Trending on the Farm: Colson Montgomery tees off in Toledo
Photo: Ian Eskridge
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 is available here.
Top of the Crop (Trending on the Farm)
NOTE: This piece will focus on players that are currently in the minor leagues. NOTE: Edgar Quero, Kyle Teel, Chase Meidroth, Sean Burke, and Grant Taylor are all omitted since they’re with the White Sox.
| Rank | Player (Position) [Level] | Last Week (6/23 – 6/29) | Trend |
| 1 | Noah Schultz (LHP) [AAA] | 2.0 IP, 5 H, 5R (5 ER), 4 BB, 4 K | ↙️ |
| 3 | Hagen Smith (LHP) [AA] | 1.2 IP, H, BB, 3 K | – |
| 4 | Colson Montgomery (SS) [AAA] | .500/.522/1.227, 1.749 OPS, 9R, 2 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 8 RBI | ↖ |
| 6 | Braden Montgomery (OF) [A+] | .286/.318/.476, .794 OPS, R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, SB | ↖ |
| 8 | Jairo Iriarte (RHP) [AAA] | 3 IP, 3 H, 2R (2 ER), BB, 6 K | ↖ |
| 9 | Mason Adams (RHP) [AA] | Tommy John surgery, out for season | 🩹 |
| 10 | George Wolkow (OF) [A] | .111/.158/.111, .269 OPS | ↙️ |
| 11 | Caleb Bonemer (SS) [A] | .200/.304/.200, .504 OPS, 2R | ↙️ |
| 14 | Bryan Ramos (3B) [AAA] | .176/.176/.176, .352 OPS, R, SB | ↙️ |
| 15 | Aldrin Batista (RHP) [A+] | injured | 🩹 |
Noah Schultz – MLB Pipeline White Sox #1
Noah Schultz struggled in his second start with the Knights, lasting just two innings while his command wasn’t the sharpest.
Hagen Smith – MLB Pipeline White Sox #3
Hagen Smith made his first start since May 10, and while it was a short outing, it was effective.
Colson Montgomery – MLB Pipeline White Sox #5
Nobody on the farm was hotter than Colson Montgomery last week, and since his trip the Arizona, he’s been displaying vast improvements across the board from the early season funk he was mired in (23 G, .149/.223/.255, .479 OPS, 6.8 BB%, 41.7 K%, .106 ISO, .229 BABIP, .225 wOBA, 20 wRC+). Since returning to the Knights lineup post Arizona on May 13, the 23 year old has appeared in 30 G, batting .278/.354/.600 for a .954 OPS, with an 8.5 BB%, 27.7 K%, .322 ISO, .333 BABIP, .409 wOBA, and a 137 wRC+.
Braden Montgomery – MLB Pipeline White Sox #4
Braden Montgomery was able to get back on track after struggling at the plate in the previous week.
Jairo Iriarte – MLB Pipeline White Sox #7
For the first time in nearly three weeks, Jairo Iriarte allowed runs to cross the plate against him in the Knights’ series in Toledo.
George Wolkow – MLB Pipeline White Sox #8
George Wolkow had a very quiet week offensively in Fredericksburg, knocking two hits in five total games. Wolkow did only strike out five times over 18 at-bats.
Caleb Bonemer – MLB Pipeline White Sox #9
Caleb Bonemer’s tough month of June (.192/.326/.231, .557 OPS in 21 games) continued, as he couldn’t get into a solid rhythm at the plate. On the brightside, Bonemer did walk more (three) than he struck out last week (two).
Bryan Ramos – MLB Pipeline White Sox #12
Bryan Ramos struggled against Toledo last week, but was successful on his lone stolen base attempt.
Best of the Rest
Trending on the Farm: AAA (Charlotte)
Tim Elko
26-year-old Tim Elko hit .350/.409/.700 for a 1.109 OPS across five games last week, scoring five runs, four doubles, one home run, seven RBI, and went 2-for-2 on stolen bases.
Andre Lipcius
27-year-old Andre Lipcius hit .267/.353/.733 for a 1.086 OPS with three runs scored, a double, two home runs, and six RBI in five games against the Mud Hens last week.
Joshua Palacios
29-year-old Joshua Palacios posted a .938 OPS in five games last week, scoring three runs, doubled twice, homered, drove in four, and was 2-for-3 on stolen bases.
Yoendrys Gómez
25-year-old Yoendrys Gómez was absolutely stellar against the Mud Hens, hurling five scoreless innings allowing just one hit while striking out nine.
Owen White
25-year-old Owen White produced a strong outing in his latest effort for the Charlotte rotation.
Peyton Pallette – MLB Pipeline White Sox #28
24-year-old Peyton Pallette made two appearances last week out of the Charlotte bullpen, throwing three total innings allowing two hits, one run (unearned), one walk, and struck out four.
Caleb Freeman
27-year-old Caleb Freeman made two scoreless appearances last week, throwing two innings allowing two hits, one walk, and struck out five.
Bryse Wilson
27-year-old Bryse Wilson made two scoreless (and perfect) appearances last week, throwing four innings notching three strikeouts.
Trending on the Farm: AA (Birmingham)
William Bergolla – MLB Pipeline White Sox #13
20-year-old William Bergolla hit .391/.391/.478 for an .869 OPS last week, scoring three runs, hit two doubles, and was caught stealing in his lone attempt over five games in Knoxville last week.
Tanner McDougal – MLB Pipeline White Sox #29
22-year-old Tanner McDougal had a two start week for the Barons and pitched well in each outing. In total, McDougal pitched 10 total innings allowing eight hits, one run (earned), four walks, and struck out 13.
Mark McLaughlin
24-year-old Mark McLaughlin made two scoreless appearances last week for the Barons, throwing two total innings permitting just one walk while striking out two.
Tyler Davis
26-year-old right-hander Tyler Davis made two scoreless and perfect appearances last week, throwing three innings and struck out four.
Shane Murphy
24-year-old Shane Murphy was back to Shane Murphy things last week, throwing five scoreless innings in his latest start allowing one hit, two walks, and struck out six.
Max Roberts
27-year-old southpaw Max Roberts struck out three while walking one in his scoreless relief outing for the Barons last week, throwing one and a third total innings.
Trending on the Farm: A+ (Winston-Salem)
Wilber Sánchez
23-year-old Wilber Sánchez hit .364/.462/.727 for a 1.189 OPS with two runs scored, a double, home run, four RBI, both walked and struck out twice in four games.
Nick Altermatt
25-year-old right-hander Nick Altermatt made two scoreless appearances last week for the Dash, allowing two hits, one walk, and struck out five.
Phil Fox
22-year-old Phil Fox made one scoreless appearance last week, hurling two scoreless innings allowing one hit, struck out two, and secured a save.
Morris Austin
25-year-old Morris Austin made one scoreless appearance out of the Dash bullpen last week, throwing two total innings walking one and struck out two.
Trending on the Farm: A (Kannapolis)
Grant Magill
24-year-old Grant Magill posted a .455/.538/.545 slash line with a 1.083 OPS with three runs scored, a double, four RBI, and two walks (two strikeouts) in four games last week.
T.J. McCants
24-year-old T.J. McCants hit .368/.500/.579 with a 1.079 OPS in five games last week in Fredericksburg. McCants scored three runs, doubled, homered, drove in four, walked more (four) than he struck out (three), and was 1-for-2 on stolen bases.
Ryan Burrowes
20-year-old Ryan Burrowes hit .350/.409/.550 for a .959 OPS with six runs scored, a double, home run, two RBI, and was 5-for-5 on stolen bases across five games last week.
Grant Umberger
23-year-old Grant Umberger broke the long Cannon Ballers losing skid last week with a strong outing.
Luis Reyes
19-year-old Luis Reyes continued his stellar month of June by throwing six more shutout innings allowing three hits, one walk, and struck out six. In four June starts, Reyes has thrown 25 innings with a 0.36 ERA (one earned run), 0.72 WHIP, .153 BAA, and 18 strikeouts (five walks).
Justin Sinibaldi
23-year-old southpaw Justin Sinibaldi hurled a very strong outing, pitching eight innings of one run ball allowing three hits, three walks, and struck out three.
Trending on the Farm: Rookie (ACL)
Adrian Gil
19-year-old infielder Adrian Gil hit .444/.583/.833 for a 1.416 OPS last week, scoring five runs, hit two doubles, one triple, one home run, nine RBI, walked as much as he struck out (three), and went 5-for-6 in stolen bases across six games.
Albertson Asigen
23-year-old outfielder Albertson Asigen hit .444/.500/.889 for a 1.389 OPS with five runs scored, two doubles, two home runs, four RBI, and went 1-for-3 in stolen bases last week over six games played.
Arnold Prado
20-year-old outfielder Arnold Prado hit .385/.556/.538 for a 1.094 OPS over five games last week, scoring one run, hitting a triple, and went 3-for-3 on stolen bases.
Marcelo Alcala
19-year-old outfielder Marcelo Alcala only appeared in three games last week but made the most of his limited action, scoring four runs, doubled, homered, had three RBI, and was successful on his only stolen base attempt.
Madison Jeffrey
25-year-old right-hander Madison Jeffrey made two scoreless appearances last week for the ACL White Sox, throwing four total innings allowing three hits while striking out five.
Noah Syndergaard
Recently signed 32-year-old Noah Syndergaard made his first appearance since singing a minors deal with the White Sox, throwing three scoreless innings in his lone start last week. Syndergaard allowed one hit and struck out two.
Jeremy González
20-year-old left-hander Jeremy González made one scoreless appearance last week, throwing three innings allowing just one hit and notching one strikeout.
Mathias LaCombe
23-year-old right-hander Mathias LaCombe allowed one run (earned) on a walk over three innings of work in his start for the ACL White Sox, striking out four.
Trending on the Farm: Rookie (DSL)
Christian Gonzalez
18-year-old outfielder Christian Gonzalez slashed .563/.632/.938 for a 1.570 OPS over five games, scoring six runs, two doubles, two triples, four runs, and went 1-for-2 on stolen bases.
Jefrank Silva
17-year-old infielder Jefrank Silva had a .912 OPS five games last week, scoring three runs, doubled, had three RBI, walked three times to two strikeouts, and went 1-for-2 on stolen bases.
Jose Mendoza
17-year-old catcher Jose Mendoza posted a 1.112 OPS in three games last week, scoring two runs with five total hits and two RBI.
Alejandro Cruz – MLB Pipeline White Sox #30
The top international signing from the most recent class, 17-year-old infielder Alejandro Cruz hit .250/.438/.500 with a .938 OPS in four games last week. Cruz scored seven runs, homered, drove in four runs, walked as often as he struck out (four), and was 2-for-2 on stolen bases.
Reinder Gomez
18-year-old right-hander Reinder Gomez made one scoreless start for the DSL White Sox last week, throwing two and two thirds innings allowing just one hit while striking out five.
Albert Munoz
16-year-old righty Albert Munoz was fantastic in two scoreless appearances last week (one start). In four total innings, Munoz allowed three hits, one walk, and struck out seven.
Andy Peralta
18-year-old southpaw Andy Peralta made two appearances last week, and in four and one third innings Peralta allowed one hit, one run (unearned), on walk, and struck out two.
Diego Perez
16-year-old righty Diego Perez was stellar in his lone outing last week, throwing two scoreless frames allowing just one walk while striking out five.
Orlando Suarez
18-year-old right-hander Orlando Suarez was fantastic in his lone start last week, throwing four scoreless innings allowing two hits and struck out four.
Yobal Rodriguez
17-year-old righty Yobal Rodriguez made another scoreless start, this time hurling three innings while allowing three hits, one walk, and struck out two. Rodriguez has yet to allow a run across his first 14.2 professional innings (six appearances).
Previous Trending on the Farm:
Trending on the Farm: Noah Schultz Debuts in Charlotte, Luis Reyes Stellar in Kannapolis
Trending on the Farm: Barons, Cannon Ballers rotation dominate while Zavala shines in Asheville
Trending on the Farm : Caleb Bonemer continues solid start, Barons rotation outstanding in Knoxville
Trending on the Farm : Kyle Teel, Colson Montgomery shine bright against Round Rock
Trending on the Farm : George Wolkow and Caleb Bonemer pace Kannapolis Offense
Trending on the Farm : Braden Montgomery annihilates Hot Rods pitching
Trending on the Farm : Jeral Perez homers four times, Christian Oppor stellar again
Trending on the Farm : Tim Elko homers five times for Charlotte
Trending on the Farm : Caleb Bonemer and Braden Montgomery excel for Cannon Ballers
Trending on the Farm : Grant Taylor’s Birmingham debut, Schweitzer and Oppor carve up opponents
Trending on the Farm : Hagen Smith strikes out 10, Meidroth homers twice
