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The White Sox originally hoped for a world where top lefty pitching prospects Noah Schultz and Hagen Smith pushed to make their major league debuts in 2025, and both cleared the 100-inning threshold for the first time in their lives. Instead, both missed time due to injury. After some elbow soreness earlier in the year, two postseason starts and an encouraging stint in the … [Read more...] about White Sox minor league notes: Noah Schultz, Hagen Smith might be able to earn workload breathing room next season

ORLANDO, Fla. -- White Sox manager and human metronome Will Venable was his typical upbeat and energetic self at the 8 a.m. manager's "luncheon" on Wednesday, and the club's baseball operations department was well-represented at the 2 p.m. Rule 5 draft. So there was no upfront evidence of how hard the White Sox contingent celebrated winning the MLB draft lottery Tuesday night, … [Read more...] about White Sox end a happy, if secretly uneventful Winter Meetings

ORLANDO, Fla. -- After striking gold in last year's Rule 5 draft with the selection of Shane Smith and the subsequent claim of Mike Vasil, the White Sox will be hard-pressed for an encore. Still, they're trying their hand with a pair of right-handed pitchers, selecting Jedixson Paez and Alexander Alberto in the final event of the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings. The White … [Read more...] about White Sox select Jedixson Paez and Alexander Alberto in Rule 5 draft

ORLANDO, Fla. — As the old saying goes, the third consecutive 100-loss season is the charm. After being punished by the draft lottery system with lower picks than their records would have typically earned the last two Decembers, the White Sox turned the second-worst record in baseball into the first overall pick in the 2026… The post White Sox win No. 1 overall pick in 2026 MLB … [Read more...] about White Sox win No. 1 overall pick in 2026 MLB draft lottery

Today, the MLB Winter Meetings begin in Orlando at Signia by Hilton, which is conveniently located between Disney's Pop Century Resort and Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort, but also not too far from Disney's Art and Animation Resort as well as Disney's Riviera Resort. Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa and Disney's Yacht Club Resort are accessible via rideshare. On a … [Read more...] about What to expect when you’re expecting a White Sox Winter Meetings