Trending on the Farm: Caleb Bonemer sizzling in Montgomery, Sebastian Romero excellent again in the DSL
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. Noah Schultz Braden Montgomery and Sam Antonacci are all omitted in this portion since they’ve been added to the White Sox roster.
| Rank | Player (Position) [Level] | Last Week (7/20 – 7/26) | Trend |
| 2 | Caleb Bonemer (SS) [AA] | .353/.421/.824, 1.245 OPS, 4R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI | ⬆️ |
| 4 | Hagen Smith (LHP) [AAA] | 2 IP, H, 3 K | ⬉ |
| 5 | Tanner McDougal (RHP) [AAA] | 2.2 IP, 4 H, 3R (3 ER), 2 BB, 4 K | ⬉ |
| 6 | Christian Oppor (LHP) [A+] | .1 IP, H, 4R (4 ER), 6 BB, K | – |
| 7 | Billy Carlson (SS) [A] | .211/.286/.263, .549 OPS, R, 2B, SB | ⬉ |
| 8 | Jaden Fauske (OF) [A] | .318/.444/.364, .808 OPS, 2R, 2B, SB | ⬉ |
| 10 | David Sandlin (RHP) [AAA] | 4 IP, H, R (ER), 3 BB, 2 K | ⬉ |
| 11 | William Bergolla Jr. (SS) [AAA] | suffered a right fibular stress fracture during rehab assignment | 🩹 |
| 12 | Javier Mogollon (2B) [A] | .227/.227/.318, .545 OPS, R, 2 2B, 3 RBI | ↙️ |
| 13 | Mason Adams (RHP) [AAA] | 5 IP, H, 2 BB, 5 K | ⬉ |
Caleb Bonemer – MLB Pipeline White Sox #1
Caleb Bonemer had an excellent week in Montgomery, sending four of his six hits for extra bases in five games of action.
Hagen Smith – MLB Pipeline White Sox #2
Hagen Smith was activated off the injured list on Sunday and saw some action in relief.
Tanner McDougal – MLB Pipeline White Sox #4
Tanner McDougal made three total relief appearances last week, including back-to-back appearances.
Christian Oppor – MLB Pipeline White Sox #21
Christian Oppor was sent to Winston-Salem after an extended run in the ACL, and the results remained consistent in what has been an extremely tough year for the southpaw.
Jaden Fauske – MLB Pipeline White Sox #5
Jaden Fauske walked as much as he struck out (four times) in six games played last week.
David Sandlin – MLB Pipeline White Sox #7
David Sandlin pitched solidly in his four innings of work.
William Bergolla Jr. – MLB Pipeline White Sox #6
William Bergolla was sent to the ACL to begin a rehab assignment, and in a rather unfortunate outcome, suffered a stress fracture.
Mason Adams – MLB Pipeline White Sox #8
After some tough outings, Mason Adams rebounded for five shutout frames against Norfolk.
Javier Mogollon – MLB Pipeline White Sox #9
Javier Mogollon knocked two doubles last week in Columbia, but is set to be promoted to Winston-Salem.
Best of the Rest
Trending on the Farm: AAA (Charlotte)
Riley Unroe
30-year-old Riley Unroe batted .556/.714/1.222 with a 1.936 OPS in five games last week, scoring five runs with a double, triple, home run, three RBI, and more walks (four) than strikeouts (three).
Andy Weber
Recently turned 29-year-old Andy Weber hit .421/.450/1.000 for a 1.450 OPS in six games, scoring five runs with two doubles, three home runs, eight RBI, and was successful on his lone stolen base attempt.
Rikuu Nishida – MLB Pipeline White Sox #24
25-year-old Rikuu Nishida slashed .455/.625/.455 for a 1.080 OPS in four games, scoring a run with an RBI, five walks (one strikeout), and was 1-for-2 on stolen bases.
Korey Lee
Freshly turned 28-year-old Korey Lee posted a 1.077 OPS in three games last week, scoring three runs with a double, home run, three RBI, and was 1-for-1 on stolen bases.
Austin Hays
31-year-old Austin Hays has been on a rehab assignment with Charlotte and hit well, slashing .316/.333/.684 for a 1.017 OPS in five games, scoring three runs with a double, two home runs, and six RBI.
Jonathan Cannon
26-year-old Jonathan Cannon pitched quite well in his role following an opener, striking out nine across six frames.
Jairo Iriarte
24-year-old right-hander Jairo Iriarte pitched a scoreless inning in his only appearance last week, allowing one hit while striking out two.
Jaden Woods
24-year-old southpaw Jaden Woods made two scoreless appearances, chucking three and a third innings allowing one hit, two walks, and struck out four.
Peyton Pallette
25-year-old right-hander Peyton Pallette hurled four scorless frames across two appearances, including one start, allowing two hits, four walks, and struck out five.
Zach Franklin
27-year-old righty Zach Franklin made one scoreless appearance last week, pitching two innings allowing one walk, struck out five, and secured one save.
Shane Smith
26-year-old right-hander Shane Smith pitched four and a third innings in his most recent start, allowing five hits with one run allowed (earned), three walks, and three punchouts.
Shane Murphy – MLB Pipeline White Sox #25
25-year-old left-hander Shane Murphy pitched five innings allowing five hits, two runs (two earned), walked one, and struck out four in his start against Norfolk.
Trending on the Farm: AA (Birmingham)
Colby Shelton
23-year-old Colby Shelton batted .409/.417/.682 for a 1.099 OPS in six games, scoring four runs with six doubles and four RBI.
Anthony DePino – MLB Pipeline White Sox #28
23-year-old Anthony DePino slashed .368/.429/.579 with a 1.008 OPS across six games, scoring two runs with a double, home run, six RBI, and was caught stealing once.
Samuel Zavala
21-year-old Samuel Zavala posted a .300/.364/.600 line with a .964 OPS, scoring two runs with two home runs and four RBI in six games.
Grant Magill
25-year-old Grant Magill posted a .968 OPS in three games, scoring three runs with a home run and five RBI.
Alec Briley
25-year-old Alec Briley batted .360/.385/.560 for a .945 OPS, scoring five runs with two doubles, one home run, four RBI, and was caught stealing once in six games.
Nick Altermatt
26-year-old right-hander Nick Altermatt fired a scoreless outing in his only appearance last week, pitching two and a third innings allowing two hits and one walk.
Jonathan Clark
26-year-old righty Jonathan Clark made two scoreless appearances, pitching two and two thirds innings allowing two hits, two walks, struck out three while securing one save in one try.
Liam Paddack
Recently turned 23-year-old southpaw Liam Paddack made two shutout appearances, pitching two innings allowing one hit, two walks, and struck out three.
Morris Austin
26-year-old right-hander Morris Austin made two appearances, throwing three innings allowing one hit, one run (earned), and both walked and struck out three.
Trending on the Farm: A+ (Winston-Salem)
Kyle Lodise – MLB Pipeline White Sox #10
22-year-old Kyle Lodise batted a .273/.385/1.091 line with a 1.476 OPS over three games, scoring three runs with three home runs and six RBI.
Ely Brown – MLB Pipeline White Sox #29
22-year-old Ely Brown posted a .500/.579/.813 slash line for a 1.392 OPS in five games against Greensboro, scoring four runs with three doubles, one triple, seven RBI, more walks (three) than strikeouts (two), and successfully stole a base on his only try.
James Taussig
23-year-old James Taussig produced a .435/.480/.826 batting line with a 1.306 OPS over six games, scoring eight runs with three doubles, two home runs, and four RBI.
Calvin Harris
24-year-old Calvin Harris posted an 1.188 OPS in four games last week, scoring four runs with four doubles, one home run, and three RBI.
Grant Umberger
24-year-old Grant Umberger hurled an outstanding outing for the Dash in his latest start.
Justin Sinibaldi
24-year-old Justin Sinibaldi posted a solid start for the Dash against the Grasshoppers last week.
Jake Curtis
24-year-old right-hander Jake Curtis made one stellar scoreless start last week.
Derek Cerda
23-year-old Derek Cerda had a strong debut for the Dash, posting a .964 OPS in three games with four runs scored, a home run, and two RBI.
Bryce Eblin
24-year-old Bryce Eblin had a .946 OPS over three games, scoring two runs with two doubles.
Frankeli Arias
23-year-old southpaw Frankeli Arias struck out one in his scoreless two thirds of an inning last week.
Max Banks
23-year-old right-hander Max Banks made two appearances last week, pitching three innings allowing one hit, one unearned run, two walks, and struck out four.
Jesús Mendez
21-year-old righty Jesús Mendez pitched a perfect two thirds of an inning in his Winston-Salem debut.
Tommy Vail
27-year-old left-hander Tommy Vail hurled four scoreless frames allowing one hit, one walk, and struck out six.
Drew Thorpe
25-year-old Drew Thorpe made his next latest rehab start with the Dash, pitching two innings allowing two hits, three runs (three earned), and both walked and struck out two.
Trending on the Farm: A (Kannapolis)
Steven Lancia
23-year-old Steven Lancia batted .583/.615/.583 for an 1.198 OPS in four games, scoring two runs, had one RBI, and stole a base.
Alexander Albertus – MLB Pipeline White Sox #17
21-year-old Alexander Albertus posted a .375/.474/.688 slash line with an 1.162 OPS in six games, scoring a run with two doubles, one home run, three RBI, and was caught stealing once.
Gabe Tanner
24-year-old righty Gabe Tanner had another nice outing for the Cannon Ballers.
Marco Barrios
20-year-old right-hander Marco Barrios hurled two shutout appearances, throwing two innings allowing two hits and struck out three.
Andrew Berg
Recently signed UDFA 22-year-old righty Andrew Berg made his Kannapolis debut, working a perfect inning striking out two.
Grant Cleavinger
Recently signed UDFA 22-year-old left-hander Grant Cleavinger pitched a scoreless inning in his Kannapolis debut, walking one and striking out two.
Blaine Wynk
22-year-old right-hander Blaine Wynk made one scoreless appearance, pitching three and a third innings allowing three hits and struck out four.
Ryan Schiefer
22-year-old righty Ryan Schiefer made two appearances, pitching three innings allowing one hit, one run (earned), walked two and struck out three.
Carlton Perkins
23-year-old right-hander Carlton Perkins made three appearances last week, pitching four and a third innings allowing two hits, one run (earned), walked three, and struck out eight.
Nick Weyrich
23-year-old righty Nick Weyrich pitched a perfect two thirds of an inning in his only appearance, striking out two.
Daniel Wright
24-year-old right-hander Daniel Wright made two shutout appearances, pitching three innings allowing two hits while striking out three.
Truman Pauley
22-year-old righty Truman Pauley hurled a nice start, pitching five innings allowing six hits, three runs (two earned), and struck out one.
Trending on the Farm: Rookie (ACL)
Frank Mieses
18-year-old Frank Mieses homered, scored three runs, and stole two bases posting a 1.025 OPS in three games as the ACL White Sox season wrapped up last week.
Wes Kath
23-year-old Wes Kath was on a rehab assignment with the ACL Sox before joining Winston-Salem, scoring two runs with a home run and two RBI in three games in the desert
Jackson Appel
24-year-old Jackson Appel had a brief rehab assignment in Arizona, scoring a run while homering and driving in two in two games.
Leandro Alsinois
21-year-old Leandro Alsinois had a 1.429 OPS in two games, scoring a run with a double, home run, and an RBI.
Yordani Soto
17-year-old Yordani Soto had a .429/.556/.714 slash line in three games with a 1.270 OPS, scoring two runs with two doubles, two RBI, two walks (no strikeouts), and was 2-for-2 on stolen bases.
D’Angelo Tejada
20-year-old D’Angelo Tejada produced a .333/.400/.667 with a 1.067 OPS in three games, scoring a run with a home run, five RBI, and a stolen base.
Jeremy González
21-year-old left-hander Jeremy González hurled a shutout in his lone appearance last week, pitching four innings allowing three walks and struck out four.
Reinder Gomez
19-year-old right-hander Reinder Gomez made two scoreless appearances, pitching two innings allowing one hit, two walks, struck out three, and was 2-for-2 on save opportunities.
Justin Fuson
26-year-old righty Justin Fuson pitched well in his final ACL start, throwing six innings allowing five hits, one run (earned), and struck out six.
Trending on the Farm: Rookie (DSL)
Sebastian Romero – MLB Pipeline White Sox #14
17-year-old Sebastian Romero slashed .455/.600/.727 for a 1.327 OPS in four games. Romero scored four runs while homering, drove in five, and walked more (three) than he struck out (two).
Carlos Vielma
16-year-old Carlos Vielma hit .286/.583/.429 for a 1.012 OPS in three games, scoring four runs with a double, RBI, and four walks (two strikeouts).
Ronald Cardozo
17-year-old Ronald Cardozo batted .400/.533/.500 with a 1.033 OPS in four games, scoring two runs with a double, three RBI, and more walks (three) than strikeouts (two).
Yordany Marte
16-year-old right-hander Yordany Marte pitched well in his start last week, throwing four innings allowing four hits, one run (earned), and struck out four.
Josiel Veras
18-year-old Josiel Veras posted an 1.133 OPS in two games, homering and driving in two with a stolen base.
Nestor Perez
19-year-old Nestor Perez posted an 1.857 OPS in two games, scoring three runs with three doubles, five RBI, and was 2-for-2 on stolen bases.
Franchel Crisostomo
17-year-old right-hander Franchel Crisostomo pitched three shutout innings last week, allowing two hits and three walks.
Hansel Pinales
18-year-old righty Hansel Pinales hurled a perfect frame in his lone inning of work last week, striking out one.
Enmanuel Rodriguez
16-year-old right-hander Enmanuel Rodriguez pitched three frames in his lone start last week, allowing four hits with one unearned run, one walk, and struck out two.
Christopher Romero
17-year-old left-hander Christopher Romero made two perfect appearances last week, hurling an inning and a third while striking out two.
Previous Trending on the Farm:
Trending on the Farm: Boston Smith excelling in Birmingham, Billy Carlson returns with a vengeance
Trending on the Farm: Ryan Burrowes paves the way for Dash’s offensive outburst
Trending on the Farm: Boston Smith outstanding in AA debut, Shane Smith & Tanner McDougal begin rehab assignments
Trending on the Farm: Mason Adams’ strong outing, George Wolkow nukes the Burgers
Trending on the Farm: Noah Schultz & Kyle Teel make rehab appearances, Sebastian Romero stays hot
Trending on the Farm: Caleb Bonemer earns promotion to Birmingham
Trending on the Farm: Braden Montgomery and Hagen Smith propel Knights to sweep
Trending on the Farm: Jacob Gonzalez promoted after torching International League
Trending on the Farm: George Wolkow incredible for the Dash, Carlson stays hot in Kanny sweep
Trending on the Farm: Jacob Gonzalez’s breakout season continues, Billy Carlson heats up for Ballers
Trending on the Farm: Javier Mogollon paces Cannon Ballers, Shelton and DePino promoted to Birmingham
Trending on the Farm: Caleb Bonemer and Jacob Gonzalez stay hot, Braden Montgomery promoted to Charlotte
Trending on the Farm: Colby Shelton continues terrorizing the South Atlantic League
Trending on the Farm: Antonacci promoted, Braden Montgomery and Colby Shelton sizzling at the plate
Trending on the Farm: Noah Schultz gets the call, Bonemer carves the Keys
Trending on the Farm: Welcome back baseball
