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Minor League Baseball crossed the halfway point of its season over the last two weeks. Most affiliates wrap up their seasons on Sunday, Sept. 19, or two weeks after the traditional Labor Day close. Charlotte runs two weeks longer thanks to the 10-game “Final Stretch” series that was recently introduced, although a look at the Knights’ recent record makes it easy to question whether that’s a good thing.

The White Sox can officially call the first half results “mixed,” or maybe “lopsided.” There are plenty of encouraging stories among position players, and they can be found at generally all levels. The pitching, however, remains a desert outside of Birmingham, and there’s only one pitcher in the recent draft class who might be expected to provide immediate help when the 2021 picks are integrated into the White Sox’s minor-league rosters.

Let us proceed.

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Charlotte Knights

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Overview

• Last two series: 0-6 vs. Gwinnett; 1-5 @Durham
• Record: 26-44
• Next two series: vs. Jacksonville, @Gwinnett
• Individual stats

The Charlotte Knights snapped an 11-game losing streak last week, only to lose the final two games of the Durham series. They were partially shorthanded for the best reason, as Jake Burger and Gavin Sheets were busy making fine first impressions at the MLB level. Burger will rejoin the Knights this week, as the White Sox optioned him to Charlotte when they reinstated Eloy Jiménez from the injured list. Sheets could be back, too, whether it’s for the rehabbing Jake Lamb sooner, or the rehabbing Luis Robert later.

But the bigger problems remain on the pitching side. The Knights are yielding six runs a game, which ranks 19th out of 20 teams, thanks to league leads in walks and homers allowed. Who knew the promotion of Reynaldo López would hurt so much?

Position Players

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The happiest Charlotte-centric news was the promotion of Micker Adolfo, who became Marco Paddy’s first standard international signing to breach the Birmingham wall. He’s made an immediate impact, including a two-homer game against Durham on Sunday. The only bad news is whose roster spot he took. Luis González had his excellent July (.333/.433/.588) interrupted when he apparently jammed his shoulder attempting to make a diving catch back on July 18. He’s been on the injured list since.

The excitement generated by González, Adolfo and the rehab stints of Eloy Jiménez and Jake Lamb would’ve made it easy to forget about Blake Rutherford, but he’s taken the hint. He hit .302/.333/.488 over the last two weeks, which is the kind of bat-to-ball production he needs since he’s struck out 24 times against three walks in July. Ti’Quan Forbes hasn’t done much at Charlotte, and he could head back to Birmingham shortly, whether it’s Burger or Sheets who displaces him.

Yermín Mercedes can hit Triple-A pitching in his sleep, as his production hasn’t taken a hit despite a midseason retirement threat and a war of words with Ozzie Guillen. 

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Starting Pitchers

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Nobody was all that thrilled by the idea of Reynaldo López rejoining the White Sox, but the subsequent performances of Jonathan Stiever and Jimmy Lambert show that the options are limited, at least among pitchers who can provide multiple innings from the 40-man roster. Stiever’s still maintaining his trend where he alternates decent starts with rough ones, but Lambert has mostly struggled over his last five starts. He has 16 strikeouts against 11 walks over 15 innings in July. Neither pitcher is defined by home/road splits anymore. Stiever's ERA is actually worse away from Truist Field (8.78).

Relievers

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If the White Sox go the week without adding significant help to the bullpen, Nik Turley might finally get a chance to rejoin the 40-man roster. He had a stretch of 14 consecutive outings without an earned run snapped with a ugly outing against Gwinnett on July 15, but he recovered to strike out five of the six batters he faced over his last two innings. Matt Foster might be the only rostered Knight in his way, as he's thrown 3⅓ scoreless, walkess innings since the White Sox demoted him. Zack Burdi is still battling his hittability problems, and Tyler Johnson is back on the injured list in what could be another lost season.

Bennett Sousa and Lane Ramsey each made their Triple-A debuts over the last two weeks. The lefty Sousa had an iffy walk rate at Birmingham that figures to be tested, while Ramsey is pitching at his third level this season.

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Birmingham Barons

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Overview

• Last two series: 3-3 vs. Rocket City; 5-1 @Chattanooga
• Record: 39-32
• Next two series: @Rocket City, vs. Chattanooga
• Individual stats

The Birmingham Barons bounced back from a malaise with a statement series in Chattanooga, displacing the Lookouts from first place in the North Division of the Double-A South. They have the former Southern League's best run differential thanks to the system's only productive pitching staff, and while they lost the services of Adolfo, they received a deserving promotion in the position-player ranks from Winston-Salem.

Position Player Prospects

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As I noted in the post about Adolfo's bump to Charlotte, Carlos Pérez could be headed to Triple-A in the near future. He's always had strong contact abilities, but he hadn't been able to reinforce it with walks or extra bases until this year. He's hitting .329/.390/.486 in July, giving him a .736 OPS on the season. He'd never topped .700 at any full-season affiliate before.

Romy Gonzalez had been a difficult player to evaluate in 2021 because he seldom resembled his season line, which averaged incredible weeks and strikeout-plagued series. He's finally stabilized in July, and in a way that still makes him worth tracking.

• Last 15 games: .277/.346/.596, 5 BB, 13 K over 52 PA
• July: .306/.352/.518, 6 BB, 25 K over 91 PA

Yolbert Sanchez finally earned a look at Birmingham, and he should be able to hold his own at a middle-infield position. I'd be surprised if he fills the home run column because his swing is more oriented for contact than power. The two doubles is a nice start for giving his production a little oomph beyond batting average.

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Starting Pitching Prospects

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I'm not sure if the White Sox aren't promoting any of their Double-A pitchers out of preexisting plans, or they're terrified of what Charlotte might do to them. As it stands, Birmingham's rotation keeps delivering five quality innings more often than not. Kade McClure has been the strongest of the bunch in July, extending his streak of strong starts to five his last time out, and giving him an ERA of 2.00 with 22 strikeouts to six walks over 18 innings this month. Konnor Pilkington is right behind him, as he brushed off his only disaster start of the season on July 3 to throw four gems, although one of them was cut off by rain after four outs.

Jason Bilous had been bringing up the rear, struggling in consecutive starts on July 7 and July 13. The Barons reordered their rotation to give him a few extra days of rest, and he responded by allowing two runs over four innings against Chattanooga on Saturday.

Relief Prospects

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With Sousa and Ramsey in Charlotte, Andrew Perez stands alone as the only Baron reliever with promising peripherals. He has the tendency to do his missing inside of the zone, and it flared up on him for three runs in an inning against Rocket City on July 15, but he's got 15 strikeouts against two walks (one intentional) in nine innings this month.

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Winston-Salem Dash

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Overview

• Last two series: 0-6 @Bowling Green; 3-3 vs. Jersey Shore
• Record: 29-43
• Next two series: @Greensboro, @Asheville
• Individual stats

I watched the Winston-Salem Dash lose the first two of six straight to Bowling Green, and the Dash’s lack of patience at the plate did them in against a Hot Rods pitching staff that is the High-A East’s stingiest with walks. Yolbert Sanchez was one of the few hitters who balanced his walks and strikeouts, and so I wouldn’t be surprised if this lineup has similar cold patches against more polished A-ball pitching.

Position Player Prospects

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If you can can set aside the strikeout-to-walk ratios, then the three White Sox prospects remaining the Dash lineup are all roughly representing their better selves in July. Lenyn Sosa is batting .276 and slugging .447, which is what you want to see from him. Luis Curbelo rediscovered his batting average (.298) this month without a trade-off in power (.579). Yoelqui Céspedes got worked over by Bowling Green, but he bounced back to go 9-for-24 with two doubles and three stolen bases over five games against Jersey Shore.

But then there are the plate-discipline numbers for July:

• Sosa: 1 BB, 14 K over 77 PA
• Curbelo: 4 BB, 18 K over 61 PA
• Céspedes: 1 BB, 23 K over 67 PA

When it works, it works. When it doesn't, it leads to a lot of 10-pitch innings and quiet nights.

As for Luis Robert, he didn't play a full game during the Winston-Salem portion of his rehab stint, partially because he was limited to five innings early, and partially because he was limited to four plate appearances later. With the Dash hitting the road, he's now reporting to Charlotte.

Starting Pitching Prospects

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I was about to take Davis Martin off the board until he responded with five innings of one-run ball against Jersey Shore on Thursday, which was his first good start in seven outings. Bailey Horn dug himself a hole with a 189 ERA after one start, and while that’s gradually coming down, the walk rate isn’t.

Relief Prospects

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Now Caleb Freeman is a guy who's getting a handle on his control issues. He's gone six straight one-inning appearances without a walk, and he hasn't sacrificed his strikeout rate in doing so. He sits in the mid-90s with some power on his slider, so he might see Birmingham if he keeps it up.

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Kannapolis Cannon Ballers

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Overview

• Last two series: 0-6 vs. Carolina; 4-3 @Fayetteville
• Record: 23-49
• Next two series: vs. Salem, @Carolina
• Individual stats

The Kannapolis Cannon Ballers continue to make strides offensively. Although they still lead the Low-A East in strikeouts, there are now three teams below them when it comes to runs per game and OPS at the plate. That might sound like faint praise, but it represents a pretty sizable improvement when considering the hole they dug early.

The pitching staff remains the league’s worst, giving up an average of 6.83 runs per game. It did regain the three name-brand prospects it lost to the injured list, but we’ll see if that’s actually reflected in the performances this time around.

Position Player Prospects

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With Bryan Ramos slumping over the last two weeks – just 5-for-44 over his last 12 games – Jose Rodriguez has reclaimed the title of Kannapolis’ best full-season contributor. He’s hitting .300/.343/.470 in July, including a big improvement on what was an already decent strikeout rate (just 13 over 108 plate appearances). He’s also committed just four errors in 22 games at shortstop in July, which represents a steadier effort after a rocky second half of June.

It’s almost adorable how Luis Mieses and Harvin Mendoza have had the same season, at least since they went from being overmatched in ambitious Winston-Salem assignments to highly productive Kannapolis debuts. Mendoza has a more discerning eye, but it’s fun watching them deliver roughly equal impacts on even a game-to-game basis. They look worthy of another run at Winston-Salem, unless the Sox see something in an older crop of High-A pitchers that might expose younger/less experienced prospects.

Caberea Weaver has a double-digit walk total for the second straight month, and now the average is ticking up even though his strikeout rate reflects rawness. The result is a .364 OBP in July, which allows him to use his legs more (six steals in eight attempts). DJ Gladney’s also had an encouraging July (.355/.444/.548 over 36 PA), but he hasn’t played since July 14, although he’s not on the injured list. Chase Krogman and James Beard continue to post occasionally productive games among greater struggles.

Samil Polanco has been a strange infielder to follow this year, as he has some monster games amid punchless streaks elsewhere. He’s coming off a monster series against Fayetteville, which included a 5-for-6 game to start the seven-game series, and a couple homers in the middle of it. He’s having his best pro performance yet at age 21, so let’s see where this goes.

Pitching Prospects

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The four pitching prospects that gave Kannapolis' rotation some high-end allure to start the season are all back in the fold, but the results are still lacking. At least Matthew Thompson is coming off the best outing of the group all season, striking out five over five shutout innings against Fayetteville on Sunday. I thought Jared Kelley might stay in the Arizona Complex League when he resurfaced there for a rehab assignment. That seems far more appropriate for his level of experience, but he's back going inning to inning in A-ball.

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ACL White Sox

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Overview

• Record: 5-14
• Individual stats

It didn’t take long for the Arizona Complex League’s White Sox affiliate to run right along with the three struggling full-season affliates in terms of their record. The samples are still small, especially since many games still last just seven innings, so it’s even harder to gauge the former Fire League than usual.

Position Player Prospects

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The new name on this board is Misael Gonzalez. The 12th-round pick out of Puerto Rico struggled a ton in his first attempt at Arizona two years ago, and it looked like more of the same when he went 3-for-19 out of the gate. He’s gone 9-for-23 with two homers and three doubles since, so that’s enough to earn some attention when other standout performances are harder to find. Jefferson Mendoza is another one who’s figured some things out as of late, with homers in two of his last four starts.

Elijah Tatis’ numbers actually include a four-game hitting streak, although it came to a halt with an 0-for-5 game his last time out.

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Starting Pitching Prospects

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There isn't much to report among the White Sox's 18-year-old pitchers. Cristian Mena opened the season with five innings of one-run ball and has a 12.28 ERA since, while Ronaldo Guzman and Erick Bello are issuing walks in clumps.

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DSL White Sox

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Overview

• Record: 5-6
• Individual stats

Now that the Dominican Summer League is underway, Farm Fortnight is now six affiliates deep. Between the extended signing period, the lack of in-person looks during the height of the pandemic and shortened games to open the season, there isn't a whole lot to glean beyond the little we knew about players coming into the year.

Position Player Prospects

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There are two performances that jump out, but Dario Borrero hasn't played since July 19. He'd hit safely in three of his first four games. Manuel Guariman is the other one. He, too, has played in just four games, although that's because catchers do a lot more time-sharing. He's walked safely in three of those first four games, which is always notable at this level.

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Starting Pitching Prospects

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Adrian Gil is a 17-year-old with a six-figure bonus, so that's why he's on this board. Yohemy Nolasco wasn't mentioned among significant signings of the most recent class, but he's the second youngest pitcher on the roster and standing out early, so here he is. Carlos Hinestroza has seen the most action of any pitcher early, perhaps because he hasn't walked anybody. And if you're looking for a Norge Vera sighting, well, so am I.

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