Trending on the Farm: Tanner McDougal dominates again, Christian Oppor strikes out 10
Credit: Dan Victor/FutureSox
The Trending on the Farm series will highlight player trends from the top prospects in the White Sox system as well as any other notable performances across all active affiliates. Last week’s version is available here.
Top of the Crop (Trending on the Farm)
NOTE: This piece will focus on players that are currently in the minor leagues. NOTE: Colson Montgomery, Edgar Quero, Kyle Teel, Chase Meidroth, Sean Burke, and Grant Taylor are all omitted since they’re with the White Sox.
| Rank | Player (Position) [Level] | Last Week (7/7 – 7/13) | Trend |
| 1 | Noah Schultz (LHP) [AAA] | Futures Game action only | ↙️ |
| 3 | Hagen Smith (LHP) [AA] | 4 IP, 2 H, 2R (2 ER), BB, 2 K | ↖ |
| 6 | Braden Montgomery (OF) [A+] | .273/.429/.545, .974 OPS, 3R, HR, 3 RBI | ↖ |
| 8 | Jairo Iriarte (RHP) [AAA] | 2 IP, 2 K | ⬆️ |
| 9 | Mason Adams (RHP) [AA] | Tommy John surgery, out for season | 🩹 |
| 10 | George Wolkow (OF) [A] | .133/.316/.133, .449 OPS, 2R, RBI, 2 SB | ⬇️ |
| 11 | Caleb Bonemer (SS) [A] | .063/.167/.125, .292 OPS, R, 2B, RBI | ↖ |
| 14 | Bryan Ramos (3B) [AAA] | .188/.300/.563, .863 OPS, 2R, 2 HR, 7 RBI | ↙️ |
| 15 | Aldrin Batista (RHP) [A+] | injured | 🩹 |
| 16 | Wikelman González (RHP) [AAA] | 1.2 IP, 5 H, 6R (6 ER), BB, 2 K | ↖ |
Noah Schultz – MLB Pipeline White Sox #1
Noah Schultz’s only appearance came in the Futures Game last week, where he had a rough go against the National League.
Hagen Smith – MLB Pipeline White Sox #4
Hagen Smith was able to work deeper into the game in his latest outing, with the lone blemish coming on a two run home run.
Braden Montgomery – MLB Pipeline White Sox #3
Braden Montgomery bounced back in the early portion of the week (three games) before heading off to the Futures Game.
Jairo Iriarte – MLB Pipeline White Sox #7
Jairo Iriarte made two scorless appearances last week and has found a nice groove out of the Knights bullpen since returning from Arizona.
George Wolkow – MLB Pipeline White Sox #8
It was another challenging week offensively for George Wolkow.
Caleb Bonemer – MLB Pipeline White Sox #9
Caleb Bonemer had a tough series against Myrtle Beach, managing just one hit in four games.
Bryan Ramos – MLB Pipeline White Sox #12
Bryan Ramos managed a two homer game in an otherwise quiet week offensively.
Wikelman González – MLB Pipeline White Sox #15
Wikelman González made two appearances last week, the second of which went pretty terribly where he allowed all of the damage on his statline for the week.
Best of the Rest
Trending on the Farm: AAA (Charlotte)
Andre Lipcius
27-year-old Andre Lipcius hit .227/.320/.682 with a 1.002 OPS over six games last week, scoring four runs, hit one double, three home runs, five RBI, and was 0-for-1 on stolen bases.
Jacob Amaya
26-year-old Jacob Amaya continued his hot hitting for the Knights, slashing .235/.350/.588 for a .938 OPS over five games last week. Amaya scored two runs, hit two home runs, had two RBI, and was 1-for-1 on stolen bases.
Peyton Pallette – MLB Pipeline White Sox #27
24-year-old Peyton Pallette made two scoreless appearances last week, throwing one and a third innings allowing one hit and struck out one.
Evan McKendry
27-year-old Evan McKendry pitched well in his lone appearance last week, hurling four and two thirds scoreless innings allowing three hits, one walk, and struck out four.
Cam Booser
33-year-old Cam Booser made two scoreless appearances last week for the Knights, throwing two innings allowing two hits and struck out three.
Jesse Scholtens
31-year-old Jesse Scholtens pitched well in his lone appearance of the week, throwing two scoreless innings issuing one walk and struck out one.
Trending on the Farm: AA (Birmingham)
Wilfred Veras – MLB Pipeline White Sox #25
22-year-old Wilfred Veras hit .313/.353/.688 for a 1.041 OPS with three runs scored, two home runs, and two RBI in four games.
William Bergolla – MLB Pipeline White Sox #13
20-year-old William Bergolla hit .429/.429/.500 with a .929 OPS scoring eight runs, hit one triple, one RBI, went 3-for-3 on stolen bases and did not strike out in six games in Biloxi.
Tanner McDougal – MLB Pipeline White Sox #29
22-year-old Tanner McDougal continues to dominate in the Barons rotation, hurling six more scoreless innings against the Shuckers. In 27.1 innings (five starts) with the Barons, McDougal now sports a 0.99 ERA, a 0.84 WHIP, and 36 strikeouts.
Shane Murphy
Shane Murphy’s marvelous 2025 campaign chugged on in Biloxi last week.
Riley Gowens
25-year-old Riley Gowens had a solid outing against the Shuckers.
Jake Palisch
26-year-old southpaw Jake Palisch had a two start week and pitched well. In 10 total innings, Palisch allowed seven hits, four runs (all earned), three walks, and struck out eight.
Tyler Davis
26-year-old right-hander Tyler Davis made two appearances for the Barons last week, throwing three total innings allowing two hits, one run (unearned), and struck out three.
Zach Franklin
26-year-old right-hander Zach Franklin was outstanding in three scoreless appearances last week, throwing three total innings allowing one hit, struck out five, and went 3-for-3 on saves.
Trending on the Farm: A+ (Winston-Salem)
Alec Makarewicz
24-year-old Alec Makarewicz hit .333/.391/.571 for a .962 OPS with four runs scored, a triple, a home run, eight RBI, and was successful on his only stolen base effort in five games last week in Greenville.
Frankeli Arias
22-year-old Frankeli Arias had his second start cut short by rain, but his first outing was a very strong one for the Dash.
Christian Oppor – MLB Pipeline White Sox #16
20-year-old Christian Oppor compiled another strong effort for the Dash last week.
Wilber Sánchez
23-year-old Wilber Sánchez posted a 1.083 OPS in three games last week, scored two runs, knocked five hits in 11 at-bats (including a double), had two RBI, and was 0-for-1 on stolen bases.
Cole McConnell
24-year-old outfielder Cole McConnell hit .400/.526/.400 for a .926 OPS with three runs scored and three RBI in four games.
Nick Altermatt
25-year-old righty Nick Altermatt pitched five shutout innings across two appearances last week, issuing just one walk while striking out five.
Carson Jacobs
23-year-old right-hander Carson Jacobs pitched two scoreless innings in his lone appearance last week, allowing one hit and struck out three.
Trending on the Farm: A (Kannapolis)
Abraham Nunez
19-year-old outfielder Abraham Nunez posted a .600/.667/.800 slash line with a 1.467 OPS in four games last week. Nunez scored two runs, hit a triple, walked twice (no strikeouts), and was 2-for-5 on stolen bases.
Lyle Miller-Green
24-year-old Lyle Miller-Green hit .400/.591/.533 with a 1.124 OPS with four runs scored, a triple, three RBI, and as many walks as strikeouts (five) in five games last week.
T.J. McCants
24-year-old T.J. McCants posted a .903 OPS in six games last week, scoring four runs, on double, two home runs, four RBI, and was 1-for-2 on stolen bases.
Jonathan Clark
25-year-old Jonathan Clark made two scoreless appearances out of the Kannapolis bullpen last week, throwing four shutout innings allowing one hit, struck out five, and secured one save.
Seth Keener
23-year-old Seth Keener pitched well in his lone start last week against Myrtle Beach.
Hale Sims
25-year-old righty Hale Sims made two scoreless appearances out of the Kannapolis bullpen last week, throwing three and two thirds innings allowing two hits and struck out one.
Grant Umberger
23-year-old southpaw Grant Umberger had a nice start for the Ballers, throwing six innings allowing four hits, two runs (two earned), walked two, and struck out six.
Jesús Mendez
20-year-old right-hander Jesús Mendez made one shutout appearance last week, throwing an inning and two thirds allowing one hit and struck out one.
Joseph Yabbour
Recently turned 22-year-old righty Joseph Yabbour pitched a perfect inning in his lone appearance last week, striking out two.
Trending on the Farm: Rookie (ACL)
Christian Gonzalez
Recently promoted from the DSL to the ACL, 18-year-old outfielder Christian Gonzalez hit .500/.500/.722 with a 1.222 OPS in his first five stateside games. Gonzalez scored five runs, doubled, homered, had three RBI, and went 1-for-3 on stolen bases.
Adrian Gil
19-year-old Adrian Gil posted an 1.000 OPS in five games last week, scoring two runs, homering, drove in four, walked more (four) than he struck out (three), and was unsuccessful on his lone stolen base attempt.
Stiven Flores
19-year-old catcher Stiven Flores hit .467/.500/.467 for a .967 OPS over five games with six runs scored, five RBI, two walks (no strikeouts), and was successful on his only stolen base attempt.
Drake Logan
24-year-old outfielder Drake Logan posted a .967 OPS in four games scoring four runs, doubled twice, and was 1-for-2 on stolen bases.
D’Angelo Tejada
19-year-old infielder D’Angelo Tejada posted a .955 OPS over six games last week, scoring two runs, doubled three times, tripled, had seven RBI, and was 1-for-2 on stolen bases.
Leandro Alsinois
20-year-old outfielder Leandro Alsinois appeared in three games last week, posting a 1.167 OPS with two runs scored, two doubles, an RBI, and was successful on his only stolen base attempt.
Angelo Hernandez
19-year-old catcher Angelo Hernandez had a 1.136 OPS in three games last week, scoring three runs, had two RBI, and was unsuccessful on his only stolen base try.
Albertson Asigen
23-year-old outfielder Albertson Asigen hit .353/.542/.353 for an .895 OPS over six games last week, scoring five runs, had one RBI, walked seven times (to five strikeouts), and went 2-for-4 on stolen bases.
Ethan Hammerberg
24-year-old right-hander Ethan Hammerberg made two scoreless appearances out of the ACL White Sox bullpen, throwing two and two thirds scoreless innings allowing one hit, one walk, and struck out five.
Mathias LaCombe – MLB Pipeline White Sox #29
23-year-old righty Mathias LaCombe pitched two innings allowing two hits, one run (unearned), walked two, and struck out two in his lone start last week.
Reudis Diaz
19-year-old right-hander Reudis Diaz made two spotless appearances last week, throwing two total innings while striking out one.
Kevin Davis
26-year-old righty Kevin Davis made two appearances last week, throwing three total innings allowing two hits, one run (unearned), one walk, and secured one save.
Trending on the Farm: Rookie (DSL)
Alejandro Cruz – MLB Pipeline White Sox #30
18-year-old Alejandro Cruz appeared in four games last week, slashing .444/.667/.889 for a 1.556 OPS, scoring six runs, doubled, homered, had two RBI, and walked four times (one strikeout).
Erasmi Rodriguez
21-year-old Erasmi Rodriguez posted a 1.469 OPS in three games last week, scoring a run, homered, drove in two, walked five times (two strikeouts), and was successful on his only stolen base attempt.
Frank Mieses
17-year-old outfielder Frank Mieses hit .429/.467/.929 for a 1.396 OPS in four games last week, scoring four runs, tripled twice, homered, had eight RBI, and was successful on his lone stolen base try.
Alan Escobar
16-year-old outfielder Alan Escobar had a 1.215 OPS over four games last week, scoring five runs, doubled, had two RBI, walked more (two) than he struck out (one), and was 1-for-1 on stolen bases.
Juan Felix
Recently turned 17-year-old right-hander Juan Felix made one scoreless appearance for the DSL White Sox last week. Felix threw two and a third scoreless innings walking two and struck out one.
Reinder Gomez
18-year-old righty Reinder Gomez made two scoreless appearances last week, throwing five and a third innings allowing three hits while striking out four.
Orlando Suarez
18-year-old righty Orlando Suarez made one scoreless start last week, throwing four innings allowing four hits and struck out three.
Alexander Martinez
22-year-old Alexander Martinez made one start last week, throwing three and two thirds innings allowing two hits, two runs (earned), and struck out nine.
Previous Trending on the Farm:
Trending on the Farm: Colson gets the call, Bonemer rebounds strong
Trending on the Farm: Colson Montgomery tees off in Toledo
Trending on the Farm: Noah Schultz Debuts in Charlotte, Luis Reyes Stellar in Kannapolis
Trending on the Farm: Barons, Cannon Ballers rotation dominate while Zavala shines in Asheville
Trending on the Farm : Caleb Bonemer continues solid start, Barons rotation outstanding in Knoxville
Trending on the Farm : Kyle Teel, Colson Montgomery shine bright against Round Rock
Trending on the Farm : George Wolkow and Caleb Bonemer pace Kannapolis Offense
Trending on the Farm : Braden Montgomery annihilates Hot Rods pitching
Trending on the Farm : Jeral Perez homers four times, Christian Oppor stellar again
Trending on the Farm : Tim Elko homers five times for Charlotte
Trending on the Farm : Caleb Bonemer and Braden Montgomery excel for Cannon Ballers
Trending on the Farm : Grant Taylor’s Birmingham debut, Schweitzer and Oppor carve up opponents
Trending on the Farm : Hagen Smith strikes out 10, Meidroth homers twice
