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White Sox Minor League Update: August 24, 2023

A series of wins in the upper levels, as well as an offensive outburst for Winston-Salem!

By Salina Rae Silver
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Let’s see if the farm fared better than the major league club today! We start our coverage in Triple-A Charlotte.

It went from probable to absolute bullpen day in Triple-A for the home faithful. While not the most steady of performances, the pen found a way to produce when it mattered most, walking away with the 12-9 dub. Former Royal Mikey Mayers earned the win in today’s box score, going two and a third innings of one-run ball without recording a K, while managing to give up FOUR hard-hit balls in just 34 pitches. Luke Farrell and Nicholas Padilla kept the Redbirds quiet in the eighth, with the latter earning the save in this one.

It’s impossible to talk about a 12-run game without talking offense. Xavier Fernández remains TORRID at the plate, elevating his OPS to better than 1.000 with a three-hit game that included a double and two RBIs. Tyler Neslony, batting out of the 2-spot, went 2-for-3 with two walks, a home run, and four RBIs in an out-of-this-world showing at the dish in this one. Each of the starting nine was able to record at least one hit, and recently-demoted fan favorite Zach Remillard flashed his wheels, as a triple was his sole mark in the hit column.

Weather would run away with this one before the ninth inning could be completed, but a win is a win is a win is a win!

Let’s celebrate by handing out some digital hardware.

Poll

Who is tonight’s Knights MVP?

This poll is closed

  • 78%
    Tyler Neslony: 2-for-3, 3 R, HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB
    (25 votes)
  • 18%
    Xavier Fernández: 3-for-5, 2B, R, 2 RBI, K
    (6 votes)
  • 3%
    Nate Mondou: 1-for-1, 2 R, 4 BB
    (1 vote)
  • 0%
    Zach Remillard: 1-for-4, 3B, R, 2 RBI
    (0 votes)
32 votes total Vote Now

Poll

Who’s most in need of a bounce back?

This poll is closed

  • 87%
    Johan Domínguez: 1 2⁄3 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 BB
    (21 votes)
  • 4%
    Andrew Pérez: 1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 K
    (1 vote)
  • 8%
    Adam Hackenberg: 0-for-2, 2 K
    (2 votes)
24 votes total Vote Now

Let’s hop states and check on Double-A Birmingham next.

Ten hits. Zero earned runs allowed. Four players with multihit efforts, and a convincing win against the Trash Pandas. What more can you ask for?

Popeye had a big night out of the leadoff spot, recording two hits and a walk to go with two runs scored in the win. Alsander Womack continued his display of excellent contact hitting with two singles on the night, and a run scored of his own. Wilfred Veras went 2-for-3 with a walk and a pair of RBI to pad his impressive .377 average and 1.036 (!!!) OPS in Double-A.

Oh, and No. 1 prospect Colson Montgomery is sill doin’ his thing —

We’d be remiss not to mention the pitching performance that held Rocket City to just one unearned run. Starter Jonathan Cannon went 3 2⁄3 innings strong and striking out one; his command wasn’t precise (86 pitches) enough to get through four frames, though. Garrett Schoenle, able to swoop in and vulture Cannon’s win due to the righty’s inefficiency, went 1 1⁄3 innings with three K’s and two walks. Yoelvín Silven and Adisyn Coffey spanned the final four innings, each eating up two apiece to close out the ballgame.

Side note: Want to know how well Tim Elko’s been mashing this year? He had an 0-for-5 night and it dropped his batting average ... to .339.

All in all, another solid win for this immensely-talented Birmingham ballclub. Now, it’s time to dish out credit where it’s due!

Poll

Who was the Barons’ MVP in the win?

This poll is closed

  • 23%
    José Rodríguez: 2-for-4, 2 R, RBI, BB
    (7 votes)
  • 3%
    Colson Montgomery: 2-for-5, RBI, 2 K
    (1 vote)
  • 56%
    Wilfred Veras: 2-for-3, 2 RBI, BB, K
    (17 votes)
  • 6%
    Alsander Womack: 2-for-5, R, K
    (2 votes)
  • 3%
    Yoelvín Silven: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 K, 0 BB
    (1 vote)
  • 6%
    Adisyn Coffey: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, BB, 2 K
    (2 votes)
30 votes total Vote Now

Poll

Which Baron is most in need of a bounce back?

This poll is closed

  • 0%
    Tim Elko: 0-for-5, K
    (0 votes)
  • 0%
    Luis Mieses: 0-for-4
    (0 votes)
  • 0%
    Bryan Ramos: 1-for-5, 2 K
    (0 votes)
0 votes total Vote Now

Can we keep the vibes high in High-A?

My goodness: 25 hits, 25 runs, and a three-run victory for the Good Guys.

Where to start in this one? Five of the starting nine recorded multihit efforts. Only one, hot-hitting Troy Claunch, managed to leave the park. Brooks Baldwin continues to destroy High-A pitching, too, as he recorded a three-hit effort while playing shortstop. Catcher Michael Turner hammered two doubles and drove in four of the Dash’s 14 runs. Recently-promoted SSS ally Mario Camilletti walked thrice and scored three times while recording a hit and a RBI. There’s a lot to say about this one, but a few clips are worth a thousand words!

Starter Josimar Cousin, however, did not enjoy a productive outing. In 1 2⁄3 innings on the bump, he surrendered seven hits, seven earnies, a walk, and two homers. Not his sharpest performance. Mercifully, Vince Vannelle closed out the second inning and went three more, all without allowing a hit. If you see a fire, you might as well call Vannelle, he sure can put ’em out. Reliever Johnny Ray pitched a hitless ninth and fanned a batter en route to his first save at High-A this year.

A lot of encouraging performances. Do we reward the offense for their firepower? Or should we dish MVP honors out to the pitchers who kept this one from getting more out of hand than it already was? Let’s decide.

Poll

Who was the Dash MVP in the win?

This poll is closed

  • 0%
    Mario Camilletti: 1-for-3, 3 BB, RBI
    (0 votes)
  • 33%
    Brooks Baldwin: 3-for-6, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2 K
    (7 votes)
  • 38%
    Michael Turner: 2-for-3, 2 R, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 2 BB
    (8 votes)
  • 0%
    Troy Claunch: 2-for-4, R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, K
    (0 votes)
  • 23%
    Vince Vannelle: 3 1⁄3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K
    (5 votes)
  • 4%
    Johnny Ray: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, K
    (1 vote)
21 votes total Vote Now

Poll

Who will most be looking to bounce back?

This poll is closed

  • 68%
    Josimar Cousin: 1 2⁄3 IP, 7 H, 7 R, BB, K
    (13 votes)
  • 21%
    Drew Dalquist: 2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 BB, K
    (4 votes)
  • 5%
    Caberea Weaver: 0-for-5, 4 K
    (1 vote)
  • 5%
    Wes Kath: 1-for-5, RBI, 3 K
    (1 vote)
19 votes total Vote Now

Three games, three wins. Can Low-A keep the streak going?

Close, sure, but no Jerry Reinsdorf cigar. Kanny was walked off, again, in extras. Ben Beutel was saddled with the brutal loss and the blown save, going a third of an inning, giving up two hits, and allowing three runs (two earned). His ERA on the season is a respectable 3.60, however, so he’ll look to bounce back in his next outing.

Not all bad news out for the Cannon Ballers, though! Ryan Galanie was on fire at the dish, going 3-for-4. A duo of Kannapolis hitters, Jordan Sprinkle and Ryan McCarthy, legged out triples, and Kanny outhit the Pelicans, 11-9. And while he was hitless in his four trips to the plate in this one, leadoff batter Rikuu Nishida sat down for an interview with yours truly if you’d like some supplemental reading on the Japanese speedster.

Starter Shane Murphy was pretty good on the mound to start the game. He pitched five innings of two-run ball while striking out three in a no-decision. Kole Ramage relieved Murphy in the sixth and pitched two scoreless innings while fanning two. Horacio Andujar was sharp as well, pitching an inning of one-hit, one-punchout ball to complete the eighth.

A hard loss, indeed, but let’s find a silver lining in this loss, shall we?

Poll

Who was the Cannon Ballers’ silver lining in the loss?

This poll is closed

  • 0%
    Chris Lanzilli: 2-for-5, R, K
    (0 votes)
  • 94%
    Ryan Galanie: 3-for-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, K
    (17 votes)
  • 0%
    Jordan Sprinkle: 2-for-5, R, 3B, 2 K
    (0 votes)
  • 5%
    Kole Ramage: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, BB, 2 K
    (1 vote)
18 votes total Vote Now

Poll

Which Cannon Baller is most in need of a bounce-back?

This poll is closed

  • 5%
    Wilber Sánchez: 0-for-4
    (1 vote)
  • 11%
    Rikuu Nishida: 0-for-4, BB
    (2 votes)
  • 82%
    Ben Beutel: 1⁄3 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 K, BS, L
    (14 votes)
17 votes total Vote Now
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