Baseball America published its first in-season update of its 2025 top 100 prospects list, and it swapped out one White Sox infield prospect for another.
Caleb Bonemer cracks the top 100 at No. 93 on the strength of an .865 OPS through his first 25 professional games, citing swing changes driving it. Meanwhile, Colson Montgomery went from being ranked 39th in the offseason to 70th at the end of spring training to off the board entirely, which makes sense considering Montgomery was removed from Charlotte's roster for one-on-one help in Arizona.
The news was similarly mixed regarding White Sox prospect movement within the rankings. Edgar Quero climbed 33 spots to No. 65, and that could very well be his last number before he graduates. Meanwhile, Hagen Smith dropped from No. 37 to No. 55 due to his issues throwing strikes in the early going at Birmingham.
Charlotte 12, Memphis 11 (10 innings)
- Tim Elko went 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.
- Kyle Teel and Bryan Ramos both were 1-for-5 with a homer and a strikeout; Teel stole a base.
- Mike Clevinger: 2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 31 of 47 pitches for strikes.
Highlights:
*After Dominic Fletcher's heroics on Tuesday night, it was Corey Julks' turn to be the DFA'd White Sox Outfielder Who Walked It Off:
Columbia 13, Birmingham 7
- William Bergolla was 1-for-5.
- Wilfred Veras walked twice, struck out twice and was caught stealing.
- Jacob Gonzalez was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- DJ Gladney homered, singled and struck out twice.
- Riley Gowens: 3 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 6 BB, 7 K, 1 HR, 46 of 83 pitches for strikes.
Winston-Salem 7, Bowling Green 6
- Sam Antonacci went 0-for-3 with a walk, HBP and strikeout.
- Jeral Perez came a.homer shy of the cycle during a 3-for-5 night.
- Braden Montgomery went 2-for-5 with a walk-off homer and a strikeout.
- Jackson Appel, 1-for-3 with a double, walk and strikeout.
- Samuel Zavala went 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
Highlights:
*Montgomery's blast was from the right side. He now ranks 60th on BA's list, for those wondering:
Carolina 1, Kannapolis 0
- Abraham Nuñez went 0-for-3 with an HBP, and was caught stealing.
- Lyle Miller-Green, 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Ronny Hernandez and Ryan Burrowes both were 1-for-4 with two strikeouts; Burrowes stole a base.
- George Wolkow, 1-for-4 with a K and a stolen base.
- Christian Oppor: 4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 2 HBP, 45 of 68 pitches for strikes.
- Pierce George: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 15 of 29 pitches for strikes.
