Sox Machine

Before Major League Baseball moved its short-season complex leagues up a month in response to the reduction of the player roster limit, this team would've been a lot more fun to watch over the last month of the season, what with the White Sox using picks in the first, second and fourth rounds on high school players, not to mention an 11th-rounder who received the highest bonus … [Read more...] about 2025 ACL White Sox season review

The White Sox tabbed David Keller to head their international efforts after firing Marco Paddy back in September 2024, giving him only about four months before the opening of his first signing period. Considering the time crunch, the performance of the 2025 Dominican Summer League White Sox didn't suffer from the upheaval. The team went 29-26, and while the underlying … [Read more...] about 2025 DSL White Sox season review

Nobody asked me to set goals for the White Sox in September, which is a shame, since I had a few ones that seemed reasonably attainable: Post a winning record in a month for the first time since May 2023. Avoid a third consecutive 100-loss season. Play in such a fashion that Chris Getz couldn't easily talk around adding to the roster over the winter. The post Month in a Box: … [Read more...] about Month in a Box: The White Sox in September 2025

Some of the things White Sox prospect Sam Antonacci says will sound a little extreme at times. "The way I look at it is if you’re in an 0-2 count and they throw a curveball at your feet and you’re getting out of the way, that shows me you don’t really want to win too much," Antonacci said, expressing gratitude toward the mindset driven home by his time at Coastal Carolina, … [Read more...] about White Sox prospect Sam Antonacci trying to show how far determination can take him

The White Sox minor league leaderboard isn't the first place to look for the most comprehensive summary of the year on the farm, if only because a lot of the players who would've been good bets to lead certain categories were promoted to the majors over the course of the season. What the leaderboard does offer is a sense of the talent that emerged to fill vacuums that were left … [Read more...] about 2025 White Sox minor league leaders at a glance