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Unknowns could play big roles for White Sox, and other notes.(Chicago Tribune)
Byline: Phil Rogers
CHICAGO _ You have heard a lot about the White Sox lately. But one of the best signs is what you aren't hearing_talk about the possible arrival of Joe Borchard.
Borchard is one more reason the Sox should return to the playoffs this year.
It's not just Borchard's talent that is impressive. It's also how little general manager Ken Williams is saying about him.
Borchard, the stealth slugger, is the best hitting prospect for the White Sox since Frank Thomas. Borchard is 24 and has had full seasons at Double-A and Triple-A. Yet he somehow lurks just off the radar screen.
With Magglio Ordonez, Paul Konerko, ...
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- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) February 24, 2005 700+ words
...easier for everyone in the Chicago White Sox organization and for those who know Joe Borchard if he was just a jerk. His yearly...difficult to watch. The odds of Borchard making the Sox are slim. Borchard knows it and general manager Ken...
- Though he's struggling, White Sox stick with Borchard.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) August 22, 2004 700+ words
...one reason the White Sox are falling hopelessly...fact is that Joe Borchard is no Magglio...Nonetheless, Borchard was back in the White Sox lineup Sunday...seems to be the White Sox's plan, especially...first place. Borchard continues to...
- CHATTER: WHITE SOX'S BORCHARD PLAYING IN PUERTO RICO.(Sports)
- Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) November 27, 2002 700+ words
...league. According to Borchard's agent, Jim McDonald, the White Sox wanted Borchard to get additional experience...17 walks in 20 games. Borchard, the 12th pick overall in the 2000 draft, gave the White Sox a glimpse of the big things...
- Borchard blast inspires hope for White Sox.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) August 30, 2004 700+ words
...and all the potential of Joe Borchard became reality during the White Sox's 9-8 victory over the...final three, all strikeouts. Borchard's home run, which came in...It happened so quickly," Borchard said. "I kind of saw (Philadelphia...
- Borchard pushes White Sox to win in 12th.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) September 18, 2004 700+ words
...too late for the Chicago White Sox to enjoy a victory, such...run 10th inning and Joe Borchard's dash for home from...homer all time." The White Sox didn't hit any three-run homers Saturday, but Borchard and Aaron Rowand hit two...
- Baseball: White Sox option Borchard, claim Rivera.
- News wire article from: Sports Network June 9, 2003 700+ words
...Sports Network) - The Chicago White Sox announced two transactions Monday as they optioned outfielder Joe Borchard to Triple-A Charlotte and claimed...and five RBI in 15 starts for the White Sox after he was called up on May 23...
- The prospect: they don't come out of nowhere anymore. There is no nowhere...
- Magazine article from: Esquire Pierce, Charles P. May 1, 2002 700+ words
...impotent sea. That's where the Chicago White Sox used to be, anyway--in Sarasota...Everybody looks like a big leaguer. Joe Borchard is among them, cut big and raw the way...distance. The season itself, like Joe Borchard himself, is a prospect. It used to...
- Borchard wants Marlins to see that he's a keeper.
- Newspaper article from: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL) May 8, 2006 700+ words
...well." The time Borchard referred to was 2004. The White Sox had a new manager...seeing what he had in Borchard. In what proved...about it." The White Sox's excitement eventually...league options, Borchard had heard trade rumors...
