- Full name Rob Purvis
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Like a jet trying to land at Chicago O'Hare, Purvis is stacked up somewhere behind a ton of outstanding pitching prospects in the White Sox system. He might not stand out like a Concorde, but his stuff is a long way from making him look like a prop plane. Taken with a 1999 supplemental first-round pick the Sox received after Robin Ventura's departure, Purvis has a fastball that can reach 94 mph on his best days and complements it with a hard curveball. The Sox have done extensive work with his mechanics and allowed him to spend all of last season in the Carolina League, where he held hitters to a .222 batting average. He's prone to bouts of wildness but should get more consistent as he settles into his improved delivery. Purvis will open 2001 in Double-A.