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FRONT OFFICE FRONT MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS ACOSTA, NELSON — Pitcher Bats: Right Throws: Right Born: August 22, 1997, Maracay, Venezuela Height: 6-3 Weight: 195 Resides: San Mateo, Venezuela Recommended/Signed By: Amador Arias (White Sox). Sox Acquisition: Signed as a free agent, October 20, 2013. Minor League Highlights: 2016: Held right-handers to a .187 (25-134) average … went 2-0 with a 0.95 ERA (2 ER/19.0 IP) in four FIELD STAFF starts in July. 2015: Went 2-1 with a 1.71 ERA (9 ER/47.1 IP) and 44 strikeouts as a starter … held lefties to a .217 ( 20-92) aver- age and righties to a .229 (25-109) mark. 2014: Limited left-handers to a .162 (11-68) average and righties to a .165 (14-85) mark. YEAR CLUB W-L PCT ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK AVG 2014 DSL White Sox 0-4 .000 2.35 14 12 0 0 1 46.0 25 18 12 0 7 28-0 36 8 0 .163 2015 DSL White Sox 2-2 .500 3.27 14 10 0 0 0 55.0 45 26 20 1 7 23-0 51 7 0 .224 2016 DSL White Sox 2-4 .333 2.31 11 11 0 0 0 46.2 36 16 12 1 5 8-0 45 9 0 .205 MINOR TOTALS 4-10 .286 2.68 39 33 0 0 1 147.2 106 60 44 2 19 59-0 132 24 0 .200 ADOLFO, MICKER — Outfielder PLAYERS Bats: Right Throws: Right Born: September 11, 1996, San Pedro De Macoris, Dominican Republic Height: 6-3 Weight: 225 Resides: San Pedro De Macoris, Dominican Republic Recommended/Signed By: Marco Paddy (White Sox). Sox Acquisition: Signed as a free agent, July 2, 2013. Minor League Highlights: 2017: Enters the season rated by Baseball America as having the Best Outfield Arm in the White Sox organization. 2016: Batted a combined .221 (58-263) with 15 doubles, one triple, six home runs, 23 RBI and 32 runs scored over 69 games between the Arizona Rookie League White Sox and Class A Kannapolis. 2015: Was rated by MLB.com as the No. 6 OPPONENTS Prospect in the White Sox system following the season … suffered a season-ending fractured fibula sliding into second base on 8/5 … recorded a 10-game hitting streak from 6/28-7/10, batting .262 (11-42) with two doubles, seven RBI and 10 runs scored. 2014: Ranked fifth in the Arizona League in home runs (5) … led the AZL White Sox in doubles (10) and total bases (68) and tied for the team lead in home runs. Miscellaneous/Personal: Was rated by MLB.com as the No. 2 International Prospect in 2013. YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E 2014 AZL White Sox .218 46 179 27 39 68 10 2 5 21 1 2 2 14 85 0 0 .279 .380 4 2015 AZL White Sox .253 22 83 14 21 26 3 1 0 10 0 1 3 6 25 3 2 .323 .313 0 2016 REVIEW 2016 AZL White Sox .250 4 16 2 4 9 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 8 0 0 .333 .563 0 Kannapolis .219 65 247 30 54 84 13 1 5 21 1 0 3 14 88 0 1 .269 .340 4 MINOR TOTALS .225 137 525 73 118 187 28 4 11 54 2 3 9 35 206 3 3 .283 .356 8 AGAR, BRANDON — Pitcher Bats: Right Throws: Right Born: February 7, 1993, Norcross, Ga. Height: 6-6 Weight: 215 Resides: Woodstock, Ga. Recommended/Signed By: Kevin Burrell (White Sox). Sox Acquisition: Signed as a free agent, June 16, 2016. HISTORY Minor League Highlights: 2016: Appeared in 14 games (one start) for the Arizona Rookie League White Sox … his 2.55 ERA was the lowest on the team among pitchers who appeared in at least 14 games … held righties to a .213 (13-61) average, compared to a .250 (8-32) mark against left-handers. Miscellaneous/Personal: Was a four-year letterwinner at North Georgia … went 23-18 as a starter, posting a 4.08 ERA with 309 strike- outs … was a two-time Peach Belt All-Conference honoree … was a 2016 NCBWA Southeast All-Region honorable mention … named to the 2016 ABCA/Rawlings Southeast All-Region Second-Team … graduated with a degree in business management and marketing. YEAR CLUB W-L PCT ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK AVG 2016 AZL White Sox 0-1 .000 2.55 14 1 0 0 1 24.2 21 11 7 0 1 1-0 22 0 0 .226 RECORDS ALFARO, JHOANDRO — Catcher Bats: Switch Throws: Right Born: November 4, 1997, Sincelejo, Colombia Height: 6-0 Weight: 180 Resides: Sincelejo, Colombia Recommended/Signed By: Marco Paddy (White Sox). Sox Acquisition: Signed as a free agent, July 2, 2014. Minor League Highlights: 2016: Spent the entire season with the Dominican Summer League White Sox after beginning the MINOR LEAGUES season on the Arizona Rookie League White Sox disabled list … was on the DL from 6/20-27 with a strained right forearm. 2015: Was rated by MLB.com following the season as the No. 15 Prospect in the White Sox organization … played in 28 games with the AZL White Sox in his first professional season. Miscellaneous/Personal: Older brother, Jorge, is a catcher in the Philadelphia Phillies organization. YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E 2015 AZL White Sox .182 28 88 7 16 18 2 0 0 7 0 1 2 4 15 0 0 .232 .205 7 2016 DSL White Sox .238 41 126 17 30 37 4 0 1 8 2 0 11 18-1 19 1 1 .381 .294 5 MINOR TOTALS .215 69 214 24 46 55 6 0 1 15 2 1 13 22 34 1 1 .324 .257 12 MEDIA/MISC. Talking About Playoffs Advanced Rookie Great Falls earned its ninth Pioneer League playoff berth in the last 10 seasons in 2016. Great Falls made eight straight playoff berths from 2007-14. The Voyagers were the only PL team to make the playoffs every season during that span, winning the league title in 2011 and 2008. 2017 MEDIA GUIDE 313 MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS ALVAREZ, EDDY — Infielder Bats: Switch Throws: Right Born: January 30, 1990, Miami, Fla. Height: 5-9 Weight: 175 Resides: Miami, Fla. Recommended/Signed By: Mike Gellinger (White Sox). FRONT OFFICE FRONT Sox Acquisition: Signed as a free agent, June 10, 2014. Minor League Highlights: 2016: Combined to hit .265 (114-430) with 19 doubles, three triples, six home runs, 65 RBI, 11 stolen bases and 58 runs scored over 116 games between Class AA Birmingham and Class AAA Charlotte … ranked seventh among White Sox organizational leaders in walks (50) and 10th in runs scored … led the Barons with 62 RBI. 2015: Batted a combined .296 (133- 450) with 29 doubles, seven triples, five home runs, 53 RBI, 88 runs scored and 53 stolen bases over 123 games between Class A Kannapolis and Class A Winston-Salem … was successful on 77.9 percent (53-68) of his stolen base attempts … ranked second in the South Atlantic League in on-base percentage (.408), third in walks (69) and sixth in stolen bases (42) … was named a SAL FIELD STAFF midseason All-Star … led Kannapolis in walks, runs (64), steals (42), doubles (23), on-base percentage and batting average (.285) … recorded a 17-game on-base streak from 5/21-6/6 (17 H/13 BB). 2014: Combined to hit .346 (63-182) with 11 doubles, five home runs, 26 RBI, 32 runs scored and nine stolen bases over 45 games between Arizona Rookie League White Sox and Kannapolis. Miscellaneous/Personal: Won an Olympic Silver Medal in the 5000m relay (speed skating) with Team USA at the Sochi Olympics in 2014 … was an All-Conference shortstop at Salt Lake Community College in 2011. YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E 2014 AZL White Sox .291 27 110 20 32 45 5 1 2 12 0 0 0 20 24 5 6 .400 .409 9 PLAYERS Kannapolis .431 18 72 12 31 46 6 0 3 14 0 0 1 7 10 4 4 .488 .639 5 2015 Kannapolis .285 89 330 64 94 135 23 6 2 39 6 3 2 69 68 42 8 .408 .409 25 Winston-Salem .325 34 120 24 39 56 6 1 3 14 2 2 0 19 17 11 7 .411 .467 5 2016 Birmingham .263 104 395 51 104 145 17 3 6 62 15 5 2 46 76 9 6 .339 .367 26 Charlotte .286 12 35 7 10 12 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 7 2 0 .359 .343 1 MINOR TOTALS .292 284 1062 178 310 439 59 11 16 144 23 10 5 165 202 73 31 .386 .413 64 ARIAS, EDINXON — Pitcher Bats: Right Throws: Right Born: December 5, 1997, Barcelona, Venezuela OPPONENTS Height: 6-2 Weight: 155 Resides: Barcelona, Venezuela Recommended/Signed By: Amador Arias (White Sox). Sox Acquisition: Signed as a free agent, August 5, 2014. YEAR CLUB W-L PCT ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK AVG 2015 DSL White Sox 0-3 .000 5.08 15 15 0 0 0 44.1 57 36 25 1 4 28-0 34 10 0 .311 2016 AZL White Sox 2-7 .222 6.50 13 11 0 0 0 44.1 66 49 32 6 2 16-0 27 6 0 .338 MINOR TOTALS 2-10 .167 5.79 28 26 0 0 0 88.2 123 85 57 7 6 44-0 61 16 0 .325 2016 REVIEW AUSTIN, BRETT — Catcher Bats: Switch Throws: Right Born: November 24, 1992, Charlotte, N.C.