Jake Burger’s remarkable comeback story and trajectory toward the bigs continued to grab headlines this past week as the White Sox No. 12 prospect posted a monster stat line in Triple-A Charlotte’s series against Durham (TBR).
The former first-rounder highlights the White Sox MiLB Team of the Week for the period of May 17-23, 2021. Here’s a look at the full lineup:
Catcher — Victor Torres (Low-A) — 3 G, .400/.455/.800, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
- Catchers on the farm largely struggled at the plate over the seven-day period, but Low-A backstop Victor Torres impressed in limited time. The 20-year-old from Puerto Rico launched his first professional home run in Kannapolis’ 6-2 win against Columbia (KC) on Friday and reached base safely in all three appearances.
First baseman — Ti’Quan Forbes (Double-A) — 4 G, .286/.375/.500, HR, RBI, 4 R, SB
- Ti’Quan Forbes, a former second-round pick of the Texas Rangers, earns the nod at first base this week. The versatile infielder has earned starts at all five positions throughout his minor-league career, but has split his time between first (10 games) and third (six games) this season. Forbes scored four runs over the past week, added a stolen base and delivered his third home run of the campaign in Double-A Birmingham’s 5-4 win against Montgomery on Sunday.
Second baseman — JJ Muno (Double-A) — 5 G, .294/.368/.588, 3B, HR, 6 RBI, SB
- A clear-cut choice at second base this week, JJ Muno produced in a number of ways for Double-A Birmingham. The 27-year-old, a number which matches his draft round, drove in six runs across five games for the Barons. He also recorded his first home run at the Double-A level and swiped his team-leading fifth base of the season.
Third baseman — Jake Burger (Triple-A) — 5 G, .333/.364/.905, 3 2B, 3 HR, 5 RBI
- White Sox No. 12 prospect Jake Burger continued his assault on Triple-A pitching over the past week and filled the system’s social-media circles with highlights abound. Burger, whom the Sox selected 11th overall in 2017, uncorked three home runs, six extra-base hits and five RBI across five games for the Knights. The former Missouri State star paces Charlotte in OPS (.962), home runs (6) and RBI (14).
Shortstop — Jose Rodriguez (Low-A) — 6 G, .333/.385/.583, 3 2B, HR, 2 RBI, SB
- White Sox No. 15 prospect Jose Rodriguez posted a 4-for-5 performance Saturday to help propel him to the weekly honor at shortstop. The 20-year-old Rodriguez continued to act as the main spark plug for Low-A Kannapolis and filled the box score with four extra-base hits, one home run, a pair of RBI and one stolen base in six games.
Outfield — Blake Rutherford (Triple-A) — 5 G, .348/.348/.391, 2B, RBI, 4 R, 2 SB
- White Sox No. 8 prospect Blake Rutherford saw his eight-game hit streak come to a close Friday night, but easily secured a spot on the MiLB Team of the Week. The 24-year-old outfielder batted .348 across five games and posted a pair of three-hit performances in Triple-A Charlotte’s series against Durham (TBR). Rutherford has hit safely in nine of his past 10 games and also flashed a bit of speed with a pair of stolen bases over the past week.
Outfield — Benyamin Bailey (Low-A) — 6 G, .333/.333/.333, RBI, R
- White Sox No. 14 prospect Benyamin Bailey, who entered the week batting .083 at Low-A Kannapolis, raised his batting average by 100 points over the six-game slate. The 19-year-old outfielder logged three multi-hit efforts in the Cannon Ballers’ series against Columbia (KC).
Outfield — Micker Adolfo (Double-A) — 5 G, .444/.500/.889, 2 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 3 R
- White Sox No. 6 prospect Micker Adolfo showed off his power potential with four extra-base hits, including two home runs, for Double-A Birmingham. The 24-year-old Dominican outfielder saw his six-game hit streak broken Sunday.
Starting pitcher — Davis Martin (Hi-A) — W, 5.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K
- Right-hander Davis Martin turned in five perfect frames and earned his second win of the season as Hi-A Winston-Salem topped Jersey Shore on Friday. Martin, a 14th-round pick out of Texas Tech, needed just 54 pitches (40 strikes) to work through the five innings and struck out five in a textbook performance.
Relief pitcher — Ofreidy Gomez (Double-A) — 2 G, 2 W, 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 8 K
- Ofreidy Gomez continued to be one of the most-effective arms out of the bullpen across the White Sox system. The 6-foot-3, 230-pound right-hander tossed six scoreless innings in two appearances, struck out eight and collected a pair of wins for Double-A Birmingham. Gomez, 25, lowered his season-long ERA to 1.23 and WHIP to 0.89 as a result. He also paces the Barons in opponent batting average (.125) and K/9 rate (14.11).
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