By picking high school athletes in the second, third and fourth round, the White Sox' draft haul was already prep-heavy to an unprecedented degree, at least this century.
Thanks to a couple late signings, the rookie leagues are going to have even more names worth watching. Over the last three days, the White Sox have officially come to terms with 22nd-rounder Logan Glass, according to Friend of the Podcast Jim Callis:
Callis also certified the signing of 34th-rounder Chase Krogman, which his family already tipped:
This should round out the 2019 draft class, which includes eight prep players.
2. Matthew Thompson, RHP
3. Andrew Dalquist, RHP
4. James Beard, CF
11. Victor Torres, C
12. Misael Gonzalez, CF
16. DJ Gladney, 3B
22. Logan Glass, CF
34. Chase Krogman, OF
Pensacola 4, Birmingham 2 (10 innings)
- Nick Madrigal went 1-for-5.
- Welington Castillo caught for the first time in his rehab stint and went 0-for-3 with a strikeout.
- Blake Rutherford was 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Gavin Sheets, 0-for-3 with a walk.
- Ti'Quan Forbes went 2-for-4 with a triple and a strikeout.
- Luis Gonzalez went 0-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Laz Rivera doubled, singled and struck out twice.
- Nice start for John Parke: 6.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 1 HBP, 1 WP
- A step back for Alec Hansen: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K, nine of 21 pitches for strikes.
Winston-Salem 2, Frederick 0
- Steele Walker went 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Carlos Perez was 1-for-3 with a strikeout.
- Jonathan Stiever: 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K, 66 of 88 pitches for strikes.
- Tyler Johnson: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K
More:
*Julie Brady of FutureSox was watching Stiever's start, and came away pretty impressed.
Greensboro 5, Kannapolis 4
- Lenyn Sosa went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts.
- Andrew Vaughn homered, singled, walked twice and struck out once.
- Bryce Bush went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Romy Gonzalez was 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
More:
*Our Man in North Carolina Jonathan Lee was on hand to watch Vaughn's home debut, and he caught his homer:
He also caught Vaughn's single, and talked to him before the game as well.
DSL Reds 11, DSL White Sox 6
- Anthony Espinoza went 1-for-4 with a walk, two strikeouts and a stolen base.
- Benyamin Bailey went 0-for-2 with three walks and a strikeout.
- Jefferson Mendoza was 0-for-2 with a strikeout.
- Wilber Sanchez, 1-for-4.
