Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune’s baseball blog “Hardball” reports that three White Sox pitching prospects have “gotten mixed results” in their last appearances. Aaron Poreda, the hard-throwing left-hander, struck out 5 and allowed only 1 run in 5 innings of work for Class-A Winston-Salem. Kyle McCulloch pitched 6 shutout innings for Double-A Birmingham. Lance Broadway went 8 innings, giving up only 1 earned run for Triple-A Charlotte.
- Southside prospect Kyle McCulloch was once a very promising young pitcher but is now struggling as a non-roster invitee to White Sox spring training this year, writes Scott Merkin of MLB.com. Admittedly not a “pure stuff guy,” The former Texas Longhorn and Big 12 player of the year has a reputation as a hard worker and is not letting himself get bothered by what looks to be another year for him in the Chicago minor league system. Since being drafted in 2006, McCulloch is 11-15 in 40 minor league starts.
- Merkin quickly notes that Aaron Poreda, drafted in 2007 by the White Sox, is turning heads in spring training with his near 100 mph fastball.
- Lance Broadway, who made 4 appearances with Chicago’s big league club last year, is working with what he’s got to get back to the show. However, his 10.50 ERA and 13 hits in 6 innings this spring is not helping his cause.
