White Sox Minor Keys: Aug. 13, 2021

I’d seen that Baseball America re-ranked its top 100 prospect list, and that’s something that no longer concerns White Sox fans anymore.

I didn’t see that Baseball America also re-ranked top 30 lists for each team, and that’s a lot more interesting. Here’s what’s changed since the first list, with the preseason rank in parentheses for those who made the cut after the revision.

That’s a big jump for Céspedes, Burger and Rodriguez. Besides the graduations, a few players took big dips, including Stiever (15th) and Blake Rutherford (14th to 20th). Kade McClure also dropped off the list from his preseason rank at No. 20, and that seems like a clerical error.

Jacksonville 3, Charlotte 2 (Game 1, 7 innings)

• Blake Rutherford doubled and struck out twice.
• Gavin Sheets hit a sac fly and drew two walks.
• Micker Adolfo was 1-for-3.
• Yermín Mercedes struck out in a pinch-hitting appearance.

Jacksonville 4, Charlotte 2 (Game 2, 7 innings)

• Blake Rutherford went 1-for-2 with a walk.
• Gavin Sheets singled twice and struck out once.
• Micker Adolfo was 1-for-3 with a double.
• Yermín Mercedes went 1-for-2 with a sac fly and a strikeout.

Birmingham 6, Chattanooga 5

• Romy Gonzalez wore the collar and silver sombrero.
• Carlos Pérez was 0-for-3 with a strikeout and an HBP.
• Yasmani Grandal DH’d, going 1-for-4.
• Lenyn Sosa went 2-for-4 with a double.

Greensboro 4, Winston-Salem 1

• Jose Rodriguez went 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
• Yoelqui Céspedes went 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.
• Luis Curbelo went 1-for-4 with two strikeotus.
• Luis Mieses was 0-for-4 with two K’s.
• Caberea Weaver went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts.

Augusta 5, Kannapolis 2

• Bryan Ramos struck out in both his plate appearances.
• DJ Gladney replaced him and struck out in all three of his plate appearances.
• Harvin Mendoza went 2-for-4 with a double.
• Misael Gonzalez went 0-for-4 with a strikeout.
• Chase Krogman singled twice, walked and struck out.
• Wilber Sanchez was 0-for-4 with three strikeouts and a stolen base.
• James Beard walked twice and struck out twice.
• Matthew Thompson: 5 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 2 HR. But hey, 48 of 63 pitches for strikes.

ACL Angels 7, ACL White Sox 3

• Colson Montgomery went 1-for-2 with a walk and an HBP.
• Wes Kath was 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.
• Wilfred Veras went 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
• Jefferson Mendoza, 1-for-4 with a double and two strikeouts.
• Benyamin Bailey was 1-for-3 with a double, walk and strikeout.
• Logan Glass went 1-for-3 with an HBP and a a K.

DSL Blue Jays 10, DSL White Sox 6 (Game 1, 7 innings)

• Randel Mondesi went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts and an HBP.
• Victor Quezada was 0-for-2 with two walks.

DSL Blue Jays 9, DSL White Sox 6 (Game 2, 7 innings)

• Manuel Guariman went 1-for-2.
• Carlos Jimenez went 1-for-4.
• Victor Quezada was 2-for-4 with a double and a strikeout.

(Photo by Macabe Brown / Courier & Press via Imagn Content)

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