White Sox Minor Keys: Aug. 1, 2023
The fresh month of minor league baseball brought plenty of changes to rosters up and down the system, with more to come as the rest of the White Sox’s new prospects get assigned to their respective affiliates.
Charlotte: Jordan Leasure made his debut on Tuesday, and Korey Lee is supposedly “ready to rock.”
Birmingham: Colson Montgomery made his way back to the Barons while Bryan Ramos returned from the injured list and Nick Nastrini was added to the roster.
Kannapolis: Received Jacob Gonzalez, Eddie Park and Calvin Harris
ACL White Sox: George Wolkow made his professional debut on Tuesday, among many others who have recently entered the fray.
Norfolk 6, Charlotte 3
- Lenyn Sosa went 1-for-4 with a homer.
- Carlos Pérez, 0-for-4.
- Adam Hackenberg was 1-for-3.
- Jordan Leasure’s organizational debut: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 15 of 30 pitches for strikes.
Notes:
*Leasure topped out at 98.7 mph with his fastball, and averaged 97.
Rocket City 3, Birmingham 1 (10 innings)
- Terrell Tatum went 1-for-5 with two strikeouts and a stolen base.
- Colson Montgomery returned to Double-A, going 1-for-4 with a double, walk and two strikeouts.
- José Rodríguez went 1-for-5.
- Brayn Ramos, 1-for-3 with a double and a walk in his first game back.
- Edgar Quero was 1-for-4.
- So was Alsander Womack, who struck out twice.
- Yoelqui Céspedes was 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Cristian Mena: 5 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 HR, 1 WP, 59 of 92 pitches for strikes.
Highlights:
*Quero gunned down two runners.
Bowling Green 10, Winston-Salem 2
- Jacob Burke went 0-for-3 with two HBPs and two strikeouts.
- Loidel Chapelli was 0-for-3 with one HBP and two strikeouts.
- Wilfred Veras went 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- DJ Gladney and Wes Kath both were 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Andrew Dalquist with a random good outing in relief: 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
Charleston 8, Kannapolis 2
- Eddie Park went 0-for-4 with a walk and two strikeouts.
- Jacob Gonzalez also debuted, going 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
ACL White Sox 3, ACL Cubs 2
- Ryan Burrowes went 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Ronny Hernandez, 2-for-4 with a double and a strikeout.
- George Wolkow made his professional debut, going 0-for-3.
DSL White Sox 5, DSL Padres Brown 4 (7 innings)
D’Angelo Tejada went 0-for-3 with a strikeout and a stolen base.
- Abraham Nunez was 0-for-1 with three walks and two stolen bases.
- Stiven Flores was 0-for-4.
- Rafael Alvarez, 1-for-2 with a walk.
Tim Elko cant stop wont stop 2-4 330 ave 1000 ops
That’s just so weird, seeing a Sox catcher with good pop skills.
Don’t worry, this organization will screw him up. I’ll give it one off-season.
I hope the Sox keep Sosa at AAA the rest of the year. I’m really interested in seeing what Andrus can do.
Apparently, these guys were released from the organization, yesterday. Luke Schilling was supposed to have a crazy arm, but was always injured, and Evan Skoug was a bat-first catcher who fell to the Sox in the 7th round. He never hit.
C Keegan Fish
3B Taylor Snyder
INF Layant Tapia
RHP Luke Shilling
RHP Brian Carrion
RHP Eric Hildebrand
LHP Jose Jimenez
LHP Ben Holmes
C Anthony Espinoza
C Evan Skoug
INF Kean Wong
Luke was definitely a feel good story coming back from major Lat surgery to resign with the organization. Its sad injuries never let him really get up to speed
Obviously a tiny sample size, but none of the tradees the White Sox received have had good starts with the team. Hopefully Nastrini, Lee, and Eder have better luck in their debuts.
Tiny? LOL.
Scouting report on Quero throwing is that he’s not got a cannon for an arm, but he gets it out quickly and he’s really accurate with his throws. Was on display both times there: knee to thigh high and slightly on the 1st base side of 2nd, textbook placement, and Popeye mostly just has to catch it and hold on for the out. He’s not gonna make up for runners getting great jumps, but a guy doesn’t get one, he’s toast.
Knowing the reputation, it’ll freeze a lot of the running game against.
Arbitrary endpoints
Montgomery 6/19 – 7/24
.384/.567/.603 26% BB 11.5% K
7/25 – 8/1
.217/.357/.435 17.9% BB 35.7% K
Obviously he’s been in higher levels in the second split than the first, which includes the ACL.
Bryan Ramos, when not injured, has been great since AA went back to the regular ball.
Korey Lee is starting at DH in the first game of Charlotte’s doubleheader. Nick Nastrini is on regular (pitching once a week) rest and I wonder if he’s available to pitch in the second game of Birmingham’s double header today.