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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.
Top of the Crop (Trending on the Farm)
NOTE: This piece will focus on players that are currently in the minor leagues.
| Rank | Player (Position) [Level] | Last Week (3/31 – 4/5) | Trend |
| 1 | Noah Schultz (LHP) [AAA] | 5 IP, 2 H, R (ER), BB, 5 K | ⬆️ |
| 2 | Caleb Bonemer (SS) [A+] | .273/.333/.455, .788 OPS, 2R, 2 2B | – |
| 3 | Braden Montgomery (OF) [AA] | .222/.467/.556, 1.023 OPS, 2R, HR, 4 RBI, SB | – |
| 4 | Hagen Smith (LHP) [AAA] | 3 IP, 3 H, 2R (ER), 5 K | ⬆️ |
| 5 | Tanner McDougal (RHP) [AAA] | 5 IP, 2 H, R (ER), 4 BB, 3 K | ↖ |
| 6 | Christian Oppor (LHP) [AA] | did not pitch | – |
| 7 | Billy Carlson (SS) [A] | .364/.500/.545, 1.045 OPS, 2R, 2 2B, 5 RBI | – |
| 8 | Jaden Fauske (OF) [A] | .400/.571/.800, 1.371 OPS, 6R, 2 2B, 3B, RBI | – |
| 9 | Sam Antonacci (2B) [AAA] | .357/.550/.429, .979 OPS, 2R, 2B, 3 SB | ⬆️ |
| 10 | David Sandlin (RHP) [AAA] | optioned to Charlotte, no official status | 🩹 |
Noah Schultz – MLB Pipeline White Sox #2
Noah Schultz has come out of the gates firing early in the 2026 season. Through two appearances (one start, one relief), Schultz has nine innings pitched with two hits allowed, one run (earned), two walks, and 10 strikeouts.
Caleb Bonemer – MLB Pipeline White Sox #4
Caleb Bonemer kicked his season off with Winston-Salem for a quick three game set against Bowling Green, reaching base four times.
Braden Montgomery – MLB Pipeline White Sox #1
Braden Montgomery and the Barons got their season going in Knoxville with a quick three game set that saw the outfielder reach base seven times (two hits, five walks), but also struck out five times.
Hagen Smith – MLB Pipeline White Sox #4
Hagen Smith is making three inning starts to limit his innings in the early going, and so far the results have been positive. Across his two starts thus far, Smith has pitched six innings allowing five hits, three runs (two earned), one walk, and struck out nine.
Tanner McDougal – MLB Pipeline White Sox #6
Tanner McDougal has joined Noah Schultz and Hagen Smith to make an intriguing three-headed monster starting staff for the Knights. In the early going McDougal has walked four in each of his first two starts, but in total he’s thrown nine innings allowing four hits, two runs (two earned), eight walks, and 11 strikeouts).
Christian Oppor – MLB Pipeline White Sox #8
Christian Oppor did not pitch in any of the first three games of the Barons opening weekend series in Knoxville.
Billy Carlson – MLB Pipeline White Sox #5
Billy Carlson made his full season affiliate debut against Hill City and reached base six times (four hits, two walks) in three games with five strikeouts.
Jaden Fauske – MLB Pipeline White Sox #7
Jaden Fauske had a stellar opening weekend for the Ballers, reaching base eight times (four hits, four walks) in the three game set.
Sam Antonacci – MLB Pipeline White Sox #9
Sam Antonacci continued his hot start to the season, reaching base nine times in four games (five hits, four walks) while only striking out twice and was a perfect 3-for-3 on stolen bases. Additionally, Antonacci was recently added to Baseball America’s Top 100 list.
David Sandlin – MLB Pipeline White Sox #18
David Sandlin continues building up from a back and elbow injury.
Best of the Rest
Trending on the Farm: AAA (Charlotte)
Drew Romo
24-year-old catcher Drew Romo hit .500/.583/.700 for a 1.283 OPS in three games last week, scoring five runs, doubled twice, and had three RBI in three games.
Dru Baker
26-year-old Dru Baker hit .467/.500/.600 for an 1.100 OPS in four games in Nashville last week. Baker scored two runs, tripled, had three RBI, and was successful on his lone stolen base attempt.
William Bergolla – MLB Pipeline White Sox #11
21-year-old William Bergolla hit .417/.462/.583 in four games last week, with a run scored, two doubles, two RBI, with one walk and strikeout.
Ben Peoples
24-year-old right-hander Ben Peoples made two scoreless appearances against the Sounds last week, throwing two innings allowing one hit, walked one, and struck out one.
Brandon Eisert
28-year-old left-hander Brandon Eisert made two scoreless appearances last week, throwing two innings allowing one walk and struck out one.
Trending on the Farm: AA (Birmingham)
Calvin Harris
24-year-old Calvin Harris had a strong opening series, scoring two runs, had three total hits (double, home run), six RBI, while also striking out five times.
Samuel Zavala
21-year-old Samuel Zavala had a strong opening weekend in his first taste of AA. Zavala hit .364/.500/.545 for a 1.045 OPS with two runs scored, two doubles, two RBI, and three walks and strikeouts in three games.
Ryan Galanie
25-year-old Ryan Galanie had three hits in the opening series and all went for extra bases (two doubles, home run), while also scoring three runs, and two RBI.
Wilfred Veras
23-year-old Wilfred Veras had four hits in nine at-bats in two games in the Barons opening set, scoring three runs, doubled once, and had an RBI.
Jeral Perez – MLB Pipeline White Sox #15
21-year-old Jeral Perez made his AA debut last weekend, hitting .364/.500/.455 for a .955 OPS with two runs scored, a double, and one RBI in three games.
Rikuu Nishida
24-year-old Rikuu Nishida scored two runs, doubled, walked three times (one strikeout), and was 2-for-2 on stolen bases in three games.
Riley Gowens
26-year-old right-hander Riley Gowens made a perfect relief appearance, throwing two innings and struck out three.
Jarold Rosado
23-year-old righty Jarold Rosado struck out three in his lone inning of work last week while also allowing one hit
Trending on the Farm: A+ (Winston-Salem)
Alec Makarewicz
25-year-old Alec Makarewicz had three hits including a double and a triple with two runs scored, an RBI, and two walks (one strikeout) in the Dash’s opening weekend series in Bowling Green.
George Wolkow – MLB Pipeline White Sox #14
20-year-old George Wolkow had three hits across three games with a run scored, three RBI, and two strikeouts in 10 at-bats.
Jake Curtis
24-year-old Jake Curtis hurled three innings in relief for the Dash, allowing one hit, two runs (both unearned), one walk, and struck out three.
T.J. McCants
24-year-old T.J. McCants scored three runs and had two hits in two games.
Luke Bell
25-year-old right-hander Luke Bell made one scoreless appearance for the Dash, pitching two innings allowing one hit and struck out two.
Trending on the Farm: A (Kannapolis)
Stiven Flores
20-year-old Stiven Flores knocked three hits in his first weekend at a full-season affiliate with two RBI.
Rylan Galvan
22-year-old Rylan Galvan appeared in one game but made the most of it, scoring three runs, had two hits, three RBI, walked twice, and was successful on his only stolen base attempt.
Max Banks
22-year-old right-hander Max Banks had a stellar professional debut for the Cannon Ballers.
Anthony Patterson
24-year-old righty Anthony Patterson made his professional debut, allowing two hits across two and two thirds innings.
Pierce George
22-year-old right-hander Pierce George made two scoreless appearances for the Ballers, throwing two innings allowing just one hit with three strikeouts.
Trey Cooper
23-year-old left-hander Trey Cooper made his professional debut, throwing two and a third innings allowing one unearned run with two walks and four strikeouts.
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These are great! Hard to be Wilfred Veras is only 23. He seemed to be around forever