The Arizona Fall League rosters came out today, and considering the myriad setbacks plaguing the White Sox farm system, it's actually sending a pretty decent group to the Glendale Desert Dogs.
On the position-player side, Gavin Sheets will try to bolster his prospect status, Blake Rutherford will try to increase the impact of his contact, and a player to be named later -- presumably Micker Adolfo -- will try to be available.
Pitchingwise, Bernardo Flores (strained oblique) and Tyler Johnson (strained lat) both lost a big chunk of the season, so they'll get a chance to catch up. Bennett Sousa, last year's 10th-round pick, has had a nice year across two A-ball levels, with 71 strikeouts to 12 walks over 62 innings. He was recently promoted to Birmingham. He joins Vince Arobio, a 24th-round pick who also dominated both A-ball levels, but is now finding Double-A hitters much tougher to retire.
Durham 3, Charlotte 2
- Nick Madrigal went 0-for-4.
- Luis Robert was 1-for-4 with a homer and two strikeouts.
- Zack Collins, 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Yermin Mercedes singled thrice and struck out once.
- Seby Zavala went 1-for-3 with a strikeout and HBP, and was caught stealing.
- Danny Mendick went 1-for-3 with a homer and a strikeout.
- Carson Fulmer: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
More:
*Charlotte's lead in the wild card is down to one game, and Durham now holds the tiebreaker after the sweep.
*Robert's shot:
Winston-Salem 12, Salem 3
- Steele Walker went 1-for-5 with his 10th homer.
- Andrew Vaughn was 2-for-5 with a homer and two strikeouts.
- Konnor Pilkington: 7 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 HR
More:
*The highlights:
Kannapolis 3, Hagerstown 1
- Lenyn Sosa went 1-for-3 with a double and a strikeout.
- Corey Zangari was 0-for-2 with a walk.
- Amado Nunez, 0-for-3.
Idaho Falls 6, Great Falls 2
- Cabera Weaver went 1-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Harvin Mendoza was 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.
- Lency Delgado doubled, singled twice and got plunked.
- Luis Mieses was 1-for-3 with a double and a sac fly.
- Sam Abbott wore the collar and the silver sombrero.
- Anderson Comas and Kelvin Maldonado both were 0-for-4.
- Yoelvin Silven's Great Falls debut: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
