With Davis Martin on the shelf for the rest of the season and into 2024 after Tommy John surgery, the White Sox's search for internal pitching depth with upside turns to Sean Burke, who can at least say he's pitching after a shoulder issue delayed the start to his season.
He's far from thriving. He's yet to complete four innings, walks have been a problem (14 over 12 innings), and he took a brief detour to the developmental list.
Jeff Cohen asked Burke about his first month-plus, and while Burke didn't shy away from his start -- "really bad" were his words -- he attributed most of the issues to rust.
https://twitter.com/TripleAJeff/status/1658570190538395683
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 6, Charlotte 3
- Lenyn Sosa went 1-for-5 with a homer and two strikeouts.
- Oscar Colás was 1-for-3 with a walk.
- Carlos Pérez, 0-for-4 with a K.
Notes:
*It's fun to hear Jeff interview Colás in his language.
https://twitter.com/TripleAJeff/status/1658968127147835392
Birmingham 3, Rocket City 2
- José Rodríguez went 1-for-4 with a strikeout, and was caught stealing.
- Alsander Womack was 0-for-4 with a K.
- Luis Mieses, 0-for-3 with a sac fly and strikeout.
- Yoelqui Céspedes went 1-for-4 with a double and a strikeout.
- Adam Hackenberg, also 1-for-4 with a K.
- Tommy Sommer struggled: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 HR
Aberdeen 13, Winston-Salem 3
- Terrell Tatum walked thrice while going 0-for-2 with a K.
- Loidel Chapelli went 2-for-5 with a K.
- DJ Gladney, 1-for-5 with two strikeouts.
- Wilfred Veras was 1-for-4.
- Wes Kath, 1-for-3 with a walk.
- Kohl Simas: 1.2 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 1 HBP
Carolina 7, Kannapolis 0
- Jordan Sprinkle went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Brooks Baldwin, 0-for-4 with a K.
- Jacob Burke was 1-for-4, but was caught stealing.
- Shane Murphy: 3 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
