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Podcast: Sox Populi - A Chicago White Sox podcast
Episode: Birmingham Barons jumping straight to the majors
Description: Once more it’s Brett Ballantini’s favorite week of the month, when he gets to again call on president and GM of the first-place Birmingham Barons, Jonathan Nelson. Somehow again talking during a tough series pitting the two best teams in the Southern League against one another (Birmingham and Pensacola), the two catch up on all the good coming out of Double-A:
Stats review: Just how dominant have the Barons been?
Drew Thorpe gets the call straight to Chicago ... and will his ability to pitch overshadow his lack of a “big arm?”
Duke Ellis gets the call straight...