White Sox Minor Keys: Aug. 3, 2021
Luis Robert (Laura Wolff / Charlotte Knights)
A couple things to look for as a fresh week of minor league baseball got underway on Tuesday:
Rehab stints: Luis Robert and Jake Lamb hit the road with the Knights to Gwinnett.
Micker Adolfo and Jake Burger: Wes Helms said they could be back in the lineup as soon as Tuesday. They were not, so we’ll see if their wrist and shoulder-area injuries are worse than initially let on.
Draft picks: Adam Hackenberg, a catcher drafted out of Clemson in the 18th round and signed for $125,000 made his debut in Arizona on Tuesday, which I believe makes him the first of the drafted position players to take the field.
Gwinnett 6, Charlotte 4
- Luis Robert went 1-for-5 with a strikeout.
- Jake Lamb, 1-for-4 with a double, walk and strikeout.
- Yermín Mercedes was 1-for-5.
- Blake Rutherford was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
Mississippi 7, Barons 4
- Romy Gonzalez went 3-for-4 with a homer and a walk.
- Yolbert Sanchez raised his average to .488 with a 3-for-5 night, striking out once.
- Carlos Pérez was 0-for-4 with a K.
- Blake Battenfield: 5 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 2 HR
Winston-Salem 4, Asheville 3
- Yoelqui Céspedes went 1-for-3 with a double, walk and strikeout.
- Lenyn Sosa was 0-for-3 with a walk.
- Luis Curbelo, 0-for-4 with a K.
- Luis Mises went 0-for-2 with a walk and an HBP. He was picked off.
- Davis Martin: 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 1 HR, 1 HBP
ACL Brewers Gold 7, ACL White Sox 0
- Wilber Sanchez went 0-for-3 with a walk, strikeout and stolen base.
- Misael Gonzalez went 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Wilfred Veras, 0-for-4 with a K.
- Adam Hackenerg doubled twice and was plunked once in his pro debut.
- Logan Glass wore the golden sombrero.
- Elijah Tatis went 0-for-3 with a walk.
DSL D-backs1 9, DSL White Sox 7
- Randel Mondesi homered, doubled, singled and struck out.
- Manuel Guariman was 1-for-4.
- Victor Quezada, 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Carlos Jimenez went 2-for-3 with a walk.
Kannapolis at Carolina PPD
(Photo by Laura Wolff / Charlotte Knights)
Based on a small sample, should we be concerned by Robert’s absence of power in these rehab games?
The giant plus sign issue seems to be back
With the reshuffling of the minors and seeing some of the numbers our guys are putting up, I’m wondering if the reputation of AA as the place with the best pitching talent will still hold true going forward.
VERY impressive to get that double and homer out of the 1 hit
So is Adolfo basically done with the Sox? He’ll play out the rest of the the year, but does he need to be on the mlb roster next year or basically bye-bye, waiver?
Is Rutherford in the same boat? I think he has options.
When would they have to trade Micker before exposing him to the Rule 5 Draft? Seems like you could convince a rebuilding team to take him for relief pitcher or someone marginally useful
Adolfo was placed on the 40-man roster way back in 2017 to avoid exposing him to the Rule 5 draft. I don’t think that’s the issue going forward. I think he will be out of minor league options in 2022, and might be some type of free agent?
You’re right. It’s an out-of-options issue, not a Rule 5 issue
IIANM, Spring would be the time the Sox need to make a decision though they may want to open a roster spot before then. Maybe if he goes unclaimed, he could stick in the org longer.
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Yolbert and Romy are mashing in AA. Does anyone think that had something to do with the Sox willingness to trade Madrigal?