5 intriguing prospects from the AL Central, 1 from each team
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
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
Watch FREE: MLB's No. 5 prospect Painter headlines Phils-Mets Triple-A clash
All season long, baseball fans will be able to watch Minor League Baseball games across all of MLB's digital platforms. MLB.TV and MLB app subscribers can watch their favorite team's Minor League affiliates in the app at no additional cost, while all MiLB games are available on MiLB.TV, on the
Here are Tuesday's top prospect performances from the Minors
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
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
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
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
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
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
Braden Montgomery's power surge arrives at High-A with first 2-HR game
Before Braden Montgomery rounded third base for Texas A&M in the first inning on June 8, 2024, his name was ballied about at the top of Draft projections. Immediately after he slid into home, that future was in question as he needed an air cast placed on his broken right
Christian Oppor highlights
Here are Sunday's top prospect performances from the Minors
Homering to all fields and stacking strikeouts was a theme in the Minor Leagues on Sunday. The Mariners' top-end farm system continued to produce elite offensive numbers while a Top 100 Cubs pitcher furthered his case for a callup this season. These prospect outings put a bow on another week
White Sox have 'great deal of belief' in struggling prospect Montgomery
CHICAGO -- At some point during the 2025 season, the White Sox hope to have Colson Montgomery join their Major League team. That target is a big part of what’s behind Montgomery’s current work in Arizona, resetting during this step away from Triple-A Charlotte.
Power-laden prospects flex their muscles on a homer-happy Wednesday
On a day in which homers were flying out of Minor League ballparks across the country, a few particularly stood out. Top 100 prospects Coby Mayo and Moisés Ballesteros slugged a pair of homers apiece, although even those were outdone by a Mets slugger who took three jogs around the
Facing his former club, Smith produces solid outing
CHICAGO – White Sox right-hander Shane Smith made just the sixth start of his Major League Baseball career during Milwaukee’s 6-4 victory Wednesday night at Rate Field. But Smith, the top pick in the ‘24 Rule 5 Draft who just recently turned 25, pitched with the look of a veteran
Colson Montgomery heading to Arizona to work on offensive approach
CHICAGO -- Colson Montgomery, the No. 4 White Sox prospect and No. 36 overall, per MLB Pipeline, will go to Arizona to work on his swing and his offensive approach, according to comments made by general manager Chris Getz prior to Tuesday’s game at Rate Field.
Brewers, White Sox affiliates combine for lucky 13 homers in Triple-A game
The balls were rising out of the park Sunday. The Triple-A Brewers and White Sox affiliates combined for 13 home runs in a 14-11 win for Nashville at Truist Field. The Sounds and the Charlotte Knights tallied the most long balls in a single game at any level this season,
Sam Antonacci highlights
Quero, Burke highlight come-from-behind victory for White Sox
BOSTON -- There were a few extra minutes built in between the end of a come-from-behind 8-4 victory for the White Sox over the Red Sox on Sunday afternoon at Fenway Park and the beginning of starting pitcher Sean Burke's postgame session with the media.
When things click for this White Sox prospect, 'it's electric'
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Catching prospect Quero bats 7th in debut; Benintendi off IL
CHICAGO – Catcher Edgar Quero is in The Show. That news percolated about an hour before the first pitch of a 3-1 victory for the Athletics at a chilly Rate Field Wednesday night, and Quero’s arrival from Triple-A Charlotte was made official on Thursday. The club's No. 6-ranked prospect, per
What to expect from White Sox prospect Quero in the big leagues
The White Sox feature six Top 100 Prospects, tied for the third-most in baseball, and five of them have a realistic chance to make their big league debuts this season. The first arrives today. Catcher Edgar Quero will start against the Athletics in hopes he can add some life to
After being acquired for Crochet, Meidroth breaks up his no-no
CHICAGO -- There was one out in the eighth inning of the White Sox eventual 3-1 loss to the Red Sox on Sunday afternoon at Rate Field, and Boston starter Garrett Crochet was flirting with no-hit history.
White Sox unwavering in support of Colson despite Triple-A struggles
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Meidroth makes great impression vs. former club in MLB debut
CHICAGO -- Chase Meidroth, the No. 8 White Sox prospect, per MLB Pipeline, received the news of his callup to the Majors from Triple-A Charlotte manager Sergio Santos on Thursday afternoon. But the 23-year-old played like a seasoned veteran during the team’s 11-1 drubbing of the Red Sox on Friday