Trending on the Farm: Dash one win away from capturing SAL championship
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 and David Sandlin are omitted in this portion since they’ve been added to the White Sox roster.
| Rank | Player (Position) [Level] | Last Week (9/7 – 9/13) | Trend |
| 1 | Roch Cholowsky (SS) [A+] | 7-day IL | 🩹 |
| 2 | Caleb Bonemer (SS) [AA] | .364/.462/.591, 1.053 OPS, 3R, 2 2B, HR, RBI | ⬆️ |
| 3 | Billy Carlson (SS) [A] | N/A | N/A |
| 4 | Tanner McDougal (RHP) [AAA] | 1.1 IP, 4 H, 4R (4 ER), 2 BB, K | ↙️ |
| 6 | Cole Prosek (2B) [Rookie] | N/A | N/A |
| 7 | Jaden Fauske (OF) [A] | N/A | N/A |
| 8 | Landon Thome (SS) [Rookie] | N/A | N/A |
| 10 | Joey Volchko (RHP) [Rookie] | N/A | N/A |
| 11 | William Bergolla Jr. (SS) [AAA] | 60-day IL | 🩹 |
| 12 | George Wolkow (OF) [A+} | did not play | N/A |
Caleb Bonemer – MLB Pipeline White Sox #2
After a slow previous series, Caleb Bonemer returned to form in the Barons’ final series of the season against Knoxville. If his regular season is in fact over, Bonemer wraped a wildly successful 2026 campaign by slashing .251/.380/.550 with a .930 OPS, 100 runs scored, 29 doubles, three triples, 37 home runs, 92 RBI, and was 17-for-22 in stolen bases across two levels and 132 games.
Tanner McDougal – MLB Pipeline White Sox #7
Tanner McDougal had a rough go in his lone appearance last week with the Knights.
George Wolkow – MLB Pipeline White Sox #14
George Wolkow didn’t appear in any of the Dash’s first three playoff games, but may be eyeing a return to action in Tuesday’s potential SAL Championship clinching game against Greensboro.
Best of the Rest
Trending on the Farm: AAA (Charlotte)
Tim Elko
27-year-old Tim Elko batted .556/.550/.944 with a 1.494 OPS in five games, scoring five runs with two doubles, a triple, home run, and five RBI.
Junior Perez
24-year-old Junior Perez posted a 1.364 OPS over three games, scoring two runs with a double, two home runs, three RBI, and stole a base.
Jake Cave
33-year-old Jake Cave slashed .313/.353/.688 with a 1.041 OPS, scoring three runs with three doubles, a home run, and four RBI in four games.
Riley Unroe
31-year-old Riley Unroe hit .214/.353/.571 with a .924 OPS in four games, scoring four runs with a triple, home run, three RBI, and more walks (three) than strikeouts (two).
Joey Wiemer
27-year-old Joey Wiemer posted an 1.166 OPS in two games, scoring a run while homering and driving in two.
Rikuu Nishida – MLB Pipeline White Sox #30
25-year-old Rikuu Nishida worked a .333/.625/.333 slash line (.958 OPS) over four games, scoring seven runs with two RBI, seven walks (one strikeout), and was 1-for-2 on stolen bases against Buffalo.
Shane Murphy
25-year-old Shane Murphy continued his strong run of starts since his return from Birmingham, tossing seven frames of one run ball.
Drew Thorpe
25-year-old Drew Thorpe continues pitching and pitching well for the Knights in his journey back from TJ.
Shane Smith
26-year-old right-hander Shane Smith made two near-perfect appearances, pitching an inning and a third allowing one walk, one strikeout, and secured a save.
Aidan Anderson
29-year-old righty Aidan Anderson made two shutout appearances, pitching three innings and picked up one save in the process.
Jaden Woods
24-year-old left-hander Jaden Woods appeared in two games against the Bisons last week, pitching two and two thirds innings allowing two hits, one walk, and struck out two.
Jordan Morales
26-year-old southpaw Jordan Morales tossed a perfect inning in his AAA debut for the Knights.
Trending on the Farm: AA (Birmingham)
Samuel Zavala – MLB Pipeline White Sox #29
22-year-old Samuel Zavala ended his season on a high note for the Barons, slashing .375/.583/.813 with a 1.396 OPS in six games against Knoxville. Zavala scored six runs, doubled once, homered twice, drove in seven, walked eight times (five strikeouts), and was caught stealing. For the season, Zavala appeared in 118 games, batting .235/.390/.389 for a .779 OPS with 69 runs scored, 17 doubles, 14 home runs, 44 RBI, and was 12-for-20 on stolen bases.
Dylan Campbell
24-year-old Dylan Campbell batted .238/.385/.571 for a .956 OPS over six games last week, scoring three runs with a double, two home runs, two RBI, five walks (four strikeouts), and was 5-for-5 on stolen bases. After being acquired from Philadelphia, Campbell hit .252/.349/.420 for a .769 OPS in 75 games, scoring 48 runs with 17 doubles, one triple, nine home runs, 32 RBI, and was 28-for-32 on stolen bases.
Ryan Burrowes – MLB Pipeline White Sox #23
22-year-old Ryan Burrowes slashed .364/.417/.500 with a .917 OPS last week, scoring eight runs with a double, triple, and was 2-for-2 on stolen bases across six games. Across two levels this season, Burrowes appeared in 127 games, batting .256/.367/.391 with a .758 OPS, scoring 81 runs with 23 doubles, four triples, 11 home runs, 60 RBI, and was 45-for-56 on stolen bases.
Connor McCullough
26-year-old Connor McCullough pitched well in both of his starts last week for the Barons. In total, McCullough tossed nine and a third innings allowing eight hits, two runs (two earned), and struck out five. Highlights from his first start can be found here. For the season, McCullough made 27 starts, throwing 108 innings with a 4.08 ERA, a 1.26 WHIP, 30 walks, and 113 strikeouts.
Juan Carela
24-year-old Juan Carela pitched well in his final Barons start of the season. It was an injury shortened season for Carela, but he did make 16 starts across three levels, pitching 55 innings allowing 55 hits, a 4.75 ERA, a 1.49 WHIP, 27 walks and 54 strikeouts.
Dylan Cumming
27-year-old Dylan Cumming spun a shutout in his final start of the season. Across two levels, Cumming made 26 appearances (25 starts), hurling 122.2 innings pitched with 134 hits allowed, 43 walks, 109 strikeouts, and a 5.65 ERA with a 1.44 WHIP.
Mathias LaCombe – MLB Pipeline White Sox #18
24-year-old Mathias LaCombe appeared in two games for the Barons last week, tossing four innings allowing two hits, one run (earned), one walk, and struck out five. LaCombe is reportedly being promoted to Charlotte for their final series of the season.
Riley Gowens
26-year-old right-hander Riley Gowens made one appearance last week, pitching two and two thirds innings allowing three hits, one unearned run, and struck out two. For the season, Gowens appeared at three levels, making 25 appearances (two starts), pitched 46.1 innings with 42 hits allowed, a 4.66 ERA, a 1.21 WHIP, 14 walks, and 45 strikeouts.
Morris Austin
26-year-old righty Morris Austin made three appearances, tossing four and two thirds innings allowing two hits, one run (earned), walked five and struck out four. Seeing action at three levels, Austin had a 4.20 ERA, a 1.42 WHIP, 60 innings pitched, 48 hits allowed, 37 walks, and 69 strikeouts in 42 relief appearances.
Pierce George – MLB Pipeline White Sox #19
23-year-old right-hander Pierce George appeared in two games against Knoxville, hurling four shutout frames with two hits allowed, two walks, and struck out one. Pierce George is reportedly set to join the Knights for their final series and would thus have made a stop at each full season affiliate this season.
Jonathan Clark
26-year-old righty Jonathan Clark spun two shutout appearances, pitching three and a third innings allowing four hits and notched two punchouts. In two stops this season, Clark had a 4.10 ERA, a 1.48 WHIP, 50 appearances, 59.1 innings pitched, 55 hits allowed, 33 walks, and 70 strikeouts.
Trending on the Farm: A+ (Winston-Salem)
Javier Mogollon – MLB Pipeline White Sox #12
20-year-old Javier Mogollon batted .417/.500/1.083 for a 1.583 OPS in three games, scoring four runs with a triple, two home runs, eight RBI, two walks (one strikeout), and stole a base as the Dash attempt to capture the SAL title this week.
Nick McLain
23-year-old Nick McLain posted a .333/.571/.778 slash line with a 1.349 OPS in three games, scoring four runs with a double, home run, four RBI, with five walks and two strikeouts.
James Taussig
23-year-old James Taussig slashed .300/.500/.900 for an even 1.400 OPS, scoring five runs with two home runs, three RBI, and four walks (three strikeouts) in three games.
Ely Brown – MLB Pipeline White Sox #21
22-year-old Ely Brown batted .455/.455/.636 for a 1.091 OPS across three games, scoring two runs with two doubles, three RBI, and was caught stealing once.
Jake Curtis
24-year-old Jake Curtis has appeared in all three of the Dash’s playoff games thusfar, pitching six and a third innings allowing three hits, two runs (both earned), walked one, and struck out six.
Grant Umberger
24-year-old Grant Umberger was nails as the ace of the Dash staff to get the playoffs rolling.
Aric McAtee
26-year-old right-hander Aric McAtee was perfect while striking out four in an inning and a third in his lone appearance of the playoffs.
Trey Cooper
23-year-old left-hander Trey Cooper made two shutout appearances, tossing two innings allowing just one hit with four punchouts.
Carlton Perkins
23-year-old right-hander Carlton Perkins worked a shutout in his only inning of work, striking out one.
Previous Trending on the Farm:
Trending on the Farm: Nick McLain stays hot for the Dash, Caleb Bonemer debuts in centerfield for Barons
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
