White Sox Minor Keys: Aug. 17, 2025

Jac Caglianone provided the first reason to second-guess the White Sox's selection of Hagen Smith when the Royals called him up at the start of June, given that Caglianone was the position player most connected to the White Sox in the run-up to the draft, and the Royals ended up taking him one pick after the Sox selected Smith at No. 5. That said, Caglianone's major league body of work hasn't exacerbated the issue, as he hit .147/.205/.280 with poor metrics in right field over 41 games before going on the IL with a hamstring injury.

The pick after Caglianone, however, is making his own case for serious regrets.

JJ Wetherholt, selected by the Cardinals with the seventh-overall pick, is now hitting .310/.403/.670 over his first 119 plate appearances with Triple-A Memphis, and he spent the last week hammering Charlotte pitching. He hit safely in all five games he played, including three homers over a four-game stretch and a 3-for-5 performance in the finale.

He also made his Triple-A debut against the Knights back in July, and when you combine the performances, you get a .364/.432/.879 line over 37 plate appearances, all while playing primarily shortstop, but with second and third base mixed in as well.

Memphis 6, Charlotte 3

• Tim Elko was 1-for-3 with a thunderous homer and an HBP.
• Will Robertson was 2-for-4 with a double.
• Bryan Ramos, 1-for-4 with a strikeout and a stolen base.
• Jacob Gonzalez went 0-for-3 with a strikeout.
• Jonathan Cannon: 5 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 2 HR, 1 HBP, 51 of 88 pitches for strikes.
• Peyton Pallette: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K, 21 of 34 pitches for strikes.
• Wikelman González: 1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 1 WP, 14 of 25 pitches for strikes.

Highlights:

*Elko's homer hit the scoreboard in left center, some 421 feet away.

Birmingham 6, Pensacola 3

• William Bergolla was 0-for-5, but stole two bases.
• Sam Antonacci went 1-for-4 with a walk and two strikeouts, and stole two bases.
• Wilfred Veras, 1-for-4 witha stolen base.
• Braden Montgomery was 2-for-3 with a double, walk and stolen base.
• DJ Gladney went 1-for-4.
• Tanner McDougal: 3 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 1 HR
• Tyler Schweitzer: 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 26 of 36 pitches for strikes.

Asheville 5, Winston-Salem 3

• Samuel Zavala was 0-for-4 with an HBP.
• Jeral Perez played second base and went 2-for-5 with a strikeout.
• Kyle Lodise was 1-for-3 with a double, sac fly and strikeout.
• Lyle Miller-Green went 1-for-4 with a double and two strikeouts.
• Lucas Gordon: 3.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 43 of 74 pitches for strikes.
• Seth Keener: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 8 of 11 pitches for strikes.

Augusta 5, Kannapolis 4

• Ely Brown was 0-for-4.
• George Wolkow was 1-for-3 with a triple and a walk.
• Anthony DePino went 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
• Ronny Hernandez, 0-for-4 with a K.
• Colby Shelton snapped out of an 0-for-35 skid with his first professional homer. He finished 1-for-3 with a walk.
• Pierce George: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 16 of 28 pitches for strikes.