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Coats, Stephens named White Sox Prospects of Year
- Updated: October 10, 2016
CHICAGO — Outfielder Jason Coats worked through 50 at-bats in 2016 during his Major League debut with the White Sox. Jordan Stephens has not yet reached that lofty big league level.
But based on the work from the Stephens this past year, he might not be too far away from traveling the same path as Coats. Stephens and Coats were named White Sox Pitcher and Player Prospect of the Year according to MLBPipeline.com. The players were chosen based on 2016 performance, and a player was required to have been on his team’s Top 30 list during the season to be under consideration.
The player’s age/level and the league he played in also were part of the equation.
Coats, 26, hit .200 with one homer, four doubles and four RBIs over 28 games with the White Sox. He hit .330 with 10 homers, 22 doubles, a .394 on-base percentage and a .519 slugging percentage in 78 games with Triple-A Charlotte after a very solid Spring Training in which he hit three home …
