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Top 25 Under 25: Position Players

Baseball is like no other sport in terms of its fans embracing their favorite teams young talent making an impact in the big leagues. Already in this brief season, Jason Heyward of the Atlanta Braves and Ike Davis of the New York Mets have sent their teams fans into a frenzy over their successful debuts. [...]

Fantasy Preview: AL Breakout Candidates

With the football season now in completion, the sports world is starting to turn its attention back to the great game of baseball. This week has seen the return of fantasy baseball as many sites are rolling out leagues for the 2010 campaign. Now is a great time to start getting prepared for your drafts [...]

2010 Chicago White Sox Top 10 Prospects

The development of talent has been a struggle for the Chicago White Sox for a while now. The selection of Gordon Beckham in the eighth round of the 2008 draft was the first time in seventeen years the White Sox had a pick in the top 10. They had an overall average placement of 20th during that time frame. The overall success of the major league club during the 90′s and 00′s depleted the minor league system. However with the addition of Buddy Bell as the Director of Minor League Instruction the White Sox look to turn things around.

Omar Vizquel close to a deal with the White Sox

Bruce Levine of ESPNChicago.com is reporting that the Chicago White Sox and shortstop Omar Vizquel are very close to a deal. This does not surprise me in the slightest. Vizquel still has a great glove even though he is definitely up there in years. He would be a great backup for shortstop Alexei Ramirez and [...]