With Seby Zavala joining Zack Collins in Charlotte, the White Sox added catching help in the high minors by acquiring Deivy Grullón from the Tampa Bay Rays for cash.
Grullón came to Charlotte hitting .206/.295/.495 over 33 Triple-A games split between Syracuse and Durham. The Rays had claimed him in May from the Mets, who had claimed him from the Rays in April. The Rays' first claim took him off the hands of the Cincinnati Reds earlier that month, while Grullón ended up on the Reds when Cincinnati claimed him from Boston in December. The Red Sox claimed him from the Phillies in the final month of the 2020 season.
That's another way of saying the White Sox are Grullón's sixth organization in the last calendar year, or seventh if you count the Rays twice. He's surfaced in consecutive Septembers for the Phillies and Red Sox, amassing a total of 13 plate appearances over five games. He's 2-for-12 with a double, walk and three strikeouts for his MLB career.
At Triple-A, he's a career .265/.340/.488 hitter over 140 games. He added to that with his 141st, hitting a homer over the batter's eye in center field of Truist Park.
The White Sox had the option of addressing the gap from within, as Carlos Pérez's 5-for-5 night on Wednesday raised his line with Birmingham to .281/.355/.399, with just 23 strikeouts over 221 plate appearances. Perhaps Grullón is better suited for irregular playing time around whatever they're planning for Yermín Mercedes.
Gwinnett 11, Charlotte 10
- Blake Rutherford went 2-for-4 with a walk and a stolen base.
- Eloy Jiménez singled twice and struck out thrice.
- Yermín Mercedes went 1-for-4 with a double and a strikeout.
- Luis González went 2-for-4 with a homer, walk and strikeout.
Bowling Green 7, Winston-Salem 2
- Yoelqui Céspedes went 1-for-4 with a double and a strikeout.
- Yolbert Sanchez was 0-for-4.
- Lenyn Sosa, 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
Carolina 7, Kannapolis 3
- Jose Rodriguez went 1-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Bryan Ramos singled, walked twice and struck out once.
- Luis Mieses went 1-for-4.
- Harvin Mendoza was 1-for-3 with a walk.
- Chase Krogman walked twice and struck out twice.
- James Beard went 0-for-4 with a K.
Notes:
*Future Sox has a write-up of Matthew Thompson's return to Kannapolis on Wednesday.
ACL Cubs 1, ACL White Sox 0
- Wilber Sanchez had half the Sox's hits with a 2-for-4 night.
- Elijah Tatis went 0-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Wilfred Veras and Logan Glass both were 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Benyamin Bailey wore the collar and silver sombrero.
- Jefferson Mendoza was 0-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Jared Kelley: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HR
DSL White Sox 5, DSL D-backs1 1
- Victor Quezada hit his first pro homer and struck out twice.
- Manuel Guariman went 1-for-2 with a walk.
- Randel Mondeski singled, walked and struck out.
- Adrian Gil: 3 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
- Carlos Hinestroza: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Birmingham vs. Rocket City, suspended
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