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He signed last week, but after taking batting practice at Guaranteed Rate Field, throwing out the first pitch and meeting with the media, Jake Burger is officially the Large Adult Son of the White Sox farm system.
After he hit a few over the wall and described a surprise phone call from Paul Konerko, Burger gave a road map to Ed Farmer and Darrin Jackson:
Burger, on the White Sox radio broadcast, said he will spend about a week in Arizona and then go to Class A Kannapolis
— Scott Merkin (@scottmerkin) June 27, 2017
Top prospects at a glance:
- Yoan Moncada: 0-for-4, 3 K
- Carson Fulmer: 4 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 1 WP
- Zack Burdi: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
- Zack Collins: 1-for-1
- Luis Alexander Basabe: 1-for-4, 2B, BB, 2 K
- Alec Hansen: 5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K, 1 WP (High-A debut)
- Luis Robert: 0-for-1, 2 BB, 2 HBP
Columbus 7, Charlotte 6
- Yoan Moncada struck out three times during an 0-for-4 night.
- Jacob May singled, walked twice, struck out twice and swiped two bags.
- Nicky Delmonico was 0-for-4 with a walk and two strikeouts.
- Rymer Liriano doubled, singled, walked and struck out twice.
- Carson Fulmer allowed no runs through three, but: 4 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 1 WP
- Zack Burdi: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Montgomery 2, Birmingham 1
- Eddy Alvarez went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Jake Peter was 0-for-4 with a K.
- Nick Basto, 1-for-4 with a double.
- Trey Michalczewski went 0-for-3 with a strikeout.
- Jordan Stephens: 5.1 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 HBP, 1 WP
More:
*Tanner Banks is joining the Birmingham rotation.
Winston-Salem 4, Down East 2 (10 innings)
- Luis Alexander Basabe went 1-for-4 with a double, walk and two strikeouts.
- Jameson Fisher was 1-for-4 with a walk and two strikeouts.
- Zack Collins singled in a pinch-hitting appearance.
- Johan Cruz went 1-for-3 with a sac bunt and strikeout.
- Danny Mendick has stage fright: 0-for-4.
- Alec Hansen’s High-A debut: 5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K, 1 WP
More:
*Bernardo Flores is taking Banks’ spot in the Winston-Salem rotation.
Kannapolis 4, Hickory 1
- Luis Gonzalez went 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Aaron Schnurbusch, 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Micker Adolfo can’t stop homering: 2-for-3 with his 10th homer, a double, walk and strikeout.
- Victor Diaz is back: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP
Great Falls 6, Missoula 1
- Craig Dedelow went 1-for-5 with a double and a strikeout.
- Franklin Reyes, 1-for-4 with his first homer and a walk.
- Justin Yurchak was 2-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Carlos Perez, 1-for-4.
- Hanleth Otano went 0-for-3 with a sac fly and two strikeouts.
DSL White Sox 9, DSL Giants 7
- Luis Robert went 0-for-1 with two walks and two HBPs.
- Luis Mieses, 1-for-3 with a double, sac fly, HBP and strikeout.
- Harvin Mendoza went 2-for-4 with a double, walk and two strikeouts.
- Josue Guerrero went 0-for-4 with a walk.
- Anthony Coronado, 0-for-3 with two strikeouts and two HBPs.
- Kleyder Sanchez went 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Santo Vasquez, 1-for-2 with a walk, strikeout, sac bunt and stolen base.
- Brayant Nova was 2-for-3 with a double, walk and stolen base.
- Brayan Herrera: 5 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K