Position: OF
Born: 8/6/85
Ht: 5′10″ Wt: 185 B-T: R-R
Acquired: Drafted 5th Round in 2006 from Kentucky
Career Stats
FutureSox’s John Shelby content
FutureSox Prospect Rankings
#7 – 2009 Preseason
#7 – 2009 Midseason
#15 – 2009 Postseason
Accolades
2008 Carolina League Post-Season All-Star
Scouting report
Shelby is a very good athlete with that power and speed combination that people love so much. His contact and [...]
Position: 2B/3B
Born: 8/14/85
Ht: 5′10″ Wt: 190 B-T: R-R
Acquired: Undrafted free agent signed in 2007 from Arizona State
Career Stats
FutureSox’s C.J. Retherford content
FutureSox Prospect Rankings
#T-25 – 2009 Preseason
#11 – 2009 Midseason
#5 – 2009 Postseason
Accolades
2008 Carolina League Post-Season All-Star
2009 Southern League All-Star Game
2009 Southern League Post-Season All-Star
2009 All-FutureSox Team Second Base
Scouting report
Retherford has turned into quite a coup [...]
Position: RH SP
Born: 3/9/87
Ht: 6′4″ Wt: 215
Acquired: Drafted 5th Round in 2008 from Old Dominion
Career Stats
FutureSox’s Dan Hudson content
FutureSox Prospect Rankings
#12 – 2009 Preseason
#4 – 2009 Midseason
#2 – 2009 Postseason
Accolades
FutureSox Pitcher of the Month – April 2009
FutureSox Pitcher of the Month – July 2009
2009 All-FutureSox Team Starting Pitcher
2009 MiLB.com Best Starter
2010 White Sox Best Slider [...]
Traded to the Padres as part of the Jake Peavy trade 7/31/09
Position: RH SP
Born: 2/5/87
Ht: 6′6″ Wt: 195
Acquired: Drafted 13th Round in 2008 from Old Dominion
Career Stats
FutureSox’s Dexter Carter content
FutureSox Prospect Rankings
#8 – 2009 Preseason
#6 – 2009 Midseason
Accolades
2008 Pioneer League Post-Season All-Star
Scouting report
Carter was a project when the Sox drafted him in the 13th round [...]
Position: RH SP
Born: 9/14/89
Ht: 6′4″ Wt: 180
Acquired: Drafted 12th Round in 2008 out of high school
Career Stats
FutureSox’s Steven Upchurch content
FutureSox Prospect Rankings
#18 – 2009 Preseason
#16 – 2009 Midseason
#23 – 2009 Postseason
Accolades
Scouting report
Upchurch was a very good prospect out of high school that fell in the draft because of his commitment to Auburn. The Sox [...]
Position: RH RP
Born: 1/28/86
Ht: 6′5″ Wt: 190
Acquired: Drafted 5th Round in 2007 from Northern Kentucky
Career Stats
FutureSox’s Nathan Jones content
FutureSox Prospect Rankings
#23 – 2009 Preseason
#12 – 2009 Midseason
#17 – 2009 Postseason
Accolades
2009 White Sox Best Curveball (Baseball America)
2010 White Sox Best Curveball (Baseball America)
Scouting report
Jones is a big stuff, no control guy. He had a mid [...]
Position: C
Born: 2/12/88
Ht: 5′10″ Wt: 215 B-T: L-R
Acquired: Drafted Supplemental Round in 2009 from Indiana (38th overall)
Career Stats
FutureSox’s Josh Phegley content
FutureSox Prospect Rankings
#8 – 2009 Midseason
#10 – 2009 Postseason
Accolades
Scouting report
The thing scouts seem to love most about Phegley is his makeup and work ethic. It is what put him above several other top catchers [...]
Position: OF
Born: 10/13/88
Ht: 6′0″ Wt: 190 B-T: L-L
Acquired: Drafted 1st Round in 2009 from LSU (23rd overall)
Career Stats
FutureSox’s Jared Mitchell content
FutureSox Prospect Rankings
#5 – 2009 Midseason
#6 – 2009 Postseason
Accolades
2010 White Sox Fastest Baserunner (Baseball America)
2010 White Sox Best Athlete (Baseball America)
2010 White Sox Best Defensive Outfielder (Baseball America)
Scouting report
The first thing to mention about Mitchell [...]
Position: CF
Born: 8/7/86
Ht: 6′5″ Wt: 210 B-T: L-R
Acquired: Drafted 7th Round in 2008 from Texas
Career Stats
FutureSox’s Jordan Danks content
FutureSox Prospect Rankings
#6 – 2009 Preseason
#3 – 2009 Midseason
#4 – 2009 Postseason
Accolades
2009 White Sox Best Athlete (Baseball America)
2009 White Sox Best Defensive Outfielder (Baseball America)
2009 Arizona Fall League All-Prospect Team
2010 White Sox Best Outfield Arm (Baseball America)
Scouting [...]
Position: 3B
Born: 3/10/89
Ht: 5′11″ Wt: 240 B-T: R-R
Acquired: Signed as a free agent from Cuba Dec. 12, 2008
Career Stats
FutureSox’s Dayan Viciedo content
FutureSox Prospect Rankings
#T-2 – 2009 Preseason
#2 – 2009 Midseason
#3 – 2009 Postseason
Accolades
2009 #61 MLB Prospect (Baseball America)
2009 Futures Game
2009 Southern League All-Star Game
Scouting report
Viciedo is an excellent power hitting prospect that has been on [...]