White Sox Minor Keys: April 23, 2024

Two 2023 draft picks who were conspicuously absent from the Opening Day rosters joined full-season affiliates on Tuesday.

Fourth-round pick Calvin Harris made his High-A debut with Winston-Salem. He'd hit .241/.362/.315 over 30 games with Kannapolis last season, drawing 20 walks against 23 strikeouts. If Ole Miss teammate Jacob Gonzalez could get bumped ahead to the Dash with his 2023 performance, so could Harris. Besides, with Ronny Hernandez getting most of the starts behind the plate with Kannapolis, Winston-Salem needed an everyday catcher more.

Eighth-round pick Eddie Park returned to Kannapolis after hitting .333/.426/.383 over 21 games in his professional debut last season, with a minor elbow injury getting in the way. There isn't much blocking his path to Winston-Salem if he picks up where he left off.

Now, onto the box scores of the first 4-0 night for the White Sox farm system this season.

Charlotte 5, Lehigh Valley 4

• Lenyn Sosa isn't helping his Quadruple-A tag any: 4-for-5 with two homers and a double.
• Colson Montgomery went 1-for-5 with two strikeouts, and he was caught stealing.
• Tommy Pham was 1-for-4 with a K.
• Oscar Colás, 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.
• Zach DeLoach went 1-for-3 with a walk.
• Brad Keller: 5.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 2 WP, 60 of 95 pitches for strikes.

Notes:

*Sosa's go-ahead homer in the ninth inning was off old friend Ryan Burr.

Birmingham 3, Chattanooga 2

• Terrell Tatum went 1-for-5 with a homer and a strikeout.
• Brooks Baldwin, 2-for-4 with a strikeout.
• Edgar Quero was 1-for-4 with a double and a strikeout.
• Tim Elko, 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.
• Bryan Ramos, 0-for-3 with a walk.
• Jacob Burke was 0-for-3 with an HBP and a K.
• Ky Bush: 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 7 K, 1 WP, 53 of 81 pitches for strikes.

Winston-Salem 8, Rome 7 (10 innings)

• Loidel Chapelli went 1-for-5 with three strikeouts.
• Samuel Zavala, 0-for-2 with three walks.
• Jacob Gonzalez went 3-for-5 with a strikeout.
• Full house for DJ Gladney, who walked twice and struck out thrice.
• Calvin Harris went 1-for-5 with a strikeout in his 2024 debut.
• Tanner McDougal: 5 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 52 of 78 pitches for strikes.

Notes:

*McDougal completed five innings for the first time in his career, although he gave up the three runs in his final inning of work.

Kannapolis 13, Charleston 3

• Rikuu Nishida went 2-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout.
• Eddie Park was 0-for-4 with a walk in his 2024 debut.