2014 Combined
-..a -e :: ;:- p1ay baseball until his junior year and was better known as a ::iomt g..iara .vho led his team to the 2011 6-A state basketball championship. -e .-.erit undrafted out of high school and again after his freshman season at ~as: Centra Community College (Miss.), though his stock skyrocketed after he :::~ec a o,v1s1on II Junior college players in hitting (.495) and on-base ::>e'::;e"'~ge 568) as a sophomore. !.--=e"'SOri radn t faced much pro-level pitching before joining the White Sox, ;:._- -e .-.e'lt straight to Class A for his debut and batted .277/.348/.363 with 24 s•ea s - 58 games He fared even better in 2914, putting up combined ::• 32- .!81 mostly at Class A Advanced Winston-Salem. After his wrist -ea :c -e " o shed the season by hitting .364 in 1Ogames at Double-A :: - -£-am an hour from his hometown.
- ~- .:. was nd of challenging from the start, but I kind of caught on real C- =i- • !:"'aerson said. "When I moved to Double-A, I was the youngest guy --e'e j_: 'e i - !.-.ce:sc- -as ·-e oest all-around tools in Chicago's farm system, starting with - s e a.::c.e-a.erage speed A right-handed hitter, he has the all-fields a::-:.a~ a-.c oa; speed to hit for a solid average and decent power in the big ea;-es ~-:e e ea"'ls to better control the strike zone. He has the actions, -.:-;e a-: a.- s··e--gth to remain at shortstop, with center field as a fallback •,11 ;,e Sox .. r:ers in the AFL • !. :: : -~--r::: ... :ioer ~om a Florida high school, third baseman Nick Basta -a: -e :-es· yea' o• '1 s pro career in 2014, hitting .263/.313/.387 in Class A !.: a-::.=:: -es a oe ow-average runner without a true plus tool, making him • :..,-=.-::- "eva- Sm th originally attended Pittsburgh as a quarterback and 7::•: :a- !a-nos school record for passing yards in a debut with 202. A sc.:-- - -cer :) 2011 he has hit .296/.374/.471 in pro Qall and projects as re-- need backup with close to average offensive and defensive --=- Sox cx;,cners in the AFL · - -=~a !::.rea·--·:_g... 2013 season, nght-hander Chris Bass • fractured his ::.-=:- - ; .o:-- - a- :>"-"eld 1nc1dent and didn't return to the mound until mid- -ea;: aa- - s "rst big league victory on Sept. 22, when he shut out the - =~~ f:r - :. - - - ngs H s 91-95 mph fastball is his lone plus pitch, so he ·-e =ea Sox n 2009, Dominican right-hander Francellis Montas .:::c-e - ·e ._,.....:Sox 111 ,ast summer's J~ke Peav" trade and broke out in his ~"""C'." :a. - - s -e,.. organization. He always threw hard and hit 102 mph this scas:r: a..-.c e a so mproved his slider, changeup, control and command. He .!..! ERA in 15 starts (mostly at Class A Advanced) with afl ::: a~ - 51 nn1ngs during a season abbreviated by meniscus
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