White Sox Minor Keys: July 21, 2024

The White Sox put a big dent in their draft signings over the weekend, so now they've reached agreements with 16 of their 21 picks from the 2024 MLB draft.

The amounts are below, with links to the reports.

After the 10th pick, players can sign for up to $150,000 before the overages start counting against the pool space, so it's always worth noting which players generated sufficient interest to exceed that amount. George makes sense, given that he's an Alabama reliever who hits triple digits. Paddack's profile and track record with Gonzaga don't seem to warrant the same amount of leverage, but he is a lefty who can spin the ball from a three-quarters slot.

That leaves the top four picks -- Hagen Smith, Caleb Bonemer, Blake Larson and Nick McLain -- and 20th-round pick Myles Bailey as the last to sign, and the White Sox have roughly $13 million to work with. It only needs to be divided four ways, because Bailey would only receive terms worth considering if something goes wrong with the players at the top of the draft.

Gwinnett 10, Charlotte 2

• Dominic Fletcher went 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
• Lenyn Sosa went 1-for-4.
• So did Oscar Colás, although he homered and struck out twice.
• Colson Montgomery walked once and struck out thrice.
• Bryan Ramos was 0-for-3 with two strikeouts and an HBP.
• Zach DeLoach was 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.
• Jake Eder's Triple-A debut: 2 IP, 6 H, 8 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 1 WP, 30 of 49 pitches for strikes.

Notes:

*Eder's first game with Statcast shows him averaging 92 mph with his fastball and calls his slider a curveball.

Chattanooga 4, Birmingham 1

• Jacob Gonzalez went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
• Terrell Tatum, 1-for-4.
• Tim Elko went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts.
• Wilfred Veras, 0-for-3 with a walk and a K.
• Adam Hackenberg wore the collar and silver sombrero.
• Jacob Burke was 0-for-1 with two walks and a stolen base.
• Mason Adams: 5 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HR

Winston-Salem 5, Asheville 2 (Game 1, 7 innings)

• Loidel Chapelli went 1-for-3 with a walk, and 1-for-2 on the basepaths.
• DJ Gladney walked, struck out and hit a sac fly.
• Ryan Galanie singled, hit a sac fly and was hit by a pitch.
• Wes Kath went 2-for-3 with a double.
• Caden Connor went 1-for-3 with a double.
• Eddie Park hit his first High-A homer as part of a 1-for-3 day, striking out once.
• Samuel Zavala went 0-for-2 before being replaced midgame.
• Juan Carela: 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 10 K, 1 HR, 48 of 66 pitches for strikes.

Highlights:

*In case you're curious what it looks like when Park lives up to his name:

Winston-Salem 4, Asheville 3 (Game 2, 7 innings)

• Eddie Park went 0-for-2 with two walks.
• Loidel Chapelli, 1-for-3 with a strikeout.
• DJ Gladney homered, singled and struck out.
• Ryan Galanie was 0-for-2 with a walk.
• Wes Kath, 0-for-2 with a walk and a strikeout.
• Calvin Harris went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts.
• Caden Connor went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
• Lucas Gordon: 5 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 7 K, 1 HR, 43 of 70 pitches for strikes.

Kannapolis 7, Greensboro 1 (Completion of Saturday's game)

• Rikuu Nishida went 2-for-5 with a strikeout.
• Ronny Hernandez was 1-for-4 with a walk.
• George Wolkow, 1-for-5 with a double and three strikeouts.
• Jake Peppers before the delay: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 17 of 26 pitches for strikes.

Kannapolis 6, Augusta 0 (Game 2, 7 innings)

• Rikuu Nishida singled and walked twice.
• Ryan Burrowes hit his first A-ball homer, going 1-for-2 with an HBP.
• George Wolkow was 1-for-3.