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- Updated: August 24, 2016
CHICAGO — If the White Sox move in a rebuilding direction this offseason, their 2016 Draft class has shown early returns as the potential nucleus of such a youth movement.
Catcher Zack Collins (No. 10 overall), right-hander Zack Burdi (No. 26) and right-hander Alec Hansen (No. 49), the team’s top three Draft picks in June, have had strong initial showings as part of the White Sox system.
• Collins, Burdi, Hansen among top White Sox prospects
Hansen, who was promoted to Class A Kannapolis this week, was absolutely dominant during his stint with Great Falls in the Rookie Pioneer League.
“We kind of held him hostage in Great Falls a little bit too long,” said White Sox director of player development Nick Capra, making an appearance at U.S. Cellular Field. “He’s been really good. He’s double-digit strikeouts every night. He’s not walking people. A couple of mechanical changes, small issues he had coming in. He’s really taken off with it.
“The Pioneer League is actually a hitter’s league. He’s done a nice job. When you have stuff like he does, it comes out of his hand pretty well, he dominated the …
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