Trending on the Farm: Braden Montgomery, George Wolkow, and Bryan Ramos excel post All-Star break
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, Grant Taylor, Ky Bush, and Wikelman González are all omitted since they’re with the White Sox.
| Rank | Player (Position) [Level] | Last Week (7/14 – 7/20) | Trend |
| 1 | Noah Schultz (LHP) [AAA] | 7-day IL | 🩹 |
| 3 | Hagen Smith (LHP) [AA] | 3 IP, 2 H, 2R (2 ER), 3 BB, 4 K | ↖ |
| 6 | Braden Montgomery (OF) [A+] | .500/.600/.750, 1.350 OPS, 3R, 2 2B, RBI | ↖ |
| 8 | Jairo Iriarte (RHP) [AAA] | IP, H, BB | ⬆️ |
| 9 | Mason Adams (RHP) [AA] | Tommy John surgery, out for season | 🩹 |
| 10 | George Wolkow (OF) [A] | .500/.500/.714, 1.214 OPS, 5R, HR, 2 RBI, SB | ↙️ |
| 11 | Caleb Bonemer (SS) [A] | .100/.357/.100, .457 OPS, 3R, SB | ↖ |
| 14 | Bryan Ramos (3B) [AAA] | .417/.500/.917, 1.417 OPS, 2R, 2B, 3B, HR, 2 RBI | ↖ |
| 15 | Aldrin Batista (RHP) [A+] | injured | 🩹 |
| 18 | Jeral Perez (SS) [A+] | .300/.300/.600, .900 OPS, 2R, HR, RBI | ↖ |
Noah Schultz – MLB Pipeline White Sox #1
Noah Schultz tweaked his knee during his bullpen before his scheduled Saturday start, and has since been placed on the 7-day IL.
Hagen Smith – MLB Pipeline White Sox #4
Hagen Smith had a shorter outing coming out of the break, with the runs scoring on a tough defensive play.
Braden Montgomery – MLB Pipeline White Sox #3
Braden Montgomery was quite good coming out of the All-Star break for the Dash, reaching base multiple times in all three games.
Jairo Iriarte – MLB Pipeline White Sox #7
Jairo Iriarte worked around a hit and a walk in his lone scoreless appearance of the week.
George Wolkow – MLB Pipeline White Sox #8
George Wolkow loves facing Columbia pitchers, tallying seven hits in three games post All-Star break for the Ballers.
Caleb Bonemer – MLB Pipeline White Sox #9
The hits weren’t falling for Caleb Bonemer, but he did walk three times and reach base safely at least once in all three games of the series.
Bryan Ramos – MLB Pipeline White Sox #12
Bryan Ramos managed a two homer game in an otherwise quiet week offensively.
Jeral Perez – MLB Pipeline White Sox #18
Jeral Perez homered and notched three hits over the first three games post-break for the Dash.
Best of the Rest
Trending on the Farm: AAA (Charlotte)
Andre Lipcius
27-year-old Andre Lipcius hit .273/.357/.818 with a 1.175 OPS while scoring two runs, hit two home runs, and had four RBI over three games.
Corey Julks
29-year-old Corey Julks hit .462/.533/1.000 for a 1.533 OPS with four runs scored, a double, two home runs, three RBI, and went 2-for-3 on stolen bases over three games for the Knights.
Yoendrys Gómez
25-year-old Yoendrys Gómez, filling in for Noah Schultz, hurled four scoreless frames in a pinch.
Korey Lee
26-year-old Korey Lee had four hits, including a home run, one RBI and one stolen base in two games last week.
Adisyn Coffey, Chase Plymell, & Jared Shuster
All with identical pitching lines, Adisyn Coffey, Chase Plymell, and Jared Shuster all had a spotless inning of work in their lone appearances last week.
Penn Murfee
31-year-old Penn Murfee made one appearance for the Knights last week, throwing one and a third innings allowing one unearned run while striking out two.
Jesse Scholtens
31-year-old Jesse Scholtens made one appearance pitching three innings allowing two hits, two runs (both unearned), and struck out four.
Trending on the Farm: AA (Birmingham)
Sam Antonacci – MLB Pipeline White Sox #26
22-year-old Sam Antonacci, making his AA debut last weekend against Knoxville, hit the ground running posting a .375/.545/.375 line for a .920 OPS with a run scored, an RBI, and a stolen base in three games.
Wilfred Veras – MLB Pipeline White Sox #25
22-year-old Wilfred Veras posted a .910 OPS with a run scored, five hits, a stolen base, and four RBI in three games last week.
Jake Palisch
26-year-old Jake Palisch had the longest outing of any Barons pitcher on the weekend and was also one of two Barons pitchers to allow a run to cross the plate over the weekend series.
Tanner McDougal – MLB Pipeline White Sox #29
22-year-old Tanner McDougal got some help from his defense but continued his strong run of pitching for the (second half) first-place Barons.
Tyler Schweitzer – MLB Pipeline White Sox #21
Tyler Schweitzer, in his return to Birmingham, pitched quite well in relief.
Zach Franklin
26-year-old Zach Franklin made two more scoreless appearances for the Barons, throwing two total innings allowing one hit, struck out one, and secured one save. For the season, Franklin has posted a 1.66 ERA, a 1.03 WHIP with 56 strikeouts and nine saves in 38 innings (31 appearances) for the Barons.
Barons Pitching Staff
Andrew Dalquist, Tyler Davis, Jared Kelley, Mark McLaughlin, Jordan Mikel, Dalton Roach, and Tommy Vail all pitched scoreless outings in their appearances last week. Kudos to the staff for locking down the series sweep.
Trending on the Farm: A+ (Winston-Salem)
Alec Makarewicz
24-year-old Alec Makarewicz had two hits, including a home run, and four RBI in his only game over the weekend.
Connor McCullough
25-year-old Connor McCullough pitched well in a rehab outing for the Dash.
Christian Oppor – MLB Pipeline White Sox #16
20-year-old Christian Oppor had another strong performance for the Dash, with the only blemish occurring in the first inning.
Jake Bockenstedt
25-year-old Jake Bockenstedt was great for the Dash out of the bullpen against Greensboro.
Jackson Appel
23-year-old catcher Jackson Appel had three hits in two games, including a double.
Dash Bullpen
Morris Austin, Jonathan Clark, Carson Jacobs, Jake Peppers, Jarold Rosado, and Jack Young all pitched well in relief for the Dash, not allowing an earned run to cross the plate between the six relievers.
Trending on the Farm: A (Kannapolis)
Ronny Hernandez
20-year-old catcher Ronny Hernandez hit .417/.500/.750 for a 1.250 OPS with three runs scored, a double, home run, two RBI, two walks (no strikeouts) in three games in Columbia.
Mikey Kane
24-year-old infielder Mikey Kane hit .333/.429/.583 for a 1.012 OPS with two runs scored, a double, a triple, six RBI, and walked once (no strikeouts) in three games.
Justin Sinibaldi
23-year-old Justin Sinibaldi was dynamite for the Cannon Ballers in his first outing post-break.
Luis Reyes
19-year-old Luis Reyes was brilliant in his abbreviated outing against the Fireflies.
Kaleb Sophy
24-year-old Kaleb Sophy matched Sinibaldi for the most innings pitched by a Cannon Baller last weekend in what was a solid start.
Cannon Ballers Bullpen
Jake Curtis, Pierce George, Jesús Mendez, Carlton Perkins, Blake Shepardson, Hale Sims, and Joseph Yabbour all hurled scoreless innings in their appearances last weekend, aiding the Cannon Ballers in their series sweep.
Trending on the Farm: Rookie (ACL)
Marcelo Alcala
19-year-old outfielder Marcelo Alcala posted a 1.295 OPS over three games last week with three runs scored, a home run, two RBI, and was successful on his lone stolen base attempt.
Bryce Eblin
23-year-old infielder Bryce Eblin posted a 1.167 OPS in three games, scored two runs, walked more (three) than he struck out (two) and was caught stealing on his only attempt.
Christian Gonzalez
18-year-old outfielder Christian Gonzalez posted an .867 OPS in four games last week, knocking a double, an RBI, both walked and struck out twice, and was 1-for-3 on stolen bases.
Fabian Ysalla
20-year-old righty Fabian Ysalla had a stellar scoreless start for the ACL White Sox, throwing five innings allowing four hits and struck out five.
Kyle Tyler
28-year-old recently signed Kyle Tyler hurled four scoreless innings in his start, allowing one hit, one walk, and struck out five.
Mathias LaCombe – MLB Pipeline White Sox #29
23-year-old righty Mathias LaCombe pitched three scoreless innings allowing three hits, one walk, and stuck out three.
ACL White Sox Bullpen
Marco Barrios, Kevin Davis, Reudis Diaz, Jeremy González, Jommy Hernandez, Madison Jeffrey, Gray Thomas, and Marcelo Valladares all hurled scorless outings out of the ACL Sox bullpen.
Trending on the Farm: Rookie (DSL)
Alejandro Cruz – MLB Pipeline White Sox #30
18-year-old Alejandro Cruz hit .500/.714/.500 for a 1.214 OPS with four runs scored, three walks (no strikeouts), and was 5-for-5 on stolen bases in three games.
Jose Mendoza
17-year-old catcher Jose Mendoza had three hits in two games with two runs scored, an RBI, three walks (no strikeouts), and was caught stealing on his only attempt.
Erasmi Rodriguez
21-year-old two way player Erasmi Rodriguez had three hits in two games last week, including two doubles, with a run scored, and two RBI.
Jehancarlos Mendez
17-year-old infielder Jehancarlos Mendez had a .929 OPS with a double, two runs scored, and an RBI in two games.
Fidel Montero
21-year-old two way player Fidel Montero pitched two scoreless innings allowing one hit and struck out three.
Hansel Pinales
17-year-old righty Hansel Pinales worked two innings in his lone appearance last week, allowing one hit, struck out three, and secured one save.
Enmanuel Ramirez
16-year-old Enmanuel Ramirez worked a perfect inning, striking out one in his lone appearance last week.
Alexander Martinez
22-year-old Alexander Martinez made one start last week throwing three scoreless innings allowing two hits while striking out three.
Previous Trending on the Farm:
Trending on the Farm: Tanner McDougal dominates again, Christian Oppor strikes out 10
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
