Drew Romo caught a fair amount of Noah Schultz in spring and at Triple-A, and has both a snappy answer and a longer answer about what stands out about the left-hander.
"His height," Romo said. "Everything stands out about him. HIs stuff is great. I feel like when I catch him I have so many options of stuff I could do. I could attack hitters up, down, in, out, back, forward. There are so many options with him and it’s fun catching him."
Miguel Vargas is hitting .295/.466/.591 over his last 12 games, and has one of the lowest chase rates in baseball.
"Coachable, receptive, willing to make micro-adjustments where needed, when needed," said hitting coach Derek Shomon. "He’s a good hitter. And this is a guy, who, historically, Miguel Vargas has not chased, he does not miss on the strike zone and he can do damage. It just takes a little bit of realignment here and there to get him in a spot where he can go out and do what he does best."
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The White Sox provided updates on two injured prospects earlier on Friday. Tanner McDougal has a flexor strain in his right arm and will be shut down from throwing for a few weeks to see how he responds. Wikelman González has a lat strain. Both had been trending toward being ready for a call-up, and are now out indefinitely.
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On this day 75 years ago, Minnie Miñoso made his White Sox debut and broke the organization's color barrier.
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| Padres | White Sox | |
|---|---|---|
| Ramon Laureano, LF | 1 | Andrew Benintendi, DH |
| Fernando Tatis Jr., 2B | 2 | Munetaka Murakami, 1B |
| Miguel Andujar, DH | 3 | Miguel Vargas, 3B |
| Manny Machado, 3B | 4 | Colson Montgomery, SS |
| Xander Bogaerts, SS | 5 | Chase Meidroth, 2B |
| Ty France, 1B | 6 | Sam Antonacci, LF |
| Nick Castellanos, RF | 7 | Austin Hays, RF |
| Freddy Fermin, C | 8 | Tristan Peters, CF |
| Bryce Johnson, CF | 9 | Drew Romo |
| Germán Márquez | SP | Noah Schultz |
