Trending on the Farm: Caleb Bonemer keeps hitting, Jacob Gonzalez heating up for the Knights
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: Colson Montgomery, Edgar Quero, Kyle Teel, Chase Meidroth, Sean Burke, Grant Taylor, and Ky Bush are all omitted since they’re with the White Sox.
| Rank | Player (Position) [Level] | Last Week (8/4 – 8/10) | Trend |
| 1 | Noah Schultz (LHP) [AAA] | 7-day IL | 🩹 |
| 3 | Hagen Smith (LHP) [AA] | 5 IP, 4 H, 2R (2 ER), 5 BB, 6 K | ↖ |
| 6 | Braden Montgomery (OF) [AA] | .238/.273/.286, .559 OPS, R, 2B | ↙️ |
| 8 | Jairo Iriarte (RHP) [AAA] | 1.1 IP, 4 H, 6R (4 ER), 2 BB, K | ⬇️ |
| 9 | Mason Adams (RHP) [AA] | Tommy John surgery, out for season | 🩹 |
| 10 | George Wolkow (OF) [A] | .227/.370/.364, .734 OPS, 4R, HR, 4 RBI, 4 SB | ↖ |
| 11 | Caleb Bonemer (SS) [A] | .313/.476/.438, .914 OPS, 4R, 2 2B, 5 RBI, 2 SB | ⬆️ |
| 14 | Bryan Ramos (3B) [AAA] | .250/.333/.313, .646 OPS, 3R, 2B, RBI, SB | ↖ |
| 15 | Aldrin Batista (RHP) [A+] | injured, pitched in Arizona last week | 🩹 |
| 16 | Wikelman González (RHP) [AAA] | pitched for White Sox but optioned Sunday | – |
Noah Schultz – MLB Pipeline White Sox #1
Noah Schultz is slated to participate in the Arizona Fall League this season to make up some innings that’s he missed out on due to the patella tendinitis injury in his landing leg.
Hagen Smith – MLB Pipeline White Sox #3
Hagen Smith continues to strike out a lot of batters while also walking far too many in his outings.
Braden Montgomery – MLB Pipeline White Sox #2
Braden Montgomery struggled against the Lookouts last week, as well as the rest of the Birmingham lineup, but he was able to significantly reduce his strikeout total last week to six in six games (down from 12 in the previous week).
Jairo Iriarte – MLB Pipeline White Sox #10
Jairo Iriarte made two appearances last week, both of which weren’t particularly good, but the first one was much, much worse (one third of an inning, three hits, five runs [three earned], two walks, and one strikeout).
George Wolkow – MLB Pipeline White Sox #8
George Wolkow drew five walks in addition to five hits and was also a perfect 4-for-4 on stolen bases last week against Salem.
Caleb Bonemer – MLB Pipeline White Sox #5
Caleb Bonemer’s hot second half continued, as he kept getting on base (five walks, five hits) in Salem. In 18 games post-break, Bonemer has hit .355/.488/.532 for a 1.020 OPS with a 20.0 BB%, 16.3 K%, 192 wRC+, and nine extra base hits (eight doubles, one home run).
Bryan Ramos – MLB Pipeline White Sox #12
Bryan Ramos cooled off a bit from the previous week, but did only strike out twice in five games.
Wikelman González – MLB Pipeline White Sox #17
Wikelman González was recalled and pitched two scoreless outings for the White Sox last week before being optioned back to Charlotte prior to Sunday’s game.
Aldrin Batista – MLB Pipeline White Sox #23
On the most recent FutureSox Podcast, Jesus Cano reported that Aldrin Batista pitched last week in Arizona and was looking good on the mound as he appears to be building back up from his stress fracture in his elbow.
Best of the Rest
Trending on the Farm: AAA (Charlotte)
Vinny Capra
29-year-old Vinny Capra hit .333/.478/.556 for a 1.034 OPS in five games last week, scoring six runs with a double, home run, two RBI, and walked five times to just two strikeouts.
Jacob Gonzalez – MLB Pipeline White Sox #9
23-year-old Jacob Gonzalez had a strong week at the plate by batting .278/.435/.667 for a 1.102 OPS in six games last week scoring four runs, hit one double, two home runs, six RBI, and walked five times to just one strikeout.
Blake Sabol
27-year-old Blake Sabol posted a 1.475 OPS in three games last week, notching four hits, one of which was a home run, with two runs scored and four RBI.
Dominic Fletcher
27-year-old Dominic Fletcher hit .348/.348/.609 for a .957 OPS over five games last week, scoring three runs, hit three doubles, one home run, four RBI, and was successful on his only stolen base attempt.
Duncan Davitt
25-year-old Duncan Davitt, acquired in the Adrian Houser trade, had a two start week and was solid across both outings. In total, Davitt pitched 11.1 innings allowing seven hits, three runs (three earned), one walk, and struck out 10.
Bryse Wilson
27-year-old Bryse Wilson was twirling a gem before Mother Nature gave way.
Peyton Pallette – MLB Pipeline White Sox #15
24-year-old Peyton Pallette made one scoreless appearance last week pitching two innings allowing one hit and struck out four.
Trending on the Farm: AA (Birmingham)
Tanner McDougal – MLB Pipeline White Sox #7
22-year-old Tanner McDougal made the most of his innings-limited start once again last week.
Shane Murphy
Ho-hum, another strong outing for 24-year-old Shane Murphy.
Calvin Harris
23-year-old catcher Calvin Harris hit .545/.583/.545 for a 1.128 OPS over four games last week, notching six total hits and also stole a base.
Adisyn Coffey
26-year-old right-hander Adisyn Coffey made two scoreless appearances last week for the Barons, pitching three total innings allowing one hit and struck out two.
Tyler Davis
26-year-old righty Tyler Davis made two scoreless appearances last week, throwing three innings allowing one walk and struck out three.
Jared Kelley
23-year-old right-hander Jared Kelley made two scoreless appearances chucking three innings allowing two hits, one walk, and struck out two.
Mark McLaughlin
24-year-old righty Mark McLaughlin worked two scoreless appearances, working two innings allowing one hit, one walk, and struck out two.
Jake Palisch
26-year-old southpaw Jake Palisch made one scoreless appearance, throwing three total innings allowing two hits, one walk, and struck out one.
Garrett Schoenle
27-year-old left-hander Garrett Schoenle made two scoreless appearances pitching two innings allowing one hit, struck out three, and secured one save.
Tyler Schweitzer – MLB Pipeline White Sox #22
24-year-old southpaw Tyler Schweitzer pitched four scoreless frames allowing two hits, one walk, and struck out three in his lone appearance last week.
Trending on the Farm: A+ (Winston-Salem)
Jeral Perez – MLB Pipeline White Sox #19
20-year-old Jeral Perez was fantastic for the Dash last week, batting .450/.560/.800 for a 1.360 OPS in six games with seven runs scored, one double, two home runs, five RBI, five walks to one strikeout, and was caught stealing on his lone attempt.
Samuel Zavala – MLB Pipeline White Sox #30
21-year-old Samuel Zavala batted .368/.429/.526 for a .955 OPS last week over five games, scoring six runs, homered, had one RBI, walked twice while striking out once, and was successful on his only stolen base attempt.
Cole McConnell
24-year-old Cole McConnell posted a 1.064 OPS in three games last week, scored a run, doubled, homered, and drove in two.
Alec Makarewicz
24-year-old Alec Makarewicz hit .292/.280/.667 with a .947 OPS with three runs scored, three home runs, and nine RBI in six games.
Christian Oppor – MLB Pipeline White Sox #6
21-year-old Christian Oppor was outstanding in his start in Bowling Green last week.
Phil Fox
22-year-old righty Phil Fox made two scoreless appearances for the Dash last week, hurling three innings allowing one hit, two walks, struck out four and secured two saves.
Jack Young
23-year-old right-hander Jack Young made one perfect appearance last week, hurling two innings while striking out three.
Morris Austin
25-year-old righty Morris Austin made one scoreless appearance last week, throwing two total innings allowing a hit, one walk, and struck out two.
Jake Bockenstedt
25-year-old right-hander Jake Bockenstedt made one scoreless appearance, hurling two innings while both walking and striking out two.
Trending on the Farm: A (Kannapolis)
Jordan Sprinkle
24-year-old Jordan Sprinkle hit .333/.571/.333 for a .904 OPS last week, scoring three runs, walked five times (no strikeouts), and was 5-for-5 on stolen bases in four games.
Luis Reyes
19-year-old Luis Reyes twirled a strong outing in his only action last week.
Justin Sinibaldi
23-year-old Justin Sinibaldi had another strong start for the Cannon Ballers, pitching five innings allowing three hits, two runs (one earned), and struck out five.
Gabriel Rodríguez
21-year-old righty Gabriel Rodríguez made one appearance last week, throwing three and a third innings allowing three hits, one unearned run, and struck out three.
Kevin Davis
26-year-old right-hander Kevin Davis made two scoreless appearances last week, throwing two and a third innings allowing two hits and struck out four.
Pierce George
22-year-old righty Pierce George made three scoreless appearances last week, throwing three innings issuing one walk while striking out six.
Jake Curtis
23-year-old right-hander Jake Curtis made two appearances last week, throwing four innings allowing four hits, one run (earned), one walk, and struck out six.
Liam Paddack
22-year-old southpaw Liam Paddack made three scoreless appearances, working two and two thirds innings issuing just one walk while striking out two.
Trending on the Farm: Rookie (DSL)
Hector Paulino
17-year-old Hector Paulino homered, scored two runs, drove in three and walked once in two games.
Igor Escobar
Recently turned 17-year-old Igor Escobar posted a 1.071 OPS in three games, knocking three hits, had two RBI, and scored a run in three games.
Yordani Soto
16-year-old infielder Yordani Soto hit .455/.538/.455 for a .993 OPS in four games last week, scoring two runs, three RBI, and was 3-for-3 on stolen bases.
Andy Peralta
18-year-old right-hander Andy Peralta made one scoreless appearance last week, throwing three innings with three strikeouts.
Diego Perez
17-year-old righty Diego Perez made one scoreless appearance last week, throwing four innings allowing two hits and struck out five.
Orlando Suarez
18-year-old right-hander Orlando Suarez made one scoreless appearance throwing three innings allowing three hits, one walk, and struck out five.
Previous Trending on the Farm:
Trending on the Farm: Barons pitching dominates, Caleb Bonemer keeps raking
Trending on the Farm: Caleb Bonemer shines, Sam Antonacci propels Birmingham offense
Trending on the Farm: Braden Montgomery, George Wolkow, and Bryan Ramos excel post All-Star break
Trending on the Farm: Tanner McDougal dominates again, Christian Oppor strikes out 10
Trending on the Farm: Colson gets the call, Bonemer rebounds strong
Trending on the Farm: Colson Montgomery tees off in Toledo
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
