White Sox Minor Keys: April 16, 2024

Another, lesser, pillar of the White Sox's international strategy of paying older Cuban players fell by the wayside on Tuesday. In the process of opening a 40-man roster spot for Jonathan Cannon for an MLB debut that was postponed by rain, the White Sox designated Josimar Cousin for assignment.

Cousin shouldn't have really been on the 40-man roster in the first place because he hadn't done anything to distinguish himself from the standard organizational arm in High-A, but since he was 25 when the White Sox signed him last May and thus exempt from counting against international pool money, the Sox could get more creative with their accounting, and probably with their contract terms as well.

Cousin could go unclaimed, because he hasn't pitched yet in affiliated ball. He did make a few decent appearances during spring training, during which broadcasts confused him with White Sox non-roster invitee (and current New York Yankee) Jake Cousins, but he opened the season on Birmingham's injured list.

Cousin joins Yolbert Sánchez and Yoelqui Céspedes as notable Cuban signings the White Sox have released over the last half-season. If you were wondering about Norge Vera, he's on Winston-Salem's 60-day injured list.

Syracuse 9, Charlotte 2

• Colson Montgomery was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
• Oscar Colás, 1-for-3 with a homer, walk and strikeout.
• Adam Hackenberg was 1-for-4 with a double and a strikeout
• Zach DeLoach went 0-for-4 with a strikeout.
• Brad Keller: 5.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, 1 WP

Birmingham 2, Mississippi 1

• Terrell Tatum went 1-for-5 with a strikeout.
• Brooks Baldwin, 2-for-4 with a strikeout.
• Wilfred Veras was 0-for-3 with a sac fly and two strikeouts.
• Bryan Ramos went 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
• Tim Elko singled, struck out twice and got plunked.
• Jacob Burke was 1-for-4 with a K.
• Mason Adams didn't dick around: 6 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 9 K, 55 of 72 pitches for strikes.

Notes:

*Adams and Adisyn Coffey combined to throw 70 of their 87 pitches for strikes over 7⅔ innings. In between was Andrew Dalquist, who threw strikes on just 20 of his 42 pitches spanning four outs.

*Burke made two sensational plays in center field:

Bowling Green 7, Winston-Salem 6

• Samuel Zavala went 1-for-5 with a strikeout.
• Jacob Gonzalez, 1-for-4 with a triple.
• DJ Gladney was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
• Loidel Chapelli showed signs of life, going 2-for-4 with a double and a strikeout.
• Tanner McDougal: 4 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 42 of 73 pitches for strikes.

Kannapolis 3, Myrtle Beach 2

• Rikuu Nishida went 0-for-4 with a strikeout.
• Ronny Hernandez, 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.