South Side Sox · Apr 20, 2018
Courtney Hawkins and the lessons learned
With the good news that Eloy Jimenez was being activated from the DL to start his season in Birmingham, the White Sox also released 2012 first round pick Coutney Hawkins to make room.
When the Sox selected Hawkins with the 13th pick of the 2012 draft, he wowed the TV audience with a back flip. Almost immediately, he started to make an impact in the White Sox minor league system, making stops in Bristol and Kannapolis before ending the season in Winston-Salem. We know the story since then. Hawkins spent two seasons at Winston-Salem before starting his fourth in Birmingham this season. Injuries also ate up valuable reps the past four seasons.