White Sox Minor Keys: May 17, 2018

ByJim Margalus
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BB&T Ballpark in Winston-Salem (Jim Margalus)

With the big-league club struggling, NBC Sports Chicago is turning to one of the White Sox’ most exciting affiliates to try to draw eyeballs.

  • May 24 vs. Buies Creek
  • June 2 vs. Carolina
  • June 16 vs. Wilmington
  • July 14 vs. Buies Creek
  • July 16 vs. Buies Creek
  • July 26 vs. Frederick
  • Aug. 22 vs. Myrtle Beach

It’s a great platform for Joe Weil and Jake Eisenberg, both of whom do a great job calling games for MiLB.tv.

Toledo 3, Charlotte 2

  • Charlie Tilson went 2-for-4.
  • Jose Rondon, 1-for-4 with a strikeout. He was caught stealing.

Birmingham 12, Montgomery 11

  • Zack Collins went 2-for-4 with an HBP.
  • Eloy Jimenez was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts and a sac fly.
  • Seby Zavala busted out of his slump, going 3-for-4 with a double and a walk.
  • Matt Rose, 0-for-2 with three walks and a strikeout.
  • Trey Michalczewski went 3-for-5 with a triple and a walk-off bases-clearing double.
  • Jameson Fisher went 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
  • Danny Mendick, 1-for-4 with a double.
  • Ryan Burr: 1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
  • Ian Hamilton: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

More:

*James Fegan wrote up the friendly relationship between Hamilton and Burr.

*Michalczewski is still just 23, and he’s hitting .299/.358/.458 this time around. Here’s the video of the game-winner, with a terrific call from Curt Bloom.

https://twitter.com/SLeagueBaseball/status/997318868510142465

Hickory 5, Kannapolis 3

  • Luis Gonzalez went 2-for-5 with a strikeout.
  • Evan Skoug was 2-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout.
  • Justin Yurchak, 1-for-4 with a walk and two strikeouts.
  • Michael Hickman hit his first A-ball homer, going 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
  • John Parke is regressing: 5 IP, 10 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 1 HR

Winston-Salem at Buies Creek PPD

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    Writing about the White Sox for a 16th season, first here, then at South Side Sox, and now here again. Let’s talk curling.

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IllinoisJones

can we talk about those Barons jerseys? Surely there’s some *other* Magic City I’m not aware of…

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NateDPT12

Yeah, what do we make of Michalczewski? Is he starting to make some actual prospect buzz again?

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Brett R. Bobysud

Perhaps. But the sheer fact that he’s having a pretty good year at AA after struggling last year is nice to see.

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MadManx

It seems like a BABIP mirage. his bb rate is actually worse than last year and his k rate is still close to 30%

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GreatjonHumber

Mendick gets an appearance on the next five of Fangraph’s Fringe Five. https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-fringe-five-baseballs-most-compelling-fringe-prospects-108/

If the power is real (and his pull and flyball numbers seem to be trending in the right direction) I can see him having a place on a good Sox team as utility guy.

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