White Sox Minor Keys: May 30, 2024

The White Sox scattered this year's international signings over the course of two months, so Ben Badler's review of the class at Baseball America is especially helpful this season in the run-up to the Dominican Summer League season, which starts on Monday.

The class is led by $1.8 million signing Eduardo Herrera, a 17-year-old Venezuelan power-hitting third baseman, but he provided a couple more signings of 17-year-old Venezuelans I hadn't seen: $550,000 for left-handed outfielder Christian Gonzalez (which Francys Romero tweeted about in February), and $400,000 for right-handed pitcher Yhoiker Fajardo.

We'll get another chance to review the signings when the White Sox decide which ones are rostered next week.

Worcester 4, Charlotte 1

• Bryan Ramos returned to Triple-A and went 2-for-4.
• Colson Montgomery went 1-for-5 with two strikeouts.
• Oscar Colás, 1-for-3 with a walk.
• Same for Adam Hackenberg, who also struck out.
• Shane Drohan: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 8 of 11 pitches for strikes.
• Prelander Berroa: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 12 of 19 pitches for strikes.

Notes:

*Neither Luis Robert Jr. nor Braden Shewmake were in the lineup, in case you're wondering about the corresponding move for Ramos.

Birmingham 9, Rocket City 8 (10 innings)

• Terrell Tatum went 1-for-3 with three walks, a strikeout, a stolen base and a CS.
• Jacob Gonzalez was 1-for-4 with an HBP.
• Tim Elko was 3-for-4 with a walk.
• Edgar Quero, 2-for-5.
• Wilfred Veras was plunked once and struck out thrice.
• Jairo Iriarte: 5 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 2 HBP, 57 of 90 pitches for strikes.

Highlights:

*Tatum's hit walked it off:

Winston-Salem 5, Hickory 2

• Eddie Park was 2-for-4 with a strikeout and two stolen bases.
• Calvin Harris was 1-for-2 with a walk.
• DJ Gladney struck out in his only plate appearance.
• Samuel Zavala was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
• Loidel Chapelli was 1-for-3 with a double.
• Tyler Schweitzer with an early 1990s line: 6 IP, 10 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 55 of 91 pitches for strikes.

Notes:

*Gladney, who just came back from the injured list, seemed to reaggravate his oblique on a swinging strike in the fourth inning.

Kannapolis 14, Columbia 5

• Rikuu Nishida went 2-for-3 with a double, two walks and two stolen bases.
• Ronny Hernandez was 2-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout.
• Ryan Burrowes went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts and a stolen base.
• Aldrin Batista: 4.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 1 HR, 1 HBP

ACL Angels 4, ACL White Sox 3 (10 innings)

• Javier Mogollon returned to the lineup for the first time since May 18, hitting a homer and striking out four times.
• George Wolkow returned to the lineup for the first time since May 21 and went 2-for-3 with two walks and a strikeout.
• Adrian Gil went 1-for-4 with a double, walk, two strikeouts and a stolen base.
• Abraham Nunez went 1-for-4 with a K.
• Stiven Flores was 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
• Angelo Hernandez struck out in a pinch-hitting opportunity.
• Luis Reyes: 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HBP