GLENDALE, Ariz. — They're not much for keeping statistics down here in instructional league, which is a level of practice baseball that's even more practice baseball than spring training, a stretch that already produces numbers we're supposed to ignore.
But there's stuff to see and pay attention to if you know what you're looking for, which is why manager Rick Renteria and general manager Rick Hahn sat through an entire instructional league game together on Tuesday, with Renteria encouraging hustle and clapping for relay throws like it was mid-May.
So here's something the White Sox like to throw out as an interesting nugget from this month of bullpen and batting cage sessions, outfield drills, and low-intensity games: Blake Rutherford has hit two home runs in limited time.