Nick Madrigal signed and made his pro debut with the White Sox on Tuesday, and that'll get its own separate post.
Draft class aside, Thursday's biggest news was the departure of Donny Roach. He stepped away from an All-Star season with the Charlotte Knights to explore opportunities in Japan.
He went 9-2 with a 2.65 ERA as the staff leader for Charlotte, giving up three homers in just 95 innings. He also just has 61 strikeouts over 95 innings, so if he were to get any action with the White Sox, it'd probably only come as a spot starter here in there. More MLB reps would be nice for him, but so would a guaranteed and healthy six-figure contract if he is indeed at the height of his earning potential at age 28, so I'll be looking forward to see what he gets overseas.
Durham 6, Charlotte 3
- Jose Rondon went 1-for-3 with a homer and two walks.
- Seby Zavala, 0-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Michael Kopech: 3 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 6 K, 1 HR. All his walks came in the first inning.
- Thyago Vieira: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Birmingham 3, Chattanooga 2
- Joel Booker went 1-for-5 with three strikeouts.
- Luis Alexander Basabe singled twice, walked one and struck out once. He was also caught stealing.
- Zack Collins went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Danny Mendick was 0-for-3 with a walk.
- Alex Call, 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Bernardo Flores: 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Winston-Salem 7, Down East 3
- Ti'Quan Forbes was perfect at the top of the order, going 4-for-4 with a double and a stolen base. He was picked off.
- Laz Rivera, 3-for-4 with a triple and two doubles.
- Luis Gonzalez was 0-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Micker Adolfo, 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.
- Gavin Sheets went 1-for-4.
- Blake Battenfield: 3 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 2 HR, 1 WP
- Lincoln Henzman: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Hickory 4, Kannapolis 2
- Luis Curbelo went 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Michael Hickman and Carlos Perez were both 0-for-3 with a strikeout.
Great Falls 8, Missoula 5
- Lenyn Sosa went 1-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Corey Zangari, 0-for-4.
- Maiker Feliz was 2-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Jonathan Stiever: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
AZL White Sox 5. AZL Indians2 4 (10 innings)
- Nick Madrigal went 0-for-1 with two HBPs. He was picked off once.
- Camilo Quinteiro was 2-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Luis Mieses, 2-for-5 with two doubles.
- Lency Delgado went 0-for-2 with an HBP.
- Cabera Weaver was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Sam Abbott, 1-for-4 with a K.
- Anderson Comas was 1-for-4.
DSL Reds 5, DSL White Sox 4
- Jose Rodriguez went 1-for-4.
