KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Having seen benefits of melding top prospects, instructors and coordinators together at their alternate training site in 2020, the White Sox are building off the experience with “Project Birmingham,” an innovative endeavor that will see most of their top up-and-coming players from Class A play at Double-A Birmingham for the remaining four weeks of the season.
“Having a pool of our top players with our top staff, with each other on a daily basis, bringing that to life during a minor league season,” Sox assistant general manager and director of player development Chris Getz said. “The idea is to get a pool of our top minor league players to our Double A affiliate in Birmingham starting Tuesday to take that to the end of the year [Sept. 18].”
