Spring (Training) is Near…
Greetings from cold Uptown Charlotte! Yes, I said cold. In fact, I’m freezing! I moved to the Queen City just over eight years ago from Pennsylvania and the cold is not my friend. It’s cold outside. It’s cold in the press box. And, it’s so cold that it doesn’t seem like baseball season could be near… but it is!
In less than three weeks, Chicago White Sox pitchers and catchers will report to Spring Training (February 12). Just five days later, position players will report (February 17). Not too long after that, games will begin and baseball will officially be back (first White Sox Spring Training game is February 22).
Recently, the Chicago White Sox announced that they have invited 27 players to Spring Training. Out of the 27 players, nine of those players have spent time with the Charlotte Knights. Those players are below in bold. Over the course of the next couple of weeks, I’ll take a look at some of these players in depth.
Here is the official press release from the White Sox:
WHITE SOX INVITE 27 PLAYERS TO SPRING TRAINING
CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox have agreed to terms on minor-league contracts with the following 15 free agents: right-handed pitchers Drew Anderson, Ryan Burr, Brady Lail, Alex McRae and Bryan Mitchell, left-handers Ross Detwiler, Caleb Frare, Jacob Lindgren, Adalberto Mejia and Matt Tomshaw, infielders Cheslor Cuthbert, Andrew Romine and Matt Skole, and outfielders Jaycob Brugman and Nicky Delmonico.
All 15 players, in addition to 12 others from within the organization, have received non-roster invites to the club’s spring training camp in Glendale, Ariz.
Right-handers Tayron Guerrero, Codi Heuer, Tyler Johnson and Jonathan Stiever, left-handers Kodi Medeiros and Hunter Schryver, catcher Carlos Pérez, infielders Nick Madrigal, Gavin Sheets and Andrew Vaughn, and outfielders Luis González and Daniel Palka received invites to major-league camp from within the system. Seven of the 12 organizational invitees are currently rated among the club’s Top 30 prospects by MLB.com entering the 2020 season.
