James Fegan

Chicago

Cover the White Sox for @SoxMachine, write about Sox prospects @BaseballAmerica. Write about all prospects for @FanGraphs. Mostly at the other place now.

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Kansas City Royals Top 35 Prospects

1 week ago | blogs.fangraphs.com | Eric Longenhagen |James Fegan

Below is an analysis of the prospects in the farm system of the Kansas City Royals. Scouting reports were compiled with information provided by industry sources as well as our own observations. This is the fifth year we’re delineating between two anticipated relief roles, the abbreviations for which you’ll see in the “position” column below: MIRP for multi-inning relief pitchers, and SIRP for single-inning relief pitchers.
Milwaukee Brewers Top 45 Prospects

3 weeks ago | blogs.fangraphs.com | Eric Longenhagen |James Fegan

60 FV ProspectsSigned: International Signing Period, 2024 from Dominican Republic (MIL)Age18.0Height6′ 1″Weight170Bat / ThrS / RFV60Tool Grades (Present/Future)HitRaw PowerGame PowerRunFieldingThrow25/5555/6525/6550/4540/5045Made torched the 2024 DSL with one of the league’s more cartoonish all-time statlines: .331/.458/.554 with 21 extra-base hits in 51 games.
Tim Elko Improbably Emerges As Prospect For White Sox

4 weeks ago | baseballamerica.com | James Fegan

Tim Elko signed for $35,000 out of the 10th round of the 2022 draft after five years of Ole Miss. White Sox staffers don’t deny that they never expected the 26-year-old first baseman to get this far. “He’s always been a guy who you just assumed was going to hit a wall,” White Sox farm director Paul Janish said. “He’s one of these guys who continuously will just have to post everywhere he goes,” Triple-A Charlotte manager Sergio Santos said.
Chicago White Sox Top 40 Prospects

1 month ago | blogs.fangraphs.com | Eric Longenhagen |James Fegan

55 FV ProspectsDrafted: 1st Round, 2022 from Oswego East HS (IL) (CHW)Age21.7Height6′ 10″Weight220Bat / ThrL / LFV55Tool Grades (Present/Future)FastballSliderChangeupCutterCommandSits/Tops45/5070/8030/4040/5045/6094-97 / 99On the one hand, it’s incredible that Schultz has been able to dominate the mid-minors with one great pitch. On the other hand, it’s imperative that his other offerings get better if he’s going to hit his ceiling.
Toronto Blue Jays Top 40 Prospects

2 months ago | blogs.fangraphs.com | Eric Longenhagen |James Fegan

Below is an analysis of the prospects in the farm system of the Toronto Blue Jays. Scouting reports were compiled with information provided by industry sources as well as our own observations. This is the fifth year we’re delineating between two anticipated relief roles, the abbreviations for which you’ll see in the “position” column below: MIRP for multi-inning relief pitchers, and SIRP for single-inning relief pitchers.
Grant Taylor Sets Sights On White Sox Rotation

2 months ago | baseballamerica.com | James Fegan

And it’s a talent that has the White Sox leapfrogging Taylor a level to put him in the Double-A Birmingham rotation to start 2025, while also wondering if they’ll be able to harness his abilities in the rotation. “He could be one of the best leverage arms in all of baseball, honestly, but that might be down the road,” White Sox senior advisor to pitching Brian Bannister said. “There’s something really special about him anatomically that allows him to do things that most pitchers can’t do.
Detroit Tigers Top 39 Prospects

2 months ago | blogs.fangraphs.com | Eric Longenhagen |James Fegan

Below is an analysis of the prospects in the farm system of the Detroit Tigers. Scouting reports were compiled with information provided by industry sources as well as our own observations. This is the fifth year we’re delineating between two anticipated relief roles, the abbreviations for which you’ll see in the “position” column below: MIRP for multi-inning relief pitchers, and SIRP for single-inning relief pitchers.
What do the White Sox have in Rule 5 pick Shane Smith?

Mar 7, 2025 | soxmachine.com | James Fegan

White Sox Rule 5 pick Shane Smith generated a lot of enthusiasm in his second outing of the spring for averaging 98.3 mph on the 15 four-seamers he threw. While Smith had reportedly spiked to such velocity heights in the Brewers organization on occasion, it’s a solid four ticks over his four-seamer’s average from last season, and it comes early in the process of stretching out, as the 24-year-old has largely been relegated to the bullpen in the past by injury and circumstance.
Tampa Bay Rays Top 56 Prospects

Feb 28, 2025 | blogs.fangraphs.com | Eric Longenhagen |James Fegan

60 FV ProspectsDrafted: 1st Round, 2021 from Torrey Pines HS (TBR)Age21.7Height6′ 1″Weight180Bat / ThrR / RFV60Tool Grades (Present/Future)HitRaw PowerGame PowerRunFieldingThrow30/3555/6040/5555/5560/7070Williams was a two-way high school player who was talented enough to be considered a prospect as both a shortstop and a pitcher. The Rays gave him a $2.3 million bonus to keep him from heading to Cal and have developed him solely as a hitter.
Andrew Benintendi to miss 4-6 weeks with broken right hand

Feb 27, 2025 | soxmachine.com | James Fegan

PHOENIX — If you determined injury severity by armchair body language analysis, Andrew Benintendi’s reaction to a first inning hit by pitch on Thursday wouldn’t have set off all the alarms. Naturally reserved, Benintendi examined his right hand after it was drilled by a 87 mph Logan Allen fastball with the annoyance it deserved before trudging up the first base line to take his base.