It's been a fraught weekend for the top of the 2024 White Sox draft class, at least on the position-player side.
Second-round pick Caleb Bonemer got drilled in the forehead/bill of the helmet in the second inning of Friday night's game in Myrtle Beach, departing the game under his own power, but with a trainer escort and a towel over his face. He didn't play on Saturday.
Adding to the pain, third-round pick Nick McLain, who hadn't played since last Sunday, was placed on the 7-day injured list, while fourth-rounder Casey Saucke, who was already on the IL, was shifted to the full-season injured list.
Saucke's condition had been compromised all year. He didn't appear in any spring training games, and although he made his professional debut in respectable fashion at Winston-Salem last year, he opened 2025 in Kannapolis, and playing exclusively at DH. He then proceeded to go 1-for-20 with 10 strikeouts over five games, the last of which was April 12, and now he's done for the season.
The injuries in the outfield opened a spot for Abraham Nuñez, who made his A-ball debut after hitting .292/.382/.371 over 53 games with the ACL White Sox last season.
Charlotte 8, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 7
- Colson Montgomery went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts.
- Brandon Drury went 0-for-3 with a strikeout.
- Tim Elko pinch-hit for him, almost as if it ward off any questions about a promotion.
- Bryan Ramos was 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Kyle Teel, 2-for-3 with two walks and a strikeout.
- Eric Adler is off the IL: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Rocket City 4, Birmingham 2
- Rikuu Nishida went 0-for-4.
- William Bergolla was 0-for-2 with a walk, sac bunt and strikeout.
- Wilfred Veras, 1-for-4 with a K.
- Jacob Gonzalez was 0-for-2 with two walks, and was caught stealing.
- Wikelman González: 4 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 1 HBP, 46 of 84 pitches for strikes.
Rome 16, Winston-Salem 10
- Sam Antonacci went 1-for-2 with three walks, an HBP and a stolen base.
- Jeral Perez homered, singled, walked, struck out twice and stole a base.
- Jackson Appel was 1-for-5 with a K.
- Samuel Zavala went 1-for-4 with a double and a walk.
- Seth Keener: 3.1 IP, 8 H, 8 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 2 HR, 2 WP, 41 of 74 pitches for strikes.
Kannapolis 2, Myrtle Beach 1
- Javier Mogollón went 1-for-4 with a double and two strikeouts.
- Braden Montgomery, 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Lyle Miller-Green singled, walked, struck out twice and stole a base.
- George Wolkow went 0-for-2 with two walks, a strikeout and a stolen base.
- Ryan Burrowes, 0-for-3 with a K.
- Abraham Nuñez went 0-for-3 in his A-ball debut.
- Luis Reyes: 5.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 9 K, 2 HBP, 50 of 73 pitches for strikes.
