White Sox Minor Keys: Aug. 11, 2021

When we saw that Caberea Weaver had received a promotion to Winston-Salem, it stood to reason that Kannapolis would receive an outfielder from the Arizona Complex League to fill the role.

That outfielder is Misael Gonzalez. The 12th-round draft pick out of Puerto Rico who had a nondescript performance in his pro debut in the AZL in 2019 (.194/.246/.237) put himself on the low-level radar with a torrid stretch in the ACL this year. He hit .311/.393/.595 over 21 games, and that includes a 2-for-17 start to his season.

Gonzalez wasted little time getting acclimated in A-ball. He homered in his first at-bat.

Jacksonville 9, Charlotte 8

• Blake Rutherford went 2-for-5.
• Yermín Mercedes was 1-for-5 with a double.
• Gavin Sheets, 0-for-5 with a K.
• Micker Adolfo went 2-for-4 with a triple, walk and strikeout.
• Kade McClure's Triple-A debut: 5 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR
• More fodder for the "Nik Turley has checked out" theory: 1 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Birmingham 7, Chattanooga 1

• Romy Gonzalez bounced back from a golden sombrero: 2-for-3 with two homers and a walk.
• Yolbert Sanchez was 0-for-4 with a K.
• Yasmani Grandal DH'd and also went 2-for-3 with a walk.
• Carlos Pérez went 1-for-3 with a walk.
• Lenyn Sosa was 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.

Highlights:

*Gonzalez's crushed what looked like a hanging cutter and a hanging slider:

Greensboro 9, Winston-Salem 5

• Jose Rodriguez's second game is more like it: 3-for-5 with a grand slam. He also struck out and was caught stealing.
• Yoelqui Céspedes went 0-for-2 with three walks, a strikeout and a stolen base.
• Luis Curbelo went 2-for-5 with a double and two strikeouts.
• Luis Mieses went 1-for-4 with a K.
• Yoelvin Silven moved up: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

Highlights:

*Rodriguez's slam:

Augusta 12, Kannapolis 3

• Wilber Sanchez went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts.
• Bryan Ramos, 1-for-3 with a walk.
• Harvin Mendoza was 0-for-4.
• DJ Gladney walked once and struck out thrice.
• Chase Krogman went 0-for-4 with a K.
• Misael Gonzalez's A-ball debut: 2-for-3 with a homer and a walk.
• James Beard went 2-for-4 with a double.