A couple of notes:
*Baseball America posted its revised organizational talent rankings after accounting for the draft, and the White Sox improved from No. 30 to No. 24, ahead of the Twins, Tigers and Royals. The blurb:
Shortstop Colson Montgomery and outfielder Oscar Colas have been excellent this season, and Bryan Ramos has stretches of greatness as well. Righthander Cristian Mena has intrigued at the lower levels, and infielders Lenyn Sosa and Jose Rodriguez have been impressive at times as well, with Sosa earning his first big league callup. The White Sox invested heavily in pitching in the draft, including high-end talents Noah Schultz and Peyton Pallette with their first two picks.
*The White Sox outrighed Yoán Aybar from the 40-man roster, presumably to make room for Elvis Andrus unless the team has any other moves up its sleeve. Aybar cleared waivers, which isn't a surprise given his 7.67 ERA and 24 walks on top of 31 hits over 29⅓ innings. And actually, that ERA is 7.97 now, because he gave up a pair of runs on three hits and two walks in his inning of work on Thursday.
*James Fegan provided an update on pitchers who haven't yet pitched for the organization this year.
The "bridge league" is just teams with their spring training complexes in west Phoenix having prospects play against each other three days per week in between the end of the ACL season, and the start of instructional league
— James Fegan (@JRFegan) August 18, 2022
Syracuse 11, Charlotte 10
- Yolbert Sánchez went 1-for-5 with a K.
- Jake Burger, 3-for-5 with a strikeout.
- Carlos Pérez was 0-for-3 with a sac fly and an HBP.
- Adam Haseley went 1-for-4 with a walk.
- Jason Bilous: 4.1 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 1 HR
Birmingham 6, Tennessee 4
- José Rodríguez's homer streak ended, but he did go 2-for-4 with a walk. He was also picked off/caught stealing.
- Oscar Colás was 0-for-4.
- Yoelqui Céspedes, 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.
Hickory 7, Winston-Salem 0
- Bryan Ramos broke up the no-hitter in the ninth during his 1-for-3 night. He also drew a walk.
- Luis Mieses was 0-for-4.
- Brooks Gosswein's High-A debut: 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 44 of 72 pitches for strikes.
Columbia 4, Kannapolis 3 (10 innings)
- Jordan Sprinkle went 1-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Wes Kath doubled twice during his 2-for-5 night.
- DJ Gladney also went 2-for-5, with a strikeout.
- Wilfred Veras was 1-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Jacob Burke, 0-for-3 with an HBP, strikeout and stolen base.
ACL Royals 4, ACL White Sox 3
- Dario Borrero went 0-for-3.
- Erick Bello: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
- Carlos Hinestroza: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
