Baseball America used the halfway point of the season to identify the Midseason Minor League Player of the Year for all 30 teams, and while the White Sox's candidate comes as no surprise...
Chicago AL: Colson Montgomery, SSHigh-A Winston-Salem
Drafted 22nd overall last year, Montgomery reached base in his final 45 Low-A games to earn a late-June promotion to High-A. In 51 total games, the 20-year-old hit .325/.422/.495 with six home runs.
... Lenyn Sosa and his .331/.381/.540 line between Birmingham and Charlotte at age 22 does manage to keep Montgomery honest. Third place, whether you go with Oscar Colás or Bryan Ramos among pitchers, or Christian Mena among pitchers, is a distant one.
Charlotte 1, Gwinnett 0
- Lenyn Sosa went 0-for-3 with two walks and two strikeouts.
- Adam Haseley was 1-for-4 with a double and two strikeotus.
- Carlos Pérez and Yolbert Sánchez were both 1-for-4.
Birmingham 8, Tennessee 7 (Game 1, 7 innings)
- José Rodríguez went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases.
- Yoelqui Céspedes was 0-for-2 with an HBP, a strikeout and a stolen base.
- Sean Burke: 3.1 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 1 HR
Notes:
*The Barons entered the final frame trailing 7-3.
Birmingham 2, Tennessee 1 (Game 2, 7 innings)
- José Rodríguez went 1-for-2 with a walk.
- Yasmani Grandal was 0-for-1 with two walks.
- Yoelqui Céspedes doubled and drew two walks.
Winston-Salem 9, Wilmington 3
- Colson Montgomery went 1-for-4 with a walk.
- Bryan Ramos, 1-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Luis Mieses went 2-for-4 with two doubles.
- Cristian Mena: 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 6 K, 1 WP
Kannapolis 5, Carolina 3
- Wes Kath went 1-for-4.
- DJ Gladney doubled and struck out thrice.
- Jared Kelley's longest outing yet: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 30 of 51 pitches for strikes.
