While Yonder Alonso spent the first two months of the season wallowing below the Mendoza Line, at least the misery wasn't compounded by the other side of the trade, because Alex Call hadn't played in a recorded game all the while.
Call finally surfaced with Double-A Akron this past weekend, so now we can occasionally monitor him to see if he applies any pressure. He's 4-for-12 with a walk and three strikeouts over his first three games.
Three games is more action than either of the other low-level prospects the White Sox dealt have seen this year. Yordi Rosario (Iván Nova) has yet to pitch for the Pirates, although he's likely to be on the short-season/rookie-league plan, as he only got his first exposure to stateside ball last season. Justin Yurchak (Manny Bañuelos) doesn't have that excuse, but the Dodgers haven't added him to a full-season affiliate at any point this season, either.
And speaking of the Dodgers, Jake Peter is batting .155/.328/.289 for Triple-A Oklahoma City in 38 games this year.
Gwinnett 7, Charlotte 5
- Daniel Palka went 2-for-5 with two homers and two strikeouts.
- Zack Collins was 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Seby Zavala, 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Danny Mendick was 0-for-3 with a walk.
- Carson Fulmer: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Jackson 5, Birmingham 2 (Game 1, 7 innings)
- Something named "Jon Jay" started in right and went 1-for-3.
- Luis Robert was 1-for-3 with a walk.
- Luis Gonzalez went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Gavin Sheets singled, walked and struck out.
- Ti'Quan Forbes was 0-for-2 with a strikeout and an HBP.
- Blake Rutherford was 0-for-2 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Laz Rivera went 0-for-3 with a K.
- Jimmy Lambert: 6 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 3 HR
- Zack Burdi: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Birmingham 6, Jackson 0 (Game 2, 7 innings)
- Luis Robert went 3-for-4 with a double.
- Luis Gonzalez was 0-for-3 with a sac fly.
- Gavin Sheets, 1-for-3 with a walk.
- Blake Rutherford singled and struck out twice.
- Laz Rivera went 1-for-3.
Winston-Salem 4, Fayetteville 2
- Nick Madrigal went 0-for-2 with a walk and an HBP.
- Steele Walker went 1-for-3 with a sac bunt.
- Konnor Pilkington: 5.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 8 K
Delmarva 5, Kannapolis 3
- Lenyn Sosa went 2-for-5 with his 21st double.
- Romy Gonzalez, 1-for-3 with a double, walk and strikeout.
- Corey Zangari went 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.
- Luis Curbelo and Amado Nunez were both 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Jhoandro Alfaro did them one worse, 0-for-4 with three strikeouts.
- Jason Bilous: 4 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
