There may be no Minor League Baseball games yet, but that's not going to stop us from dreaming about lineups.Toolshed has crafted the best possible prospect lineups, sorted by age. To date, the series has focused on teenagers, 20-year-olds, 21-year-olds, 22-year-olds and 23-year-olds. This time, we turn our attention to prospects who will be 24

While there's no timetable for when baseball may resume, Michael Kopech will begin the year in the Minors when it does. The White Sox optioned their third-ranked prospect to Triple-A Charlotte on Thursday. Kopech, who had Tommy John surgery in 2018, made one Spring Training start on March 10 before the

GLENDALE, Arizona -- Rejoice, White Sox fans. The future is now.Or at least, it's almost here. 

The White Sox announced Wednesday that Michael Kopech, the organization's second-ranked prospect, underwent Tommy John surgery on Tuesday.The procedure was performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles, and the 22-year-old right-hander is expected to miss the entire 2019 season but be ready for Spring Training in 2020.

Michael Kopech just arrived in The Show. Now he'll have to wait in the wings for quite a while before stepping back on the game's biggest stage.MLB.com's No. 13 overall prospect has a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow, the White Sox announced Friday afternoon. The injury likely will

Baseball is a game of numbers, and there are always going to be some statistics and figures that are more memorable than others. Seventy-three home runs. A .406 average. A 56-game hitting streak. A 116-win season. With the Minor League season coming to a close this week, Toolshed looks back on

It's already been a fun week for prospect callups to the Major Leagues. It hasn't, however, been a traditional one.Sure, there are periods when many of the game's top prospects head to The Show around the same time. Remember when Ronald Acuña Jr., Gleyber Torres and Tyler O'Neill all made

One of the game's top pitching prospects will have the chance to showcase his talents on the big stage this week. The White Sox announced Sunday that second-ranked prospectMichael Kopech will make his Major League debut on Tuesday against Minnesota. The right-hander had a 3.70 ERA and a Minor League-leading 170

Theme of the dayDrama from AL East prospects: The Red Sox might be running away with the division on the Major League side, but in the Minors, two other American League East clubs are providing excitement. Yankees prospects Janson Junk, Austin DeCarr and Daniel Alvarez combined on Class A Charleston's

Nineteen days are all that remain on the full-season Minor League calendar.Last Friday, Toolshed blended some individual accomplishments with team goals to look at which prospects could have a major impact on playoff races across the Minors. This time, the column keeps its focus squarely on the players themselves.While the

If strikeouts had monetary value, then Saturday would have been an example of the rich getting richer for Michael Kopech. The second-ranked White Sox prospect fanned nine over seven innings, allowing five hits along the way, as Triple-A Charlotte blanked Rochester, 8-0, at Frontier Field. With 161 strikeouts, Kopech leads all

Theme of the dayHits and no hits at Class A: It was a day of extremes in Class A. Marlins prospects Taylor Braley, Jeremy Ovalle and Michael Mertz combined to throw a seven-inning no-hitter for Greensboro -- the Grasshoppers' first no-no since 2012 when Jose Fernandez was on the mound.

Theme of the dayZeroes make heroes: Big numbers can be beautiful, but sometimes, the most aesthetically pleasing number on the baseball field is zero. Enmanuel De Jesus, Devon Fisher and Durbin Feltman proved that when they combined to throw Class A Greenville's first no-hitter since 2012 in Asheville. Meanwhile in the

Michael Kopech is more than just his fastball. Yes, the second-ranked White Sox prospect possesses an 80-grade heater that can touch triple digits and has regularly overpowered hitters at every level in the Minors. However, an emphasis on being a fully rounded hurler has him aiming toward developing three other plus

Theme of the dayFeats and near feats: Sometimes if you want something done, you have to do it yourself. Other times, the opportunity to reach great heights is taken out of your hands. The latter is usually the fate of Minor League pitchers. Neither DL Hall (5 2/3 innings) nor

Theme of the dayEastern League steals headlines: The best individual performances in the Minor Leagues took place in the Double-A Eastern League on Monday. Pirates top prospectMitch Keller allowed only one hit in an eight-inning gem for Altoona. Blue Jays No. 2 prospect Bo Bichette went 3-for-4 for New Hampshire

Michael Kopech may not have been as consistent this season as he may want to be, but with his confidence up, he's showing his true colors.The No. 2 White Sox prospect struck out nine over six shutout innings as Triple-A Charlotte edged Durham, 2-1, on Monday at Durham Bulls Athletic

Theme of the dayWelcome back: Wednesday's theme was multi-faceted. First, it applies to the biggest story of the night: Randy César returning to the Double-A Corpus Christi lineup after missing six games with a sore thumb and extending his hitting streak to 37 games, tying the Texas League record in

Michael Kopech found himself in a duel Friday night.And baseball's No. 8 prospect, according to MLB.com, responded by tying his season best with 10 punchouts over six frames in Triple-A Charlotte's 2-1 defeat to Lehigh Valley at BB&T Ballpark. Kopech yielded two runs on five hits while walking five.

Theme of the dayMemorial Day fireworks: Top Mariners prospect Kyle Lewis led the way with a two-homer game for Class A Advanced Modesto. The day's most dramatic home run came earlier, however, when Rays prospect Zach Rutherford hit his second homer of the day in a 5-for-5 performance for Class A Bowling

Who is going to take their talents to Ohio?The process to decide that started Friday morning with the opening of online voting for the Triple-A All-Star Game and will run through June 22. Players on the International and Pacific Coast League rosters will be determined by fans, local media and

Michael Kopech's first trip to Columbus' Huntington Park did not turn out as he might have hoped. On May 6, he issued four walks and hit a batter, allowing a pair of runs before his night ended after three innings. But he bounced back in a big way on Friday

The first few weeks of every Minor League season should come with the following warning:It's going to be fine.