Trending on the Farm: Nick McLain and the Dash clinch playoff berth, Grayson Fitzwater ends Kannapolis’ season on high note
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 (8/31 – 9/6) | Trend |
| 1 | Roch Cholowsky (SS) [A+] | 7-day IL | 🩹 |
| 2 | Caleb Bonemer (SS) [AA] | .136/.259/.273, .532 OPS, R, HR, 2 RBI, SB | ⬆️ |
| 3 | Billy Carlson (SS) [A] | 7-day IL | 🩹 |
| 4 | Tanner McDougal (RHP) [AAA] | 3 IP, H, BB, 2 K | ↙️ |
| 6 | Cole Prosek (2B) [Rookie] | N/A | N/A |
| 7 | Jaden Fauske (OF) [A] | .238/.467/.238, .705 OPS, 7R, 2 RBI, 5 SB | ⬉ |
| 8 | Landon Thome (SS) [Rookie] | N/A | N/A |
| 9 | David Sandlin (RHP) [AAA] | 5.2 IP, 4 H, 2R (ER), BB, 11 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 is in fact human after all. Bonemer finally had a week at the dish where he scuffled after being on fire at the plate for the last two months.
Tanner McDougal – MLB Pipeline White Sox #7
Tanner McDougal made two scoreless appearances last week for the Knights, even after being briefly recalled by the White Sox (did not appear in a game).
Cole Prosek – MLB Pipeline White Sox #5
We got some highlights from our guy Jerry Espinoza of some recent draftees in Bridge League.
Jaden Fauske – MLB Pipeline White Sox #8
Jaden Fauske walked nine times in Kannapolis’ final week of the season while also going 5-for-6 on stolen bases. Fauske has the Cannon Ballers record for walks as his first professional season wraps up with 94. The 19-year-old hit .250/.388/.360 with a .748 OPS in 118 games with 83 runs scored, 16 doubles, 10 triples, four home runs, 48 RBI, and was 46-for-56 (82%) on stolen bases.
David Sandlin – MLB Pipeline White Sox #11
David Sandlin had another phenomenal start for the Knights, punching out 11 in almost six innings of work.
Best of the Rest
Trending on the Farm: AAA (Charlotte)
Caden Connor
26-year-old Caden Connor hit .308/.400/.538 for a .938 OPS in five games, scoring four runs with a home run and four RBI.
Riley Unroe
31-year-old Riley Unroe batted .333/.467/.500 for a .967 OPS over four games with two runs scored, a triple, three RBI, and a stolen base.
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.
Huascar Brazobán
36-year-old Huascar Brazobán is rehabbing with the Knights and pitched well in his two scoreless appearances. Brazobán pitched two and a third innings allowing one hit and struck out two.
Jonathan Cannon
26-year-old Jonathan Cannon was outstanding for the Knights in his latest start, a scoreless affair against Gwinnett.
Shane Murphy
25-year-old Shane Murphy had his second solid start in a row for the Knights since being recalled.
Noah Schultz
23-year-old Noah Schultz had a two start week, both of which yielded promising results. In total, Schultz pitched eight and two thirds innings allowing five hits, two runs (one earned), two walks, and struck out five. Highlights from his second start can be found here.
Drew Thorpe
25-year-old Drew Thorpe made another start with the Knights, adding five more solid innings to his rehab docket.
Garrett Schoenle
28-year-old left-hander Garrett Schoenle was perfect across two appearances, hurling two and two thirds innings striking out five.
Adisyn Coffey
27-year-old right-hander Adisyn Coffey struck out the only batter he faced last week in his only appearance.
Jaden Woods
24-year-old left-hander Jaden Woods allowed a hit and also struck out a batter in his lone inning of work.
Chris Murphy
28-year-old southpaw Chris Murphy made three scoreless appearances, tossing two and a third innings allowing two hits, two walks, and struck out three.
Jairo Iriarte
24-year-old right-hander Jairo Iriarte made three appearances last week, pitching three and two thirds innings allowing two hits, one run (earned), and struck out five.
Trending on the Farm: AA (Birmingham)
Jose Colmenares
24-year-old Jose Colmenares slashed .364/.417/1.000 for a 1.417 OPS over four games in Biloxi, scoring two runs with a double, two home runs, and five RBI.
Jorge Corona
25-year-old Jorge Corona posted a .364/.364/.909 slash line with a 1.273 OPS. In four games, Corona scored three runs with two home runs and two RBI.
Anthony DePino – MLB Pipeline White Sox #22
23-year-old Anthony DePino hit .333/.412/.800 with a 1.212 OPS over four games, scoring two runs with a double, two home runs, and four RBI.
Mathias LaCombe – MLB Pipeline White Sox #18
24-year-old right-hander Mathias LaCombe made two scoreless appearances, pitching an inning and two thirds allowing one hit while striking out three.
Lucas Gordon
24-year-old left-hander Lucas Gordon pitched two scoreless frames allowing three walks and struck out two in his lone start last week.
Carson Jacobs
25-year-old right-hander Carson Jacobs chucked two scoreless outings last week, totaling three innings pitched with one hit allowed, two walks, and struck out five.
Pierce George – MLB Pipeline White Sox #19
23-year-old righty Pierce George made two appearances, pitching three innings allowing three hits, one run (earned), struck out five, and secured a save.
Jonathan Clark
26-year-old right-hander Jonathan Clark had two outings last week, working three and two thirds innings allowing three hits, two runs (one earned), walked three, and struck out four.
Trending on the Farm: A+ (Winston-Salem)
Rylan Galvan
23-year-old Rylan Galvan hit .313/.313/.813 with an 1.126 OPS over four games, scoring five runs with a triple, two home runs, and four RBI.
Nick McLain
23-year-old Nick McLain continued his epic run at the plate lately, batting .389/.455/.722 for an 1.177 OPS over six games. McLain scored four runs, hit three doubles, one home run, and four RBI as the Dash cliched a playoff berth.
James Taussig
23-year-old James Taussig posted a .320/.370/.640 slash line for a 1.010 OPS in six games, scoring three runs with three doubles, one triple, one home run, and five RBI.
Grant Umberger
24-year-old Grant Umberger led the charge on the mound for the Dash in their playoff clinching game.
Dylan Carmouche
25-year-old Dylan Carmouche pitched well in his lone start for the Dash last week against Rome.
Justin Sinibaldi
24-year-old Justin Sinibaldi played his part in the Dash’s quest for a playoff berth.
Aric McAtee
26-year-old right-hander Aric McAtee made two appearances against the Emperors, pitching two and two thirds innings allowing two unearned runs while striking out four.
Landen Payne
23-year-old righty Landen Payne hurled a perfect inning in his lone appearance, striking out one while securing one save.
Blaine Wynk
22-year-old right-hander Blaine Wynk made two appearances, tossing four innings allowing four hits, four runs (one earned), walked one and struck out three.
Jake Curtis
24-year-old righty Jake Curtis appeared in two games last week, chucking five total innings allowing three hits, one run (earned), and struck out eight.
Jarold Rosado
24-year-old right-hander Jarold Rosado made two shutout appearances, pitching three and a third innings allowing one hit, three walks, and struck out three.
Trending on the Farm: A (Kannapolis)
Grayson Fitzwater
22-year-old Grayson Fitzwater was on fire at the plate for the Cannon Ballers’ final series of the season, batting .563/.667/1.125 for a 1.792 OPS in five games. The 2026 13th round pick scored seven runs, doubled four times, tripled once, homered once, had 10 RBI, and walked six times to just one strikeout.
Alexander Albertus – MLB Pipeline White Sox #28
21-year-old Alexander Albertus was another Baller that was piping hot at the dish, slashing .619/.609/.905 for a 1.514 OPS in five games. Albertus scored eight runs with three doubles, a home run, and nine RBI. For the season, Albertus appeared in 85 games with Kannapolis and batted .272/.387/.397 for a .784 OPS, scoring 47 runs with 12 doubles, three triples, six home runs, 43 RBI, and was 6-for-11 on stolen bases.
Clay Burdette
22-year-old Clay Burdette posted a .333/.464/.524 line for a .988 OPS. In six games, the 2026 seventh round pick scored six runs with two doubles, one triple, seven RBI, and was a perfect 5-for-5 on stolen bases.
Truman Pauley
22-year-old Truman Pauley was magnificent in his start last week, becoming the single season strikeout leader for Kannapolis. Pauley ended his season with a 5.30 ERA, a 1.54 WHIP, 25 games (24 starts), 103.2 IP, and 120 strikeouts.
Gabe Tanner
24-year-old Gabe Tanner was very effective in his final Cannon Baller start of the season. Tanner made 14 appearances (13 starts) for Kannpolis this year after signing in June with a 3.91 ERA, a 1.39 WHIP, 69 innings pitched, and 31 strikeouts.
Fabian Ysalla
21-year-old Fabian Ysalla tossed nearly five innings of one run ball in his final start of the season. Ysalla appeared in seven games with the Cannon Ballers after being promoted from the ACL White Sox, tossing 32.2 innings with a 4.13 ERA, a 1.56 WHIP, and 16 strikeouts.
Gabriel Rodriguez
22-year-old Gabriel Rodríguez nearly pitched four shutout innings in his final outing of the season. In total, the right-hander made 21 appearances (13 starts), hurling 65.2 innings with a 5.07 ERA, a 1.34 WHIP, and 55 strikeouts.
Alexander Martinez
23-year-old Alexander Martinez ended his season on a high note for Kannapolis. Over the course of 21 games (14 starts), Martinez pitched 67 innings with 70 strikeouts, a 4.84 ERA and a 1.45 WHIP.
Nick Pinto
26-year-old Nick Pinto tossed four scoreless in his final outing of the year after missing the majority of the 2025 as well as a solid chunk of the 2026 seasons. Pinto made nine appearances (eight starts) with 29.1 innings pitched, a 2.76 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP as well as 25 strikeouts.
Braden Holcomb
21-year-old Braden Holcomb had a 1.069 OPS in two games before receiving a promotion to Winston-Salem.
Stiven Flores
20-year-old Stiven Flores hit .429/.467/.500 with a .967 OPS in three games. Flores scored five runs with a double and three RBI.
Andrew Berg
23-year-old right-hander Andrew Berg pitched a scoreless inning and a third, allowing one hit and struck out two in lone appearance.
Jordan Morales
26-year-old left-hander Jordan Morales made three appearances, pitching three innings allowing three hits, one run (earned), walked two, and struck out three. In total, Morales made 36 apperances tossing 41 innings with 60 strikeouts, a 2.63 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP.
Luis Fonseca
24-year-old southpaw Luis Fonseca made two shutout appearances, tossing three innings allowing one hit, one walk, and notched five punchouts.
Daniel Wright
24-year-old right-hander Daniel Wright made three appearances, pitching two and two thirds innings allowing three hits, one run (earned), and struck out four. Wright concluded the 2026 season with 33 appearances (one start), 42.1 innings pitched, 39 strikeouts, a 2.98 ERA and a 1.44 WHIP.
Fidel Montero
22-year-old right-hander Fidel Montero twirled three innings in his lone outing last week, allowing four hits with one run (earned), and three strikeouts.
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
