With more than a score of new draft picks and signings entering the White Sox farm system, some spots need to be opened up.
Per the MiLB-Transactions Twitter account, the White Sox released RHP Luke Shilling, RHP Brian Carrion, RHP Eric Hildebrand, LHP Jose Jimenez, LHP Ben Holmes, C Anthony Espinoza, C Evan Skoug, and INF Kean Wong.
Minor league box scores will look a little different without Skoug, who played 334 games across six seasons for all four full-season affiliates as an organizational catcher. Shilling briefly established a minor-league trajectory after recovering from the Jake Peavy injury that teamed up with the pandemic to delay his organizational debut until three years after he was drafted, but then he had Tommy John surgery, and he came back walking more batters than he struck out.
Norfolk 4, Charlotte 0 (Game 1, 7 innings)
- Lenyn Sosa went 0-for-3 with a strikeout.
- Korey Lee DH'd and did the same.
- So did Carlos Pérz, who caught.
Charlotte 11, Norfolk 7 (Game 2, 7 innings)
- Lenyn Sosa went 2-for-4 with a double and a strikeout.
- Adam Hackenberg singled, walked and struck out twice.
Rocket City 9, Birmingham 7 (Game 1, 8 innings)
- Terrell Tatum singled, walked and struck out twice.
- Colson Montgomery was 0-for-3 with an HBP.
- José Rodríguez went 1-for-3 with a walk, strikeout and CS.
- Bryan Ramos made the most of his 1-for-4 game with a grand slam. He also struck out once.
- Edgar Quero was 1-for-3 with a sac fly.
- Yoelqui Céspedes went 1-for-2 with an HBP and a strikeout, and 1-for-2 on the basepaths.
- Jonathan Cannon's best Double-A start to date: 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Highlights:
*Ramos' slam-os:
Rocket City 3, Birmingham 2 (Game 2, 7 innings)
- Terrell Tatum went 0-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Colson Montgomery, 0-for-2 with a walk and a strikeout.
- José Rodríguez was 0-for-3.
- Alsander Womack singled twice and struck out once.
- Luis Mieses went 1-for-3 with a homer.
- Bryan Ramos struck out in a pinch-hitting appearance.
- Jared Kelley: 3 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
Winston-Salem 3, Bowling Green 2
- Jacob Burke went 1-for-4 with his first Winston-Salem homer and a strikeout.
- Loidel Chapelli walked once and struck out thrice.
- Wilfred Veras was 0-for-4 with a strikeout.
- DJ Gladney was 1-for-4 with two strikeouts, but the "1" was a walk-off homer.
- Wes Kath struck out all three times up.
- Tyler Schweitzer: 6 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 K, 1 HR
Highlights:
*Gladney's walk-off:
*And this catch by Burke:
Charleston 5, Kannapolis 4
- Brooks Baldwin went 1-for-5 with a double.
- Jacob Gonzalez went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Calvin Harris debuted at A-ball and went 0-for-2 with two walks and a strikeout.
- Eddie Park, 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Shane Murphy: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 1 WP
DSL White Sox 9, DSL Arizona Black 5
- Abraham Nunez went 1-for-4 with a walk and a stolen base.
- Stiven Flores was 0-for-1 with a walk and a sac fly.
- D'Angelo Tejada, 0-for-5 with two strikeouts.
