The Charlotte Knights finished the year with a 64-75 record but they also ended with the best attendance in all of minor league baseball, so at least the Chicago White Sox’s Triple-A team is filling the joint.
The Knights did not have a productive season in the win column, but they sent a multitude of prospects to the majors. Some turned out better than others, but the Knights were well-represented in Chicago.
Just for the sheer number of prospects who went from Charlotte to the majors or ended the year in Charlotte, mostly familiar names will be examined here, but thanks to whitesoxman20051917’s Under the Radar analysis and other stellar pieces on minor leaguers, he has already checked some players off of the proverbial box:
- Caleb Frare was the first, after he was acquired from the New York Yankees.