White Sox Minor Keys: April 7, 2026

It only took Tyler Schweitzer two outings to put last year's Charlotte Knightmare behind him.

Schweitzer, who wore an 8.78 ERA over 10 starts at Triple-A and only had a marginally easier time in relief before he was demoted to Birmingham last year, returned to Charlotte for the start of 2026 and opened the year with five efficient innings of long relief. Now, Elijah Evans says he's earned the major league call-up that eluded him last season.

Good thing I expanded my most essential White Sox list to 49.

The scale of Schweitzer's struggles surprised because he had the makings of a classic lefty depth arm with a low-to-mid-90s fastball and a spate of secondaries that he could throw for strikes, and occasionally whiffs. He's only thrown 51 pitches over his five walkless innings this year, but he's been sitting 93-94 mph with the slider as his primary breaking ball, as he hasn't yet thrown a curve to a righty.

Schweitzer is not yet on the 40-man roster, so a corresponding move will have to be made. It doesn't necessitate a cut if the White Sox don't feel like it, because they have a few 60-day IL candidates to choose from.

Memphis 9, Charlotte 4

• Sam Antonacci was back playing left field, going 2-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout.
• William Bergolla Jr. returned to the lineup, going 2-for-5.
• Jacob Gonzalez went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts.
• Jarred Kelenic was 1-for-2 with a double and two walks.
• Jonathan Cannon: 4.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 HR
• Tyson Miller had an inning to forget: 1 IP, 2 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 0 K, 2 HR, 1 HBP, 9 of 27 pitches for strikes.

Chattanooga 5, Birmingham 4 (10 innings)

• Rikuu Nishida went 2-for-6 with a strikeout.
• Braden Montgomery was 1-for-5 with three strikeouts.
• Jeral Perez, 3-for-5 with a double.
• Samuel Zavala went 0-for-4 with a walk and two strikeouts.
• Riley Gowens might be a reliever after all: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 20 of 29 pitches for strikes.

Winston-Salem 7, Frederick 6 (10 innings)

• Kyle Lodise was 0-for-3 with two walks, two strikeouts and a stolen base.
• Caleb Bonemer walked once and struck out thrice.
• Anthony DePino went 2-for-5 with a double and two strikeouts.
• George Wolkow was 1-for-4 with a double, walk and two strikeouts.
• Colby Shelton went 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.

Hickory 4, Kannapolis 3

• Jaden Fauske walked twice, struck out twice and stole a base.
• Billy Carlson was 1-for-3 with two walks and a steal.
• Javier Mogollon wore the collar and silver sombrero.