White Sox 1st round draft pick Chris Sale on joining the Sox (video)

Video: http://www.twitvid.com/QMMO6 (4:49)

Chris Sale is on Winstom-Salem’s roster.

White Sox sign 26th round draft pick LHP Kevin Rath

Baseball America’s draft database indicates the White Sox have signed 26th round draft pick LHP Kevin Rath. He was assigned to the Bristol Sox.

Pick	Round	Player	School	Pos	B/T	Ht	Wt	DOB	Class
788	26	Rath, Kevin	Cal State – Fullerton	LHP	L/L	6’05″	220	1989-08-18	JR

Stats:

Year	era	w-l	app-gs	cg	sho	sv	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	2b	3b	hr	ab	b/avg	wp	hbp	bk	sfa	sha
2008	6.48	1-0	7-4	0	0/0	0	16.2	20	15	12	14	13	4	1	3	66	.303	0	3	1	1	0
2009	5.02	3-1	15-5	0	0/0	0	37.2	38	30	21	23	27	5	1	4	136	.279	5	8	1	1	3
2010	4.94	2-3	20-5	0	0/0	1	31.0	25	24	17	28	23	5	2	1	115	.217	3	6	0	2	0

and

Year	Age	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	H9	HR9	BB9	K9	WHIP
2008	18	1	0	6.48	7	4	0	0		0	16.2	20	15	12	3	14	13	0	10.8	1.6	7.6	7.0	2.04
2009	19	3	1	5.02	15	5	0	0		0	37.2	38	30	21	4	23	27	5	9.1	1.0	5.5	6.5	1.62

White Sox sign 15th round draft pick C Sean O’Connell

Baseball America’s draft database indicates the White Sox have signed 15th round draft pick C Sean O’Connell. He was assigned to the Bristol Sox.

Pick	Round	Player	School	Pos	B/T	Ht	Wt	DOB	Class
458	15	O’Connell, Sean	Chatsworth HS (CA)	C	L/R	6’04″	190	1991-12-12	HS

In 2009 O’Connell batted .442/.561/.512 in 43 at-bats. In 2008 he batted a team-high .429 with two home runs and 16 RBIs, he was second on the team in hits with 36, and led the team with 11 walks.

Not a lot of information on O’Connell.

White Sox sign 7th round draft pick SS Tyler Saladino

Palomar:

Oral Roberts University shortstop and former Palomar all-state and All-American selection Tyler Saladino, the Chicago White Sox’ seventh-round pick in the 2010 draft, signed with the Sox on Monday.

Saladino the 2010 Summit League Player of the Year as an Oral Roberts junior, has been assigned to the White Sox’ Bristol farm club of the Rookie Classification Appalachian League.

Stats:

Year	avg	gp-gs	ab	r	h	2b	3b	hr	rbi	tb	slg%	bb	hbp	so	gdp	ob%	sf	sh	sb-att	po	a	e	fld%
2010	.381	60-60	239	72	91	16	2	17	73	162	.678	32	12	52	5	.472	3	8	16-18	87	190	17	.942

FS:

The White Sox system desperately needed a good middle infield prospect or two as the offensively deficient Eduardo Escobar currently ranks as the teams top SS prospect. Tyler Saladino has the potential to become a starting shortstop at the Major League level with a plus glove and an average to above above average bat. In order to reach his potential Tyler will need to start putting the ball into play more consistently, but even if he can’t do this, his defensive ability could be enough to carry him to the Major Leagues as a utility infielder.

White Sox sign 23-year old free-agent LHP Stephen Huff

Austin Peay:

Austin Peay State University baseball pitcher Stephen Huff has signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox over the weekend, Govs head coach Gary McClure announced, Monday.Huff, a Nashville native, posted a 6-5 record and 6.93 ERA during his senior campaign, finishing with 74 strikeouts in 75.1 innings. It was his best strikeout ratio (8.84 per nine innings) during his career and only five shy of his career best strikeout total set during his sophomore year (79). During his four year career, he started 40 games – eighth most in school history – and recorded 13 career victories. Huff was only the fifth Austin Peay pitcher to record 200 career strikeouts and finished his career with 213 strikeouts, fifth-most in program history.

Huff is scheduled to join the Great Falls (Mont.) Voyagers, the White Sox’ Rookie level team in the Pioneer League.

Stephen Huff’s Career Statistics

Year	era	w-l	app	gs	cg	sho	sv	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	2b	3b	hr	bf	bavg	wp	hbp	bk	sfa	sha
2007….	7.64	2-3	11	7	0	0/1	0	35.1	49	34	30	19	26	5	2	5	174	.331	12	3	0	2	2
2008….	3.46	5-6	17	14	1	0/0	0	93.2	80	46	36	41	79	15	0	4	404	.235	8	15	1	1	6
2009….	5.50	0-3	11	5	0	0/0	1	36.0	37	23	22	16	34	6	1	6	162	.264	4	1	0	2	3
2010….	6.93	6-5	16	14	0	0/0	0	75.1	78	62	58	50	74	18	1	4	356	.269	11	11	1	1	4
TOTAL…	5.47	13-17	55	40	1	0/1	1	240.1	244	165	146	126	213	44	4	19	1096	.266	35	30	2	6	15

White Sox sign 10th round draft pick 2B Ross Wilson

Suttles:

University of Alabama junior second baseman Ross Wilson signed a contract with the Chicago White Sox on Saturday, meaning the Hoover native will forego his senior season for the Tide.

Bio. Stats:

Year	Age	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2008	19	62	258	60	76	11	4	15	47	9	4	21	47	5	2	3	6	.295	.355	.543	898
2009	20	55	215	59	76	15	2	9	47	8	4	35	38	7	3	2	3	.353	.456	.567	1023
2010	21	62	231	44	64	8	2	9	47	10	2	40	53	8	2	4	2	.277	.396	.446	842

and

Year	avg	gp-gs	ab	r	h	2b	3b	hr	rbi	tb	slg%	bb	hbp	so	gdp	ob%	sf	sh	sb-att	po	a	e	fld%
2010	.277	62-61	231	44	64	8	2	9	47	103	.446	40	8	53	2	.396	4	2	10-12	88	133	7	.969
2009	.353	55-55	215	59	76	15	2	9	47	122	.567	35	7	38	3	.454	3	2	8-12	97	124	15	.936
2008	.295	62-62	258	60	76	11	4	15	47	140	.543	21	5	47	6	.355	3	2	9-13	88	156	14	.946

Wilson was assigned to Great Falls.

FS:

That didn’t stop him impressing as a freshman though, as Wilson hit .295/.355/.543, displaying great power by knocking out 15 home runs and 11 doubles in 258 AB’s. His power took a slight dip as a sophomore, but his overall line improved to .353/.454/.567 with his K% dropping from 16.3% to 14.5%. He took the summer off after breaking down physically late in the season. Wilson’s production as a junior took a massive drop-off and he suffered a hairline fracture in his wrist just to make things worse. He finished with a line of .269/.388/.426, suffering a further dip in his power output and seeing his K% rise to 19.3%. His park/schedule adjusted line does make for much better reading though at .301/.422/.481.

Kenny Williams wants more

Gregor:

“No. We are in third place,” Williams said. “You know how I feel about that. I’ll be happier when we get to first place, somewhat happier.”

“I’m certainly more encouraged than the last time we all spoke and got together here,” Williams said. “But this is still a work in progress. Fortunately we are on the upswing right now and I just hope we can continue with the momentum we built up, get excitement back into the city and the stands and get our fans on board with the way we feel about ourselves, and take it from there.”