Well, well, well, Minor League Baseball before the MLB regular season, that is what a lockout will do to a league. In this case, the Knights are the first White Sox team to get started, and Charlotte started well, with a 3-1 win.
Kade McClure got the year started, literally, with a very solid outing. He left with 4 2⁄3 innings and just one run allowed. He threw 78 pitches, and that should be the theme of the early going with each team, from Low-A all the way to the majors: Starters will not go deep into games in April.