Trending on the Farm: Caleb Bonemer and Jacob Gonzalez stay hot, Braden Montgomery promoted to Charlotte
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 can be found here.
Top of the Crop (Trending on the Farm)
NOTE: This piece will focus on players that are currently in the minor leagues. Both Noah Schultz and Sam Antonacci are omitted since they’ve be added to the White Sox roster.
| Rank | Player (Position) [Level] | Last Week (4/28 – 5/3) | Trend |
| 2 | Caleb Bonemer (SS) [A+] | .348/.516/.913, 1.429 OPS, 9R, 2B, 4 HR, 8 RBI, SB | ⬆️ |
| 3 | Braden Montgomery (OF) [AA] | .304/.448/.565, 1.013 OPS, 5R, 2 HR, 3 RBI | ⬆️ |
| 4 | Hagen Smith (LHP) [AAA] | (two starts) 7 IP, 2 H, 4R (4 ER), 6 BB, 9 K | ⬉ |
| 5 | Tanner McDougal (RHP) [AAA] | IP, K, left game with injury & placed on 7-day IL | 🩹 |
| 6 | Christian Oppor (LHP) [AA] | 4 IP, 4 H, 2R (2 ER), 5 BB, K | ↙️ |
| 7 | Billy Carlson (SS) [A] | .136/.240/.136, .376 OPS, 2R, SB | ↙️ |
| 8 | Jaden Fauske (OF) [A] | .316/.458/.526, .984 OPS, 4R, 2B, HR, RBI, 2 SB | ⬆️ |
| 10 | David Sandlin (RHP) [AAA] | 4 IP, 2 H, 9 K | ⬉ |
| 11 | William Bergolla Jr. (SS) [AAA] | 7-day IL | 🩹 |
| 12 | Javier Mogollon (2B) [A] | .353/.389/.529, .918 OPS, R, 3 2B, 2 RBI, 2 SB | ⬆️ |
Caleb Bonemer – MLB Pipeline White Sox #4
Caleb Bonemer’s week started off with a bang, homering three times on Tuesday while tacking on another bomb on Wednesday. Bonemer has been generally toying with SAL pitching, posting a 1.148 OPS to this point in the season (26 games). Swing and miss continues to be present, but the trade-off for the boost in offense has paid dividends to this point.
Braden Montgomery – MLB Pipeline White Sox #1
After a slow week, Braden Montgomery turned it back on in Chattanooga, notching seven hits in six games and earning himself a promotion to Charlotte as the week concluded per James Fegan.
Hagen Smith – MLB Pipeline White Sox #4
Hagen Smith had a two start week, the first of which saw him work four innings. He did walk three in each outing but was effective in each outing nonetheless. Footage of his second outing can be found here.
Tanner McDougal – MLB Pipeline White Sox #6
Tanner McDougal left his outing early with a flexor strain injury and will be sidelined for a few weeks. He was placed on the 7-day IL as well.
Christian Oppor – MLB Pipeline White Sox #8
Command issues returned in Christian Oppor’s most recent outing against the Lookouts, as the issues have been plaguing him all season long with the Barons.
Billy Carlson – MLB Pipeline White Sox #5
Billy Carlson had a quiet week at the plate in Augusta, knocking three hits in five games (three walks, five strikeouts).
Jaden Fauske – MLB Pipeline White Sox #7
Jaden Fauske was one of several Cannon Ballers to have a great week offensively, tacking on his first professional home run on Sunday.
David Sandlin – MLB Pipeline White Sox #18
David Sandlin finished his rehab assignment with Winston-Salem and made his first start for the Knights, which resulted in a fantastic shutout effort.
Javier Mogollon – MLB Pipeline White Sox #13
Javier Mogollon posted another strong week at the dish for the Ballers, appearing in four of six possible games.
Best of the Rest
Trending on the Farm: AAA (Charlotte)
Oliver Dunn
28-year-old Oliver Dunn was on fire last week, batting .417/.531/1.000 for a 1.531 OPS in six games. Dunn scored eight runs, had three doubles, one triple, three home runs, 11 RBI, walked more (seven) than he struck out (six), and was successful on his lone stolen base attempt.
Jacob Gonzalez – MLB Pipeline White Sox #24
23-year-old Jacob Gonzalez’s heater rolled on, slashing .385/.500/.692 for a 1.192 OPS over six games against Gwinnett. Gonzalez scored six runs, had two doubles, two home runs, eight RBI, walked more (six) than he struck out (three), and was successful on his only stolen base attempt.
Mario Camilletti
27-year-old Mario Camilletti hit .476/.542/.857 for a 1.399 OPS last week for the Knights. Camilletti scored seven runs, had two doubles, two home runs, three RBI, and had three walks and strikeouts in six games.
Tyler Schweitzer – MLB Pipeline White Sox #23
25-year-old Tyler Schweitzer acted as the opener and was nails in his outing, hurling three shutout innings.
Lamonte Wade Jr.
32-year-old Lamonte Wade Jr. batted .364/.500/.545 for a 1.045 OPS in six games. Wade Jr. scored six runs, doubled once, homered once, had four RBI, and walked more (six) than he struck out (four).
Ryan Galanie
25-year-old Ryan Galanie hit .400/.429/.750 for an 1.179 OPS in five games. Galanie scored four runs, doubled once, homered twice, had four RBI, and was 1-for-1 on stolen bases.
Rikuu Nishida
24-year-old Rikuu Nishida posted a .478/.625/.478 slash line with an 1.103 OPS in six games. Nishida scored nine runs, had an RBI, walked eight times (two strikeouts), and was 3-for-3 on stolen bases.
Korey Lee
27-year-old Korey Lee slashed .350/.381/.700 for a 1.081 OPS in five games, scoring four runs, doubling once, homering twice, scored four runs, and was successful on his only stolen base attempt.
Michael Turner
27-year-old Michael Turner hit .286/.375/.643 for a 1.018 OPS, scoring two runs with two doubles, one home run, six RBI, and both walked and struck out twice in four games.
Tyler Gilbert
32-year-old southpaw Tyler Gilbert made two scoreless appearances out of the Charlotte bullpen, hurling three and a third innings issuing one walk while striking out two.
Ben Peoples
Recently turned 25-year-old right-hander Ben Peoples made two scoreless appearances last week, hurling three scoreless innings allowing two hits, two walks, and struck out five.
Lucas Sims
31-year-old Lucas Sims made two scoreless appearances last week, working two and a third innings allowing one hit, one walk, and struck out three.
Shane Smith
26-year-old Shane Smith pitched two scoreless innings but will miss some time with a strained rotator cuff per the White Sox.
Trending on the Farm: AA (Birmingham)
Jacob Burke
25-year-old Jacob Burke hit .391/.391/.565 for a .956 OPS in six games, due in part to a big Saturday night effort. Burke scored six runs, doubled twice, tripled once, had three RBI, and was 2-for-2 on stolen bases.
Adam Fogel
27-year-old Adam Fogel made the most of his opportunities last week (three games), scoring two runs, sending three of his four hits for extra bases (double, two home runs), had three RBI, walked twice (struck out once), and was successful on his only stolen base try.
Wilfred Veras
23-year-old Wilfred Veras hadn’t homered at all this season…until last week. Veras smashed four bombs en route to posting a .238/.304/.810 slash line (1.114 OPS) in five games. Veras also scored five runs and had seven RBI.
Shane Murphy – MLB Pipeline White Sox #27
25-year-old Shane Murphy compiled a solid effort for the Barons against the Lookouts, earning himself a promotion to Charlotte per James Fegan.
Nick Altermatt
26-year-old righty Nick Altermatt made two scoreless appearances for the Barons, hurling two and two thirds innings allowing two hits, struck out four, and secured one save.
Jared Kelley
24-year-old right-hander Jared Kelley pitched a perfect inning of relief in his lone appearance last week, striking out two.
Chase Watkins
26-year-old southpaw Chase Watkins made three appearances last week, throwing five and a third innings allowing two hits, one run (earned), walked two, and struck out six.
Jarold Rosado
23-year-old right-hander Jarold Rosado made two scoreless appearances, working two and a third innings issuing one walk while striking out two.
Trending on the Farm: A+ (Winston-Salem)
Anthony DePino
23-year-old Anthony DePino batted .381/.517/.619 with a 1.136 OPS, scoring four runs, two doubles, one home run, three RBI, and walked more (five) than he struck out (four).
Boston Smith
23-year-old Boston Smith hit .333/.500/.500 for an even 1.000 OPS in five games. Smith scored two runs, homered, and had four RBI.
Gabe Davis – MLB Pipeline White Sox #25
22-year-old Gabe Davis had a very nice start for the Dash last week against Greensboro.
Kaleb Freeman
23-year-old Kaleb Freeman homered, drove in three, and walked as much as he struck out (three) in three games.
Frankeli Arias
23-year-old left-hander Frankeli Arias pitched well in his lone appearance last week, hurling three shutout innings allowing one hit while striking out one.
Seth Keener
24-year-old righty Seth Keener made three scoreless appearances last week, hurling five and a third innings allowing two hits, three walks, and struck out five.
Jake Peppers
24-year-old right-hander Jake Peppers made two shutout appearances against the Grasshoppers, chucking three innings allowing one hit while striking out three.
Liam Paddack
22-year-old southpaw Liam Paddack made one appearance last week, throwing four innings allowing two hits, one run (earned), and struck out seven.
Trending on the Farm: A (Kannapolis)
Rylan Galvan
22-year-old Rylan Galvan hit .286/.643/1.143 for a 1.786 OPS in four games. Galvan scored five runs, homered twice, had six RBI, walked seven times (four strikeouts), and was successful on his only stolen base attempt.
Arxy Hernández
22-year-old Arxy Hernández hit .524/.545/.762 for a 1.307 OPS in five games against Augusta. Hernández scored two runs, doubled twice, homered, and had eight RBI.
Matthew Boughton
20-year-old Matthew Boughton hit .381/.435/.571 for a 1.006 OPS in five games. Boughton scored six runs, doubled, homered, had three RBI, both walked and struck out twice, and was 2-for-3 on stolen bases.
Max Banks
22-year-old Max Banks had another nice start for the Cannon Ballers.
Riley Eikhoff
24-year-old Riley Eikhoff put together a dominant performance in his latest outing for Kannapolis.
Jackson Nove
23-year-old Jackson Nove made two appearances last week (one relief, one start), and was outstanding in each. In total, Nove pitched five innings allowing four hits, one walk, and struck out nine.
Marcelo Alcala
20-year-old Marcelo Alcala had an odd slashline, posting a .176/.364/.647 for a 1.011 OPS, which saw Alcala score six runs, triple once, homer twice, and drive in four runs.
Nathan Archer
23-year-old Nathan Archer hit .300/.417/.500 for a .917 OPS over four games last week, scoring two runs, hitting a triple, and drove in one RBI.
James Taussig
Similarly to Alcala, 23-year-old James Taussig hit .188/.409/.500 for a .909 OPS in five games, scoring three runs, doubled twice, homered, and had two RBI.
Pierce George
22-year-old righty Pierce George was nearly perfect across two shutout appearances last week, throwing three innings issuing one walk and struck out four.
Jordan Morales
Recently turned 26-year-old lefty Jordan Morales made one shutout appearance last week throwing two innings allowing one hit and struck out one.
Caedmon Parker
22-year-old right-hander Caedmon Parker made one scoreless start last week, throwing four innings of one hit ball with two walks and three strikeouts.
Gabriel RodrÃguez
22-year-old righty Gabriel RodrÃguez pitched three scoreless innings in his lone appearance last week, allowing one walk and struck out three.
Nick Weyrich
23-year-old right-hander Nick Weyrich pitched two scoreless innings in his only appearance last week allowing one hit, one walk, and struck out one.
Blaine Wynk
21-year-old righty Blaine Wynk made one scoreless start last week, working three innings allowing three hits with one strikeout.
Anthony Patterson
24-year-old right-hander Anthony Patterson made two appearances last week, working two total innings allowing two hits, one run (unearned), one walk, struck out three, and secured one save.
Marco Barrios
19-year-old righty Marco Barrios made two appearances last week, throwing three total innings allowing three hits, one run (unearned), two walks, and struck out three.
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