Arizona Complex League White Sox

The Arizona Complex League White Sox are a Rookie-level affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, competing in the Arizona Complex League of Minor League Baseball. The team plays its home games at Camelback Ranch in Phoenix, Arizona. The team is composed mainly of players who are in their first year of professional baseball either as draftees or non-drafted free agents from the United States, Canada, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and other countries.

History

The team first competed in the Arizona League (AZL) from 1998 to 2002.^[2] The team played at facilities in Tucson from 1998 to 2000, and Phoenix from 2001 to 2002. The team was formed after the major-league Chicago White Sox moved their spring training headquarters from Sarasota, Florida, to Tucson Electric Park after the 1997 season. The move effectively transplanted their Rookie-level Gulf Coast League White Sox across the country to the Arizona League. The AZL White Sox compiled a record of 115–161 (.417) during their first incarnation, never posting a winning mark.

The team departed the Arizona League in 2003, and was absent from the league for 11 seasons.^[3][4]

At the close of the 2013 season, the major-league White Sox announced their intention to sever their 19-year-long relationship with the Bristol White Sox of the Appalachian League, to be replaced with an AZL team operating from the team's spring training base at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona.^[3] The Pittsburgh Pirates replaced the White Sox in Bristol, Virginia, and in the Appalachian League as the new owners and operators of the Bristol Pirates.^[5]

The White Sox' Rookie-level team has competed in Arizona since 2014.^[2] The team shares the Camelback Ranch stadium with the Arizona League Dodgers, whose parent team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, also train at the Glendale facility. Prior to the 2021 season, the Arizona League was renamed as the Arizona Complex League (ACL).

Roster

Arizona Complex League White Sox roster

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Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 33 Luke Bell 36 Guillermo Cuevas 32 Caleb Freeman # 49 Daniel Gonzalez 61 Lucas Gordon 99 Zachary Hammer # 63 Carlos Hinestroza 58 Carson Jacobs 43 Juan Jimenez 25 Chase Krogman -- Mathias LaCombe -- Maximo Martinez 76 Mark McLaughlin 64 Jesus Mendez 31 Jose Mendoza 37 Carlton Perkins 46 Connery Peters 30 Ronny Robles 48 Jose Rodriguez 39 Norge Vera #		Catchers 27 Ruben Benavides  5 Weston Eberly 45 Manuel Guariman 17 Ronny Hernandez 51 Luis Pineda 32 Dominic Tame Infielders 40 Dario Borrero 23 Ryan Burrowes -- Bryce Bush ‡  8 Edrick Felix 13 Arxy Hernandez 44 Carlos Jimenez  7 Mikey Kane  6 Javier Mora 60 Guillermo Rodriguez Outfielders 15 Alvaro Aguero 65 Godwin Bennett 12 Caden Connor 10 Erick Hernandez 20 Randel Mondesi 18 Arnold Prado -- Travis Swaggerty 55 George Wolkow		Manager    Danny Gonzalez Coaches    Daniel Cobian (performance) 73 Mike Gellinger (bench) 29 Drew Hasler (pitching)    Gerardo Olivares (hitting)    Angel Rosario (fundamentals) 60-day injured list 78 Victor Quezada -- Grant Taylor 7-day injured list * On Chicago White Sox 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated August 17, 2023 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Arizona Complex League → Chicago White Sox minor league players

Notable alumni (1998–2002)

Former Major League All-Star catcher Tony Peña began his career as a manager with the 1998 AZL White Sox. He later managed the MLB Kansas City Royals (2003–2005) and was a coach for the New York Yankees (2006–2017).

References

External links

• Official website
• List of Chicago White Sox minor league affiliates from Baseball Reference

This page was last edited on 29 July 2023, at 23:01