Trending on the Farm: George Wolkow incredible for the Dash, Carlson stays hot in Kanny sweep
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 (5/18 – 5/24) | Trend |
| 2 | Caleb Bonemer (SS) [A+] | .200/.333/.350, .683 OPS, 7R, HR, 3 RBI, 2 SB | ⬇️ |
| 3 | Braden Montgomery (OF) [AAA] | .100/.182/.200, .382 OPS, R, 2 2B, RBI | ⬉ |
| 4 | Hagen Smith (LHP) [AAA] | 3.2 IP, 4 H, 4R (4 ER), 4 BB, 6 K | ↙️ |
| 5 | Tanner McDougal (RHP) [AAA] | 7-day IL | 🩹 |
| 6 | Christian Oppor (LHP) [AA] | 2 IP, 2 H, 5R (5 ER), 5 BB | ⬇️ |
| 7 | Billy Carlson (SS) [A] | .333/.450/.467, .917 OPS, 6R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 3 SB | ⬆️ |
| 8 | Jaden Fauske (OF) [A] | .143/.333/.143, .476 OPS, 2R, 3 RBI, 2 SB | ⬉ |
| 10 | David Sandlin (RHP) [AAA] | 4 IP, 4 H, BB, 7 K | ⬆️ |
| 11 | William Bergolla Jr. (SS) [AAA] | 7-day IL | 🩹 |
| 12 | Javier Mogollon (2B) [A] | .176/.300/.588, .888 OPS, 2R, 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, SB | ⬆️ |
Caleb Bonemer – MLB Pipeline White Sox #1
Caleb Bonemer has hit a bit of a funk at the plate over the last few weeks, but managed to homer in the finale of the Dash’s set in Greensboro.
Braden Montgomery – MLB Pipeline White Sox #2
Braden Montgomery was quiet in the series with Gwinnett, mustering two hits in six games.
Hagen Smith – MLB Pipeline White Sox #4
The tweet says it all. A sight that’s become far too familiar with Hagen Smith starts reared it’s head in his latest outing against Gwinnett.
Billy Carlson – MLB Pipeline White Sox #5
Billy Carlson has continued his hot run of offense, reaching base 10 times (six hits, four walks) in five games.
Christian Oppor – MLB Pipeline White Sox #8
Christian Oppor had another awful outing, and is now set to head to Arizona to get some private work in to hopefully right the ship.
David Sandlin – MLB Pipeline White Sox #18
David Sandlin had a very nice rebound start against Gwinnett, tallying seven strikeouts over his four innings of work.
Jaden Fauske – MLB Pipeline White Sox #7
Jaden Fauske had a quiet week against Myrtle Beach, but was able to reach base six times in five games (two hits, four walks).
Javier Mogollon – MLB Pipeline White Sox #13
Javier Mogollon only had three hits in six games but all went for extra bases.
Best of the Rest
Trending on the Farm: AAA (Charlotte)
Lamonte Wade Jr.
32-year-old Lamonte Wade Jr. slashed .313/.429/.625 with a 1.054 OPS in five games in Gwinnett. Wade Jr. scored three runs, doubled twice, homered once, drove in two, and was successful on his only stolen base attempt.
Rikuu Nishida
25-year-old Rikuu Nishida posted a .666 OPS in six games last week, but most importantly, is set to be called up by the White Sox per our Ian Eskridge.
Jonathan Cannon
25-year-old Jonathan Cannon had a two start week with the Knights and compiled two solid outings, throwing a total of 10.1 innings allowing seven hits, three runs (three earned), walked seven, and struck out 10.
Shane Murphy – MLB Pipeline White Sox #27
25-year-old Shane Murphy pitched well piggybacking behind recently acquired pitcher Joe Rock.
Andy Weber
28-year-old Andy Weber scored and drove in a run while hitting two doubles in limited action with the Knights last week.
Joe Rock
25-year-old left-hander Joe Rock effectively acted as the opener for Shane Murphy in his Knights debut and pitched well, hurling two perfect innings while striking out two.
Tyler Gilbert
32-year-old southpaw Tyler Gilbert made two scoreless appearances against the Stripers last week, chucking four innings allowing one hit and struck out two.
Riley Gowens
26-year-old righty Riley Gowens pitched two innings allowing one walk and struck out two in his only outing last week.
Lucas Sims
32-year-old right-hander Lucas Sims threw two shutout innings in his only outing last week, allowing two hits.
Chris Murphy
27-year-old southpaw Chris Murphy made three scoreless appearances last week, hurling three and two thirds innings allowing two hits, three walks, and struck out five.
Trending on the Farm: AA (Birmingham)
Alec Makarewicz
25-year-old Alec Makarewicz slashed .409/.458/.955 for a 1.413 OPS over five games last week in Biloxi, scoring five runs and hitting one double, one triple, three home runs, and also drove in four.
Calvin Harris
24-year-old Calvin Harris batted .333/.500/.667 with an 1.167 OPS in four games last week. Harris scored two runs, doubled, homered, drove in four, and both walked and struck out four times.
Jordan Sprinkle
25-year-old Jordan Sprinkle hit .389/.421/.667 with a 1.088 OPS in five games. Sprinkle scored three runs, doubled twice, homered, drove in two, and was 5-for-5 on stolen bases.
Jason Matthews
29-year-old Jason Matthews smashed two of his three hits for home runs while also scoring and driving in two in two games last week.
Jorge Corona
25-year-old Jorge Corona scored two runs, tripled, homered, and drove in two in limited action last week.
Jacob Heatherly
Recently turned 28-year-old southpaw Jacob Heatherly made two appearances last week against the Shuckers, throwing two and a third innings allowing two hits, one unearned run, one walk, and struck out four.
Luke Bell
25-year-old right-hander Luke Bell made one scoreless appearance, hurling three innings of one-hit baseball allowing one unearned run while also striking out three.
Jackson Kelley
26-year-old righty Jackson Kelley made two appearances last week, throwing four innings allowing five hits, one unearned run, one walk, and struck out four.
Mark McLaughlin
25-year-old right-hander Mark McLaughlin made one scoreless appearance last week for the Barons, pitching one and a third innings allowing one hit, one walk, and struck out two.
Jarold Rosado
23-year-old righty Jarold Rosado made two shutout appearances last week, working an inning and two thirds issuing just one walk.
Trending on the Farm: A+ (Winston-Salem)
George Wolkow – MLB Pipeline White Sox #14
20-year-old George Wolkow’s hot streak marched on last week, batting .522/.577/1.043 for a 1.620 OPS in six games. Wolkow scored six runs, doubled twice, tripled twice, homered twice, and had 12 RBI. Through 42 games played, Wolkow has a .255/.339/.459 slash line (.798 OPS) with seven home runs and 35 RBI with a 33.1 K% and a 9.4 BB% while being nearly two years younger than the average age of competition in the SAL.
Boston Smith
23-year-old Boston Smith hit .211/.444/.526 with a .970 OPS in six games. Smith scored six runs, had two home runs, five RBI, more walks (eight) than strikeouts (seven), and was successful on his only stolen base attempt.
Grant Magill
25-year-old Grant Magill posted a 1.077 OPS in three games last week, due in large part to smashing four of his five hits for two bases while also scoring three runs and driving in two.
Kaleb Freeman
23-year-old Kaleb Freeman had a 1.524 OPS in three games last week scoring four runs with a double, home run, two RBI, while both walking and striking out twice.
Mason Adams – MLB Pipeline White Sox #12
On a rehab assignment recovering from TJ, 26-year-old Mason Adams got his two innings of work in against Greensboro.
Mathias LaCombe – MLB Pipeline White Sox #17
23-year-old Mathias LaCombe made two appearances last week for the Dash, throwing three total innings allowing one hit, one walk, and struck out five.
Jake Bockenstedt
26-year-old righty Jake Bockenstedt struck out two in his two thirds of an inning appearance last week, allowing one hit in the process.
Aric McAtee
25-year-old right-hander Aric McAtee was perfect in his one and a third innings of work notching one strikeout.
T.J. McCants
24-year-old T.J. McCants hit .364/.500/.636 in three games last week for a 1.136 OPS with a run scored, three doubles, two RBI, more walks (three) than strikeouts (two), and was unsuccesful on his lone stolen base attempt.
Trending on the Farm: A (Kannapolis)
Rylan Galvan
22-year-old Rylan Galvan slashed .273/.385/.636 for a 1.021 OPS in four games last week against Myrtle Beach. Galvan scored a run, doubled, homered, drove in two, and was succesful on his only stolen base try.
Abraham Nunez
20-year-old Abraham Nunez hit .412/.545/.706 for a 1.251 OPS in five games last week scoring six runs, hitting three doubles, one triple, walked five times (three strikeouts), and was 3-for-4 on stolen bases.
Truman Pauley
22-year-old Truman Pauley had another solid outing for the Cannon Ballers last week in their series sweep of the Myrtle Beach Pelicans.
Max Banks
22-year-old Max Banks continues to shove for the Cannon Ballers, and his latest outing was no different.
Riley Eikhoff
24-year-old Riley Eikhoff had a two appearance week (one start) and was nails in each outing. In total, Eikhoff pitched 13 shutout innings allowing five hits, two walks, and struck out 11.
James Taussig
23-year-old James Taussig posted a 1.255 OPS in three games, scoring three runs and doubling once, homering once, drove in two, and was succesful on his only stolen base try.
Trey Cooper
23-year-old southpaw Trey Cooper made one scoreless appearance last week, throwing three innings allowing one hit while striking out three.
Jordan Morales
26-year-old left-hander Jordan Morales made two shutout appearances last week, throwing two innings allowing one hit, struck out three, and secured one save.
Marco Barrios
Freshly turned 20-year-old Marco Barrios made two shutout appearances last week, throwing two innings allowing two hits, one walk, struck out two, and secured one save in the process.
Ryan Schiefer
22-year-old righty Ryan Schiefer was perfect in his only appearance last week, putting up a shutout in his two thirds of an inning of work.
Alexander Martinez
23-year-old right-hander Alexander Martinez pitched a scoreless two innings in his lone outing last week, allowing two hits and struck out one.
Landen Payne
23-year-old righty Landen Payne pitched two scoreless frames across both of his appearances last week, allowing one hit with three strikeouts and one save.
Nick Weyrich
23-year-old right-hander Nick Weyrich was perfect in his lone inning of work, notching one strikeout.
Blaine Wynk
22-year-old righty Blaine Wynk was excellent in his start last week, allowing two hits across three innings with five strikeouts.
Trending on the Farm: Rookie (ACL)
Yordani Soto
17-year-old Yordani Soto hit .364/.462/1.000 for a 1.462 OPS in four games last week. Soto scored five runs, hit two doubles, one triple, one home run, had two RBI, and was caught stealing on his only try.
Jose Mendoza
18-year-old Jose Mendoza batted .273/.385/.636 for a 1.021 OPS in four games. Mendoza scored a run, hit one double, one home run, one RBI, and both walked and struck out twice.
Fabian Ysalla
21-year-old righty Fabian Ysalla made one start, hurling three shutout innings while both walking and striking out two batters.
Orlando Suarez
19-year-old right-hander Orlando Suarez made one appearance last week, allowing two hits, one unearned run, walked one, and struck out four in three innings.
Cesar Familia
18-year-old righty Cesar Familia made one appearance last week, hurling one and two thirds innings allowing one hit, one unearned run, and struck out one.
Reudis Diaz
20-year-old right-hander Reudis Diaz made two scoreless appearances, pitching two innings and striking out two.
Felix Doroteo
21-year-old righty Felix Doroteo made one perfect appearance last week, throwing two innings in his lone while striking out four and securing a save.
Jeremy González
21-year-old southpaw Jeremy González made two appearances last week, pitching three and a third innings allowing three hits, two unearned runs, one walk, and struck out five.
Kendry Garcia
22-year-old right-hander Kendry Garcia made one hitless start last week, pitching four innings walking two and striking out four.
Blake Shepardson
22-year-old righty Blake Shepardson made two perfect appearances, throwing an inning and a third while striking out two.
Previous Trending on the Farm:
Trending on the Farm: Jacob Gonzalez’s breakout season continues, Billy Carlson heats up for Ballers
TotF: Javier Mogollon paces Cannon Ballers, Shelton and DePino promoted to Birmingham
TotF: Caleb Bonemer and Jacob Gonzalez stay hot, Braden Montgomery promoted to Charlotte
TotF: Colby Shelton continues terrorizing the South Atlantic League
TotF: Antonacci promoted, Braden Montgomery and Colby Shelton sizzling at the plate
