Baseball season is almost here.
The White Sox loaded up their equipment truck Friday morning, which means spring training is in less than two weeks.
#WhiteSox are loading up their equipment truck today... you know what that means... pic.twitter.com/WlFPZ1K03n
— Madeline Kenney (@madkenney) February 2, 2018
It’ll take the truck drivers roughly 3 to 4 days to make their nearly 1,800-mile trip to Phoenix, Arizona.
The White Sox invited 22 non-roster players to spring training this month. Seven of those players are currently rated among the club’s Top 10 Prospects by Baseball America and MLB.com entering the 2018 season.
Eloy Jimenez, who is the league’s No. 4 prospect, didn’t need a non-roster invite to spring training because he’s already on the 40-man roster.
The White Sox invited 14 pitchers and three catchers, who will report to spring training on Feb. 14 to undergo their physicals and participate in their first team workout. Position players will report five days later on Feb. 19, which is when the team will host its first full-squad workout.
Here are the 22 players:
- Chris Beck, RHP
- Jake Burger, INF
- Dylan Cease, RHP
- Brian Clark, LHP
- Zack Collins, C
- Tyler Danish, RHP
- Dane Dunning, RHP
- Alfredo Gonzalez, C
- Jordan Guerrero, LHP
- Alec Hansen, RHP
- T.J. House, LHP
- Michael Kopech, RHP
- Patrick Leonard, INF
- Jacob May, OF
- Luis Robert, OF
- Rob Scahill, RHP
- Matt Skole, INF
- Jordan Stephens, RHP
- Chris Volstad, RHP
- Connor Walsh, RHP
- Michael Ynoa, RHP
- Seby Zavala, C
The White Sox begin the 2018 Cactus League season on Feb. 23 as the visiting team against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Camelback Ranch. Their first home game is scheduled for Feb. 25 when they host Cincinnati.
With all the excitement, here are some stories to help you survive the next week without baseball:
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