Trending on the Farm: Kyle Lodise breaks out, Caleb Bonemer headed to Winston-Salem
Caleb Bonemer
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 is omitted since he’s currently with the White Sox.
| Rank | Player (Position) [Level] | Last Week (8/18 – 8/24) | Trend |
| 1 | Noah Schultz (LHP) [AAA] | 2 IP, 2 H, R (0 ER), 4 K | – |
| 2 | Braden Montgomery (OF) [AA] | .294/.400/.353, .753 OPS, R, 2B, 2 RBI | ↖ |
| 4 | Billy Carlson (SS) [Rookie] | N/A | – |
| 5 | Caleb Bonemer (SS) [A] | .364/.391/.773, 1.164 OPS, 6R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 2 SB | ⬆️ |
| 6 | Hagen Smith (LHP) [AA] | (two starts) 8.2 IP, 6 H, 5R (5 ER), 7 BB, 10 K | ↖ |
| 7 | Tanner McDougal (RHP) [AA] | 3 IP, 3 H, 3 K | ⬆️ |
| 8 | Jaden Fauske (OF) [Rookie] | N/A | – |
| 9 | Christian Oppor (LHP) [A+] | 4 IP, 3 H, R (ER), 2 BB, 7 K | ⬆️ |
| 10 | Sam Antonacci (2B) [AA] | .333/.520/.389, .909 OPS, 3R, 2B, 3 RBI, 4 SB | ⬆️ |
| 11 | Mason Adams (RHP) [AA] | Tommy John surgery, out for season | 🩹 |
Noah Schultz – MLB Pipeline White Sox #2
Noah Schultz returned to action on Sunday after being on the injured list for just over a month, showing well with four punch outs in his allotted two frames of work.
Braden Montgomery – MLB Pipeline White Sox #1
Braden Montgomery had a nice week against Rocket City, but cooled off on the extra base hits after a ridiculous previous week.
Billy Carlson – MLB Pipeline White Sox #3
Billy Carlson continues to see action in the Bridge League in Arizona, but has also nabbed a slot on the latest top 100 prospect list from ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel.
Caleb Bonemer – MLB Pipeline White Sox #4
After missing the previous week’s games, Caleb Bonemer returned to the Cannon Ballers lineup and was an impactful presence in the lineup yet again. Bonemer has also earned a well deserved promotion to Winston-Salem per James Fegan to cap off a fantastic professional debut season.
Hagen Smith – MLB Pipeline White Sox #5
Hagen Smith had a two start week for the Barons, the first of which was the far superior outing. Smith’s Sunday start saw him last just three and two thirds innings allowing four runs, four hits, five walks, and three strikeouts on 79 pitches.
Tanner McDougal – MLB Pipeline White Sox #7
Tanner McDougal worked a scoreless three innings in his latest outing for the Barons.
Jaden Fauske – MLB Pipeline White Sox #6
Jaden Fauske continues to see action in the Bridge League.
Christian Oppor – MLB Pipeline White Sox #8
Christian Oppor had a strong showing against Wilmington last week, notching seven more strikeouts and even touching 101 on the gun while limiting damage done against him.
Sam Antonacci – MLB Pipeline White Sox #11
Sam Antonacci was an on base machine for the Barons last week, reaching base safely in more than half of hit at-bats against Rocket City while also walking more (four) than he struck out (three) and going 4-for-4 on stolen bases.
Best of the Rest
Trending on the Farm: AAA (Charlotte)
Blake Sabol
27-year-old Blake Sabol hit .455/.538/.818 for a 1.356 OPS in four games last week. Sabol also scored three runs, doubled, homered, and drove in four.
Will Robertson
27-year-old Will Robertson hit .318/.400/.636 with a 1.036 OPS across six games against Norfolk last week, scoring three runs, doubled four times, homered once, and drove in two.
Duncan Davitt
25-year-old Duncan Davitt was outstanding against the Tides last week, compiling nine punchouts over six solid frames.
Jonathan Cannon
25-year-old Jonathan Cannon rebounded nicely in his latest outing for the Knights, allowing one earned run over six and a third innings of work.
Bryan Hudson
28-year-old southpaw Bryan Hudson hurled a scoreless outing in his lone appearance last week, throwing two innings allowing one hit and struck out three.
Bryse Wilson
27-year-old Bryse Wilson hurled two scoreless frames in his lone appearance of the week, allowing one hit and notched two punchouts.
Fraser Ellard
27-year-old Fraser Ellard was perfect in his one and two thirds innings last week with three strikeouts.
Mike Clevinger
34-year-old Mike Clevinger had a solid start for the Knights, chucking five and one third innings allowing five hits, two runs (one earned), walked two, and struck out six.
Trending on the Farm: AA (Birmingham)
Caden Connor
25-year-old Caden Connor put together a strong week at the plate for the Barons, slashing .368/.500/.474 for a .974 OPS last week against Rocket City. Connor scored three runs, had two doubles, two RBI, and walked more (five) than he struck out (three) in six games.
Shane Murphy
24-year-old Shane Murphy got back to stifling the opposing lineup last week, working five solid innings.
Tyler Schweitzer
The shutout streak continues for 24-year-old Tyler Schweitzer, who is now up to 36.2 innings without an earned run allowed for the Barons this season.
Riley Gowens
25-year-old Riley Gowens compiled another marvelous effort for the Barons last week, and is now sporting a 3.68 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, and 125 strikeouts in 110 innings (23 starts) this season.
Adisyn Coffey
26-year-old Adisyn Coffey was brilliant in relief for the Barons last week, making two appearances throwing four innings allowing one hit, one unearned run, and struck out eight.
Tyler Davis
26-year-old Tyler Davis made two perfect appearances last week, working two total innings with three strikeouts.
Connor McCullough
25-year-old righty Connor McCullough threw four innings in his start allowing three hits with one unearned run and four strikeouts.
Garrett Schoenle
27-year-old southpaw Garrett Schoenle made one perfect appearance throwing two innings with three punch outs.
Trending on the Farm: A+ (Winston-Salem)
Jeral Perez – MLB Pipeline White Sox #21
20-year-old Jeral Perez’s stellar month of August chugged along last week against Wilmington, slashing .304/.429/.565 with a .994 OPS. In six games, Perez scored five runs, doubled, tripled, homered, had an RBI, walked as often as he struck out (four), and was successful on his lone stolen base attempt. In August, the 20-year-old infielder is posting a .372/.438/.603 slash line (1.041 OPS) with 16 runs scored, nine extra base hits (four doubles, one triple, four home runs) and more walks (nine) than strikeouts (eight) in 21 games.
Kyle Lodise – MLB Pipeline White Sox #9
21-year-old Kyle Lodise was scorching hot last week for the Dash, slashing .571/.700/1.357 for a 2.057 OPS in five games with seven runs scored, a triple, three home runs, six RBI, five walks (no strikeouts), and went 3-for-4 on stolen bases, while also being named the Southern Atlantic Player of the Week.
T.J. McCants
24-year-old T.J. McCants slashed .438/.550/.688 with a 1.238 OPS over five games last week. McCants scored six runs, doubled twice, tripled, had an RBI, walked more (three) than he struck out (two), and was 2-for-2 on stolen bases.
Samuel Zavala – MLB Pipeline White Sox #30
21-year-old Sameul Zavala hit .400/.464/.560 for a 1.024 OPS in six games last week. Zavala scored four runs, hit four doubles, had four RBI, and walked more (three) than he struck out (two).
Gage Ziehl – MLB Pipeline White Sox #15
22-year-old Gage Ziehl had a solid start for the Dash last week, and his best as a member of the Dash to this point.
Frankeli Arias
22-year-old left-hander Frankeli Arias put in a strong four innings of work in his most recent start for the Dash.
Drake Logan
24-year-old Drake Logan hit .357/.412/.571 for a .983 OPS over four games, scoring four runs, homered, had two RBI, and was 1-for-2 on stolen bases.
Lyle Miller-Green
24-year-old Lyle Miller-Green only appeared in two games last week, but made the most of the limited action, send two of his three hits for extra bases (double, home run), scored two runs, and had six RBI.
Nick Altermatt
25-year-old righty Nick Altermatt made two scoreless appearances last week, throwing three innings allowing one hit and struck out four.
Phil Fox
22-year-old right-hander Phil Fox made two scoreless appearances throwing an inning and a third allowing one hit, struck out three, and secured one save.
Luke Bell
25-year-old right-hander Luke Bell chucked two scoreless innings in his lone appearance last week allowing one hit and struck out one.
Carson Jacobs
24-year-old righty Carson Jacobs was nearly perfect across both of his appearances last week, hurling three innings issuing one walk while striking out six.
Jarold Rosado
23-year-old right-hander Jarold Rosado made two perfect appearances last week, pitching two total innings with three strikeouts.
Jack Young
23-year-old righty Jack Young made two scoreless appearances throwing two innings with a walk and two punchouts.
Joseph Yabbour
22-year-old right-hander Joseph Yabbour threw two total innings across both of his scoreless appearances last week, allowing one hit and struck out one.
Trending on the Farm: A (Kannapolis)
Ronny Hernandez
20-year-old catcher Ronny Hernandez hit .385/.529/.692 for a 1.221 OPS in four games against Delmarva, scoring three runs with a double, home run, five RBI, more walks (four) than strikeouts (three), and was 2-for-2 on stolen bases.
Grant Umberger
23-year-old Grant Umberger continued mowing down Carolina League lineups.
Mathias LaCombe – MLB Pipeline White Sox #23
23-year-old Mathias LaCombe made two abbreviated starts last week, throwing five total innings allowing three hits, one run (earned), walked three and struck out seven. LaCombe’s second start was the more dominant outing of the two.
Luis Reyes
19-year-old Luis Reyes worked a strong start in what’s been a solid first full season with an affiliate. Reyes has a 4.33 ERA with a 1.36 WHIP and 80 strikeouts in 81 innings across 21 starts.
Ricardo Brizuela
22-year-old right-hander Ricardo Brizuela had a strong start for the Cannon Ballers, throwing five innings allowing two hits, one run (unearned), one walk, and struck out two.
Kevin Davis
26-year-old Kevin Davis made two scoreless appearances last week, throwing three innings allowing three hits and struck out five.
Gabriel Rodríguez
21-year-old right-hander Gabriel Rodríguez
made one appearance last week, throwing four innings allowing two hits, one run (earned), struck out two, and secured one save.
Jesús Mendez
21-year-old Jesús Mendez made two scoreless appearances last week, throwing three innings allowing three hits,one walk, and struck out four.
Trending on the Farm: Rookie (DSL)
Alan Escobar
17-year-old Alan Escobar hit .571/.571/.714 for a 1.285 OPS in the DSL White Sox’s final two games of the season last week, scoring two runs, doubled, and was successful on his only stolen base attempt.
Alejandro Cruz
18-year-old Alejandro Cruz had a 1.229 OPS in two games, scoring two runs with a home run, an RBI, with two walks and strikeouts.
Yordani Soto
17-year-old infielder Yordani Soto slashed .333/.429/.500 with a .929 OPS with a double and three RBI in two games.
Cesar Nunez
18-year-old southpaw Cesar Nunez hurled an inning and a third of scoreless baseball allowing two hits and struck out three.
Reinder Gomez
18-year-old righty Reinder Gomez worked a scoreless inning of relief, allowing one hit, struck out two, and secured one save.
Previous Trending on the Farm:
Trending on the Farm: Braden Montgomery nukes the Blue Wahoos
Trending on the Farm: Caleb Bonemer keeps hitting, Jacob Gonzalez heating up for the Knights
Trending on the Farm: Barons pitching dominates, Caleb Bonemer keeps raking
Trending on the Farm: Caleb Bonemer shines, Sam Antonacci propels Birmingham offense
Trending on the Farm: Braden Montgomery, George Wolkow, and Bryan Ramos excel post All-Star break
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
