Trending on the Farm: Nick McLain stays hot for the Dash, Caleb Bonemer debuts in centerfield for Barons
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. Hagen Smith is omitted in this portion since he’s been added to the White Sox roster.
| Rank | Player (Position) [Level] | Last Week (8/24 – 8/30) | Trend |
| 1 | Roch Cholowsky (SS) [A+] | 7-day IL | 🩹 |
| 2 | Caleb Bonemer (SS) [AA] | .273/.407/.682, 1.089 OPS, 5R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI | ⬆️ |
| 3 | Billy Carlson (SS) [A] | 7-day IL | 🩹 |
| 4 | Tanner McDougal (RHP) [AAA] | IP, 3 H, 2R (2 ER), BB | ⬇️ |
| 6 | Cole Prosek (2B) [Rookie] | N/A | N/A |
| 7 | Jaden Fauske (OF) [A] | .211/.318/.263, .581 OPS, 4R, 2B, 3 RBI, SB | ↙️ |
| 8 | Landon Thome (SS) [Rookie] | N/A | N/A |
| 9 | David Sandlin (RHP) [AAA] | 7 IP, 2 H, BB, 9 K | ⬉ |
| 10 | Joey Volchko (RHP) [Rookie] | N/A | N/A |
| 11 | William Bergolla Jr. (SS) [AAA] | 60-day IL | 🩹 |
Caleb Bonemer – MLB Pipeline White Sox #2
Caleb Bonemer got back into his groove at the plate after a quieter week in the previous series. Most notably, Bonemer got some reps in centerfield for the Barons and was also tabbed to be participating in the Arizona Fall League per MLB Pipeline.
Tanner McDougal – MLB Pipeline White Sox #7
Tanner McDougal had a tough go in his lone appearance last week, allowing two runs and three hits in his only inning of work. No highlights from that outing so last week’s will have to suffice for now.
Cole Prosek – MLB Pipeline White Sox #5
More Bridge League action for Cole Prosek, but he’s grabbing some attention from Baseball America in a recent article.
Jaden Fauske – MLB Pipeline White Sox #8
Jaden Fauske was able to set the Cannon Ballers record for walks in a season (85) heading into the final series of the regular season.
Landon Thome – MLB Pipeline White Sox #6
Not much in the way of new news for Landon Thome, as he’s one of many players participating in Bridge League action.
David Sandlin – MLB Pipeline White Sox #11
David Sandlin was outstanding in his seven inning complete game shutout (second game of a double header) of the Memphis Redbirds.
Best of the Rest
Trending on the Farm: AAA (Charlotte)
Riley Unroe
31-year-old Riley Unroe posted a .273/.500/.545 slash line with a 1.045 OPS in five games while scoring four runs, homered once, and drove in three.
Joey Wiemer
27-year-old Joey Wiemer batted .385/.385/.692 for a 1.077 OPS in four games, scoring two runs with a double, home run, and two RBI.
Andy Weber
29-year-old Andy Weber hit .313/.353/.625 for a .978 OPS in five games. Weber scored four runs, doubled twice, homered once, and had three RBI.
Kyle Teel
24-year-old Kyle Teel began his rehab assignment with the Knights last week, appearing in four games and batted .357/.400/.429 with an .829 OPS, a run scored, a double, and two RBI.
Shane Murphy
25-year-old got the call back up to Charlotte and was nails in his first outing back with the Knights.
Noah Schultz
23-year-old Noah Schultz went five innings before the weather forced the game to conclude early.
Drew Thorpe
25-year-old Drew Thorpe was initially lined up for a two start week, but ended up only making his first start on Tuesday with the Knights.
Davis Martin
29-year-old Davis Martin made a rehab start with the Knights last week, hurling five shutout innings.
Aidan Anderson
29-year-old right-hander Aidan Anderson allowed one hit in a scoreless inning of work.
Adisyn Coffey
27-year-old righty Adisyn Coffey pitched a scoreless inning and two thirds in his lone appearance, allowing two hits and struck out one.
Jairo Iriarte
24-year-old right-hander Jairo Iriarte made two perfect appearances last week, hurling two and a third spotless frames.
Chris Murphy
28-year-old left-hander Chris Murphy was also sent out on a rehab assignment by the White Sox and made two shutout appearances, pitching two and a third innings allowing three hits and struck out three.
Shane Smith
26-year-old right-hander Shane Smith hurled a perfect inning in his only appearance last week.
Tyler Davis
27-year-old righty Tyler Davis did not allow a run in his only inning of work with the Knights before being recalled by the White Sox on Thursday.
Tyler Gilbert
32-year-old southpaw Tyler Gilbert was recalled by the White Sox on Friday but did not allow a run across his two innings of work in his only appearance for the Knights.
Trending on the Farm: AA (Birmingham)
Samuel Zavala – MLB Pipeline White Sox #29
22-year-old Samuel Zavala posted a .400/.667/.600 slash line with a 1.267 OPS in five games, scoring five runs with two doubles, eight walks and three strikeouts.
Alec Briley
25-year-old Alec Briley batted .318/.320/.727 for a 1.047 OPS in six games, scoring three runs with a double, triple, two home runs, and eight RBI.
Colby Shelton – MLB Pipeline White Sox #24
23-year-old Colby Shelton hit .308/.375/.538 with a .913 OPS, scoring three runs with a double, triple, two RBI, and stolen base across four games.
Juan Carela
24-year-old Juan Carela had a two start week for the Barons, with his strongest effort coming on Sunday. In total, Carela pitched 10 innings allowing nine hits, six runs (three earned), walked three and struck out eight. Highlights from his first outing can be found here.
Jake Palisch
27-year-old left-hander Jake Palisch had a nice outing against Rocket City in his only start last week.
Mathias LaCombe – MLB Pipeline White Sox #18
24-year-old right-hander Mathias LaCombe hurled two nearly perfect outings, throwing three scoreless innings allowing one walk and struck out four.
Jorge Corona
25-year-old Jorge Corona batted .300/.462/1.000 with a 1.462 OPS in three games while scoring two runs with two triples, a home run, and two RBI.
Phil Fox
23-year-old right-hander Phil Fox was outstanding in his two shutout appearances, pitching three innings allowing one hit and struck out four.
Pierce George – MLB Pipeline White Sox #19
23-year-old right-hander Pierce George tossed four innings across two scoreless outings, allowing two hits, two walks, and struck out four.
Jackson Kelley
26-year-old righty Jackson Kelley pitched two shutout innings allowing one hit and struck out three in his only appearance.
Liam Paddack
23-year-old left-hander Liam Paddack chucked four innings across two appearances allowing two hits, one run (earned), three walks, and struck out nine.
Trending on the Farm: A+ (Winston-Salem)
Nick McLain
23-year-old Nick McLain remained hot for the Dash, slashing .429/.529/1.000 for a 1.529 OPS in four games. McLain scored four runs, hit two doubles, two home runs, and drove in four.
James Taussig
23-year-old James Taussig appeared in one game for the Barons before heading back to Winston-Salem to help with the Dash’s playoff push. Taussing hit .353/.421/.706 with an 1.127 OPS in five games, scoring five runs with three doubles, a home run, two RBI, and a stolen base.
Kyle Lodise – MLB Pipeline White Sox #13
22-year-old Kyle Lodise batted .320/.452/.640 with a 1.092 OPS in six games while scoring five runs, doubled twice, homered twice, drove in four, and stole a base.
Ely Brown – MLB Pipeline White Sox #21
22-year-old Ely Brown slashed .429/.484/.536 for a 1.020 OPS in six games. Brown scored six runs with a double, triple, 11 RBI, and was an incredible 5-for-5 on stolen bases.
Grant Umberger
24-year-old Grant Umberger complied another strong outing for the Dash in their quest for a playoff spot.
Wes Kath
24-year-old Wes Kath posted a 1.071 OPS in two games, scoring three runs with a double and three walks (two strikeouts).
Jesús Mendez
22-year-old right-hander Jesús Mendez pitched two perfect innings in his lone appearance last week, striking out three.
Trey Cooper
23-year-old left-hander Trey Cooper made three scoreless appearances for the Dash last week, pitching three innings with three walks and three punchouts.
Jake Curtis
24-year-old right-hander Jake Curtis made two scoreless appearances last week, pitching four innings allowing two hits, struck out four, and secured one save.
Jarold Rosado
24-year-old right-hander Jarold Rosado pitched two thirds of an inning and allowed one hit and struck out one in his only appearance last week.
Caedmon Parker
23-year-old righty Caedmon Parker worked three scoreless innings across two appearances, allowing one hit, one walk, and struck out two.
Seth Keener
24-year-old right-hander Seth Keener pitched three innings in his only appearance last week, allowing four hits, one run (earned), one walk, and struck out four.
Landen Payne
23-year-old righty Landen Payne made two appearances, pitching two and a third innings allowing two hits, two runs (one earned), one walk, and struck out five.
Trending on the Farm: A (Kannapolis)
Efren Teran
19-year-old Efren Teran batted .500/.500/.667 for an 1.167 OPS in five games, scoring two runs with three doubles and one RBI.
Grant Cleavinger
Like clockwork, 22-year-old left-hander Grant Cleavinger made two more appearances, working an inning and two thirds allowing one hit, one unearned run, one walk, and struck out four.
Truman Pauley
22-year-old Truman Pauley twirled a gem in his shutout start last week for Kannapolis.
Braden Holcomb
21-year-old Braden Holcomb homered in his only game last week before landing on the 7-day injured list.
Jordan Morales
26-year-old left-hander Jordan Morales made two shutout appearances, pitching two innings allowing two hits, one walk, and struck out two.
Luis Fonseca
24-year-old southpaw Luis Fonseca pitched an inning and two thirds of shutout baseball in his lone appearance, walking one batter.
Ryan Schiefer
23-year-old right-hander Ryan Schiefer made two appearances, tossing four and one third innings allowing three hits, one run (earned), one walk, and struck out two.
Daniel Wright
24-year-old righty Daniel Wright chucked one shutout inning allowing one hit.
Nick Weyrich
23-year-old right-hander Nick Weyrich pitched two scoreless frames across two appearances, allowing one hit, two walks, and struck out two.
Frankeli Arias
23-year-old left-hander Frankeli Arias made two appearances last week, pitching three innings allowing two hits, one run (earned), and struck out four.
Fidel Montero
22-year-old right-hander Fidel Montero made one appearance last week, working three innings allowing two htis, one run (earned), one walk, and struck out two.
Previous Trending on the Farm:
Trending on the Farm: Homerpalooza in Chattanooga for the Barons
Trending on the Farm: Caleb Bonemer continues to mash while Kannapolis’ pitching excels
Trending on the Farm: Roch Cholowsky make his debuts with the Dash
Trending on the Farm: Caleb Bonemer and Colby Shelton remain hot for Barons
Trending on the Farm: Caleb Bonemer sizzling in Montgomery, Sebastian Romero excellent again in the DSL
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
