Baseball America updated its top 30 White Sox prospects list before the draft, and it's yet another list that has moved Colson Montgomery behind Noah Schultz at the top spot.
The midseason lists don't involve the same scrutiny, though, as the intent is mainly to issue large corrections to the preseason list before the trade deadline starts. Small shifts in rankings are still boil down to individual preferences, but the sizable jumps and falls account for the out-of-nowhere good and bad news.
Brooks Baldwin and Mason Adams both made huge jumps from off the board, which is even more significant considering that the preseason list predated the Dylan Cease trade. Drew Thorpe, Jairo Iriarte and Samuel Zavala all would've rated ahead of them, meaning that they weren't in Baseball America's top 33. Now Baldwin is 13th, right behind Jacob Gonzalez, while Adams is 15th.
Among the biggest fallers, Peyton Pallette has plummeted from 10th to 26th, which makes sense based on both performance, and the fact that the White Sox have shifted him to Winston-Salem's bullpen for the time being.
Durham 7, Charlotte 4
- Dominic Fletcher went 3-for-5, and was caught stealing.
- Edgar Quero was 1-for-3 with a walk.
- Same for Colson Montgomery, who struck out once.
- Oscar Colás went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Brooks Baldwin went 1-for-4.
- Same with Bryan Ramos, who struck out.
- Nick Nastrini: 5.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 54 of 97 pitches for strikes.
- Steven Wilson: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Highlights:
*Fletcher also made this catch, which seems ill-advised given what he just completed his rehab stint for:
Birmingham 6, Mississippi 4
- Jacob Gonzalez went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts.
- Tim Elko was 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Wilfred Veras went 2-for-4 with his 11th homer.
- Terrell Tatum was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
Highlights:
*Mario Camilletti and Shawn Goosenberg both homered in their first games at Birmingham this year, and back-to-back to boot:
Winston-Salem 7, Greensboro 5 (10 innings)
- Caden Connor went 0-for-4 with a walk.
- DJ Gladney was 1-for-5 with a strikeout.
- Ryan Galanie went 2-for-5 with a homer and a strikeout.
- Wes Kath went 2-for-4 with his 10th homer, a walk, a strikeout and a stolen base.
- Shane Murphy: 5.2 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 HR
- Peyton Pallette, still in relief: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 22 of 37 pitches for strikes.
Kannapolis 9, Myrtle Beach 5
- Rikuu Nishida went 2-for-5 with a walk and a stolen base.
- Ronny Hernandez went 2-for-3 with a double and two walks.
- George Wolkow, 0-for-4 with a walk and three strikeouts.
- Jake Peppers: 4 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, 47 of 81 pitches for strikes.
DSL Giants Orange 7, DSL White Sox 3 (7 innings)
- Christian Gonzalez went 0-for-4.
- Jehancarlos Mendez, 1-for-4 with a double and a strikeout.
- Jurdrick Profar was 0-for-2 with a walk.
- Jesus Premoli went 1-for-3.
