ESPN joined FanGraphs in re-ranking the farm systems after the draft and trade deadline, and while both have the White Sox in the top 10, both highlight the fine line the organization is walking.
FanGraphs has the White Sox third thahnks to seven prospects with a Future Value ranking of 50 or higher, but they also have the fewest ranked prospects in the top 12. Kiley McDaniel placed the White Sox eighth, noting that the name-brand talent is strong, but Jonathan Cannon is the only one of the MLB-tested prospects with signs of sticky success, and Noah Schultz is the only one dominating the minors.
The depth is better than it has been, but only so because the White Sox traded their top MLB talent over the last two acquisition periods and degraded the roster into one that's challenging for the worst record in modern baseball history. The question of where hitters are going to come from remains an open one.
Charlotte 10, Louisville 5
- Bryan Ramos went 0-for-4 with an HBP and a strikeout.
- Edgar Quero homered, singled twice, hit a sac fly and struck out once.
- Zach DeLoach was 2-for-3 with a homer, triple, walk and HBP.
- Tim Elko went 3-for-5.
- Colson Montgomery was 1-for-5 with a homer and a strikeout.
- Oscar Colás, 0-for-5 with two strikeouts.
- Sean Burke: 4 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 1 HR, 1 WP, 50 of 78 pitches for strikes.
Birmingham 7, Rocket City 1
- Terrell Tatum went 1-for-5 with a strikeout.
- Jacob Gonzalez was 2-for-5 with a strikeout and two stolen bases.
- Wilfred Veras also went, 2-for-5 with a strikeout, but he was unsuccessful in his steal attempt.
- Riley Gowens: 4 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 42 of 68 pitches for strikes.
Winston-Salem 9, Greenville 4
- Rikuu Nishida went 3-for-4 with a walk and a stolen base.
- William Bergolla was 1-for-2 with a walk, two HBPs and a stolen base.
- Wes Kath doubled, singled twice and struck out twice.
- Ryan Galanie went 2-for-3 with a homer and a walk.
- Caden Connor was 2-for-5 with two strikeouts.
- Samuel Zavala was 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Eddie Park, 0-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Tommy Vail: 4 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 53 of 86 pitches for strikes.
DSL White Sox 12, DSL Arizona Black 4
- Jehancarlos Mendez went 1-for-5 with a strikeout.
- Eduardo Herrera was 1-for-2 with three walks and a stolen base, although he was also picked off/caught stealing.
- Angel Bello: 3 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR
