April 7, 201016 yr 2010 Season Preview: Charlotte Knights In this, the fourth and final part of the season preview series, I take a look at the Charlotte Knights to see if they can improve on their 67-76 record from last year. The Charlotte Knights are the Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox and they compete in the International League. 2009 in review: The Knights were the worst of the White Sox' affiliates last year finishing with a very poor 67-76 record (.469 WPCT). Offensively, the Knights were a mid pack team in terms of OPS, but they finished bottom three in runs scored. Josh Kroeger (17 HR, .742 OPS) and Michael Restrovich (21 HR, .871 OPS) were two of the Knights' key offensive contributors, and Restrovich actually led the team in AVG, OBP, HR, SLG and RBI. The Knights' run prevention was also bad, as they finished bottom three in ERA and WHIP, finishing with marks of 4.19 and 1.40 respectively. Carlos Torres was the ace of the Knights' staff and he led the team in all the major pitching categories. Torres was so good in fact that he was named MLB.com Triple-A Starting Pitcher of the Year, as well as an International League mid-season and post-season All Star. 2010 team... http://bit.ly/9y3q9I
April 8, 201016 yr QUOTE (Ozzie Ball @ Apr 7, 2010 -> 12:09 PM) http://bit.ly/9y3q9I Really appreciate the good work you've done with the previews, OB. I have to say the state of the system is a little worrisome right now (especially with the Mitchell injury). I'm not sure this team is in a position to trade away the few quality prospects we have for that big bat will almost certainly require. Edited April 8, 201016 yr by Jordan4life
April 8, 201016 yr QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Apr 8, 2010 -> 05:45 AM) Really appreciate the good work you've done with the previews, OB. I have to say the state of the system is a little worrisome right now (especially with the Mitchell injury). I'm not sure this team is in a position to trade away the few quality prospects we have for that big bat will almost certainly require. One thing that has happened each of the last couple years is that at least one, usually more than 1 player in the lower to middle levels has stepped up, sometimes surprisingly, and made themselves trade-bait. 2 years ago it was DLS and C. Carter. Last year it was D. Carter, Richard, and Hudson.
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