Although two White Sox players still qualify as top prospects by Baseball America's playing-time threshold, the Sox farm system doesn't pack the punch that it offered during the rebuild.
It's still worth checking in on the box scores every other day, if only to get a better idea of what a prospect of note is actually doing. If you're selective about it, you run the chance of getting a really warped impression.
Take Chase Krogman for instance, who's hitting .344/.500/.594 over his first 10 games with Kannapolis. For a while, the box scores were of no use, because he hit the injured list for several weeks. He returned at the start of the month, and it's been a wild ride since:
- June 1: 0-for-4, BB, 3 K, 1 HBP
- June 4: 0-for-3, K, HBP
- June 4: 1-for-3, 2 K
- June 5: 2-for-4, HR, K
- June 6: 0-for-3, BB, 3 K
- June 8: 0-for-3, 2 BB, 3 K
- June 9: 4-for-4, 2B, BB
That all rounds out to a .292/.452/.458 split for June, but here's one of those arrays where the mean looks a lot different from the mode. That's no knock on him, especially after a four-knock night. The Cannon Ballers are a much more respectable 3-4 in June after a 2-22 May, and he's a reason why.
Durham 10, Charlotte 5
- Luis González went 2-for-5 with a strikeout, but was picked off/caught stealing.
- Jake Burger doubled and struck out thrice.
- Gavin Sheets was 0-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Brian Goodwin went 2-for-3 with a walk.
- Reynaldo López: 4 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 1 HR
Montgomery 4, Birmingham 2
- Romy Gonzalez wore the golden sombrero.
- Carlos Pérez went 1-for-4.
- Ti'Quan Forbes was 0-for-3 with a K.
- Konnor Pilkington: 4.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 1 HR, 2 WP, 1 HBP, 52 of 84 pitches for strikes.
Winston-Salem 6, Greenville 4
- Duke Ellis went 1-for-4 with a walk and three stolen bases.
- Luis Curbelo was 1-for-5 with a double and a strikeout.
- Yolbert Sanchez went 1-for-2 with a walk.
- Lenyn Sosa went 1-for-3 with a walk.
- Caleb Freeman pitched a ninth: 1 IP, 0 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, 12 of 30 pitches for strikes.
Kannapolis 5, Carolina 1
- Jose Rodriguez went 1-for-5 with a couple strikeouts.
- Chase Krogman had a perfect night at the plate: 4-for-4 with a double and a walk.
- Bryan Ramos went 1-for-4 with a double, walk and strikeout.
- Luis Mieses was 0-for-3 with a sac fly and two strikeouts.
- Lency Deglado walked twice and struck out twice.
- Harvin Mendoza, 0-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Caberea Weaver went 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.
- DJ Gladney went 1-for-3 with a double, walk and strikeout.
- Yoelvin Silven: 3.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 HBP
