -- the O's Samuel Basallo and the Kyle Teel of the White Sox -- both cleared the fences

These are some of the most interesting pitches in Triple-A

@SamDykstraMiLB
May 21, 2025

When a pitcher throws 103 mph, you’re likely to shoot up in your chair. Even in this era of elevated velocity, that isn’t a reading you see very often, especially in the Minor Leagues. Only 15 Major Leaguers have touched such a number in the Statcast era (since 2015), and

Despite slow start, this prospect is confident: 'Still getting better'

May 17, 2025

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5 intriguing prospects from the AL Central, 1 from each team

May 15, 2025

With more than six weeks of the Minor League season in the books, the sample sizes are swelling, and trends are beginning to emerge. It's time to start taking stock, which is what MLB Pipeline's recent market-corrected Top 100 Prospects list shakeup is all about. With that in mind, the

Here are Wednesday's top prospect performances from the Minors

@MavalloneMiLB
May 15, 2025

A pair of Top 100 heavyweights led the charge on Wednesday, with Max Clark and Chase Burns lighting up the High-A Midwest League. But the star-studded performances didn't stop there. A pair of Texas prospects -- one an Astro, the other a Ranger -- enjoyed huge offensive afternoons before ending

Here are Tuesday's top prospect performances from the Minors

@thevandalorian and @brendan_samson and @MavalloneMiLB
May 14, 2025

A new week of baseball started out with plenty of fireworks at the plate and on the mound. A number of Top 100 prospects lived up to their billing, swatting homers, piling up the K's and coming through in the clutch. A pair of Astros teammates combined for a prodigious

White Sox to rest Hagen Smith, manage other top prospect loads

May 13, 2025

CINCINNATI -- Josh Barfield made it clear Tuesday that the White Sox are not about to take any shortcuts with their top prospects. The assistant general manager explained before the three-game series opener at Great American Ball Park why they are pulling back on the workload on pitchers Hagen Smith

Teel growing and trying to avoid the rollercoaster swings 

May 13, 2025

This story was excerpted from Scott Merkin's White Sox Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Kyle Teel likes rollercoasters. It’s the ups and downs, the hairpin turns, the excitement of those two or three minutes.

Elko's big league dreams culminate in long-awaited debut

May 10, 2025

CHICAGO -- For the first time in his 26-year existence, Tim Elko flew first class when traveling from Charlotte on Friday evening to make his Major League debut for the White Sox during a 3-1 loss to the Marlins Saturday night at Rate Field.

Here are Wednesday's top prospect performances from the Minors

@MavalloneMiLB
May 8, 2025

Wednesday's Minor League action had a little bit of everything. Multihomer games, walk-offs, continued dominance on the mound from the Blue Jays' 2024 first-round pick and other rookies who have made a seamless transitions to the pro ranks. To top it all off, a Rangers southpaw in the Double-A Texas

Here are Tuesday's top prospect performances from the Minors

@MavalloneMiLB
May 7, 2025

A handful of baseball's top prospects flexed their muscles on Tuesday, kicking off another week of Minor League action in a loud way. Jac Caglianone, Braden Montgomery and Colby Thomas all left the yard twice, but pitchers did their parts too. Unhittable Chase Petty put together one of the best