White Sox Minor Keys: Aug. 23, 2018

Eloy Jimenez’s Players Tribune essay came out shortly after Thursday’s Minor Keys went up, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t feature it here.

The timing of it — a week before the next home game, right before a 4-for-5 night — makes it a rather perfect hype track:

So everyone wants to know.

Everyone keeps asking me.

Everyone is looking for me to just come out and say it.

Well, you know, here you go:

Chicago, I’m ready!

Right now.

I’m ready to go.

I’m ready to put on that White Sox uniform and show you all what I can do.

I’m ready to be part of this community and to meet all the fans and to make it clear to you that there is a new era of White Sox baseball on the horizon with a bunch of exciting young players who are looking to make history.

I want to be someone White Sox fans can be proud of.

And, well, what can I say: I want to hit bombs.

Lots and lots of bombs.

Am I ready for the big leagues?

I’m beyond ready.

If Jimenez isn’t called up? Well, I suppose it was already going to be awkward.

Norfolk 9, Charlotte 8

• Ryan Cordell went 1-for-4 with a double and a walk.
• Eloy Jimenez, 4-for-5 with a double.
• Seby Zavala was 3-for-5 with two doubles.
• Jordan Stephens: 5 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 4 K
• Caleb Frare: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
• Rob Scahill has now given up 13 runs in his last two innings of work.

Birmingham 6, Jacksonville 0 (Game 1, 7 innings)

• Joel Booker singled twice and struck out thrice.
• Luis Basabe went 3-for-5 with a strikeout.
• Zack Collins was 1-for-5 with three strikeouts.
• Alex Call, 0-for-4 with a walk.
• Danny Mendick went 1-for-3 with a walk and an HBP.
• Dylan Cease: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 11 K

Birmingham 4, Jacksonville 1 (Game 2, 7 innings)

• Joel Booker went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
• Zack Collins, 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.
• Alex Call went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
• Kodi Medeiro: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 1 HBP

Winston-Salem 5, Myrtle Beach 4

• Luis Robert went 1-for-4 with a sac fly two strikeouts.
• Luis Gonzalez, 0-for-4 with a walk.
• Nick Madrigal was 0-for-3.
• Gavin Sheets went 1-for-3 with a walk.
• Ti’Quan Forbes, 1-for-3 with a walk. He was also caught stealing.
• Laz Rivera was 0-for-3 with a sac fly and two strikeouts.
• Alec Hansen: 4 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 4 K, 1 WP

Augusta 3, Kannapolis 2 (Game 1, 7 innings)

• Luis Curbelo went 1-for-3 with a strikeout.
• Steele Walker and Justin Yurchak were both 1-for-3.

Augusta 5, Kannapolis 4 (Game 2, 7 innings)

• Luis Curbelo had a day, going 3-for-3 with a double and a walk.
• Steele Walker was 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.
• Carlos Perez went 1-for-4.
• Justin Yurchak was 0-for-3 with a strikeout.

Ogden 8, Great Falls 7

• Bryce Bush went 1-for-4 with a walk and two strikeouts.
• Amado Nunez was 1-for-5 with a homer and two strikeouts.
• Gunnar Troutwine, 3-for-5.
• Maiker Feliez was 2-for-4 with a strikeout.
• Jason Bilous: 3 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K

AZL White Sox 8, AZL Indians1 3

• Anderson Comas went 2-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout.
• Harvin Mendoza, 1-for-5 with a strikeout.
• Cabera Weaver tripled twice, singled twice and struck out once.
• Sam Abbott was 0-for-3 with two strikeouts.
• Anthony Coronado went 0-for-1 with a walk.
• Lency Delgado went 2-for-5 with a strikeout.
• Camilo Quinteiro was 2-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout.
• Josue Guerrero, 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
• Brayan Herrera: 5 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 WP

DSL Reds 8, DSL White Sox 3

• Sidney Pimentel went 0-for-3 with a walk.
• Jose Rodriguez, 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
• Jerrick Francees struck out all three times.
• Wilber Perez: 5 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K

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