White Sox Minor Keys: July 12, 2018

With fewer than two months remaining in the minor league season, it looks like the World-Famous Winston-Salem Outfield Logjam sorted itself out.

• The good: Luis Alexander Basabe, Joel Booker and Alex Call going to Birmingham
• The bad: Micker Adolfo is done for the year; Luis Robert out for several weeks.
• The OK: Rutherford staying in Winston-Salem

Booker registers as the biggest surprise of the bunch given his draft round, but Alex Call isn’t far behind. After an intercostal strain led to a lost 2017 and a slow April looked like more of the same, Call looked ready enough for a trial run at Double-A.

James Fegan wrote a good profile of Call, catching us up on his affinity for data as Call tries to catch up on a season of lost plate appearances.

Call can and has played a little center field, but won’t crack in there super regularly when his teammates are Booker and Basabe. He’s not a slap hitter or anything, but doesn’t have the raw power of an Eloy Jiménez or a Micker Adolfo that makes him an ideal middle-of-the-order option. He’s walking a ton this year, but isn’t a hyper-patient Zack Collins type. His selling point is a lack of glaring weaknesses across the board, and the smart and work ethic to make the whole package play up.

Charlotte 4, Durham 2

• Jose Rondon went 1-for-5 with a double.
• Seby Zavala was 2-for-5.
• Hey, Jordan Guerrero: 6.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K, 1 WP
• Ian Hamilton: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 WP

Birmingham 8, Tennessee 5

• Joel Booker went 1-for-5 with a walk and a strikeout.
• Luis Alexander Basabe was 1-for-3 with two walks.
• Zack Collins, 2-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout.
• Danny Mendick went 1-for-4 with a double, walk and strikeout.
• Jameson Fisher went 1-for-5 with two strikeouts.
• Alex Call doubled, singled and struck out three times.
• Ryan Burr: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K

Winston-Salem 6, Salem 5

• Luis Gonzalez went 2-for-4 with a double, walk, strikeout and stolen base.
• Laz Rivera was 0-for-3 with a K, HBP and a sac fly.
• Blake Rutherford went 0-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout.
• Gavin Sheets, 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
• Ti’Quan Forbes, 1-for-4 with a K.
• John Parke: 7 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 4 K

Kannapolis 2, Greensboro 1

• Luis Curbelo and Evan Skoug continued slumping, both going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts.
• Carlos Perez went 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
• Will Kincanon: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 1 WP

Great Falls 6, Orem 3

• Lenyn Sosa went 0-for-5 with a strikeout.
• Corey Zangari walked twice, hit a sac fly and struck out once.
• Romy Gonzalez was 2-for-3 with a walk.
• Amado Nunez, 1-for-4 with a K.
• Bennett Sousa: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

AZL D-backs 5, AZL White Sox 1

• Nick Madrigal returned to action, going 0-for-2 with a walk. He was caught stealing.
• Cabera Weaver struck out after pinch-hitting for him.
• Camilo Quinteiro went 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
• Luis Mieses was 0-for-4.
• Anthony Coronado went 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
• Sam Abbott struck out and was plunked twice.
• Bryce Bush made his pro debut and went 0-for-3.
• Kelvin Maldonado and Josue Guerrero are both hitting .086 after going 0-for-3 with two strikeouts.
• Ian Clarkin: 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K

DSL Blue Jays 4, DSL White Sox 1

• Jefferson Mendoza was 0-for-4 with three strikeouts.

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