Trending on the Farm: Tim Elko homers five times for Charlotte
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 is omitted since he’s now with the White Sox.
| Rank | Player (Position) [Level] | Last Week (4/22 – 4/27) | Trend |
| 1 | Noah Schultz (LHP) [AA] | 5 IP, 3 H, 3 BB, 5 K | ⬆️ |
| 2 | Kyle Teel (C) [AAA] | .316/.435/.316, .751 OPS, 5R, 2 RBI, SB | ↖ |
| 3 | Hagen Smith (LHP) [AA] | 4 IP, H, 4 BB, 8 K | ⬆️ |
| 4 | Colson Montgomery (SS) [AAA] | .048/.167/.095, .262 OPS, 2R, 2B, 2 SB | ↙️⬇️ |
| 6 | Braden Montgomery (OF) [A] | .250/.304/.300, .604 OPS, R, 2B, 2 RBI | ↖ |
| 7 | Grant Taylor (RHP) [AA] | 6 IP, H, 4 BB, 6 K | ↖ |
| 8 | Jairo Iriarte (RHP) [AAA] | IP, 2 H, 3R (ER), 2 BB, K | ⬇️ |
| 9 | Mason Adams (RHP) [AAA] | Tommy John surgery, out for season | 🩹 |
| 10 | George Wolkow (OF) [A] | .105/.280/.105, .385 OPS, R, RBI, 3 SB | ⬇️ |
| 11 | Caleb Bonemer (SS) [A] | .294/.429/.471, .900 OPS, 3R, 2B, 3B, 5 RBI, SB | ⬆️ |
Noah Schultz – MLB Pipeline White Sox #1
21-year-old Noah Schultz got back on track in his latest out, keeping the Trash Pandas off the board in his five innings of work. Schultz has been walking more batters than we’ve been accustomed to, so that will be something to monitor as the season progresses.
Kyle Teel – MLB Pipeline White Sox #2
23-year-old Kyle Teel was able to connect for six hits in five games last week (all singles) in addition to walking four times. Teel seems to be finding a groove at the plate after scuffling for a couple of weeks.
Hagen Smith – MLB Pipeline White Sox #3
21-year-old Hagen Smith had his swing and miss stuff working for him against Rocket City, but is still dealing with command hiccups (at times) that lead to more walks than you’d like to see.
Colson Montgomery – MLB Pipeline White Sox #4
The nightmarish start to the 2025 season returned for 23-year-old Colson Montgomery after posting multiple multi-hit games in the previous series. Montgomery is currently sporting a .149/.223/.255 line with a .478 OPS and 43 strikeouts in 23 games (94 at-bats).
Braden Montgomery – MLB Pipeline White Sox #5
22-year-old Braden Montgomery had a slower week offensively for the Cannon Ballers in Myrtle Beach, but had done enough in his Kannapolis tenure to earn a promotion to Winston-Salem for their upcoming series in Greensboro.
Grant Taylor – MLB Pipeline White Sox #7
22-year-old Grant Taylor had a two start week for the Barons in Rocket City, and while he did go his allotted three innings in each out, his first outing saw him rack up five of the six strikeouts he had for the week. His second outing was none too shabby either.
Jairo Iriarte – MLB Pipeline White Sox #9
23-year-old Jairo Iriarte had another clunker of an outing, lasting only an inning before getting chased from the game. Iriarte currently has a 7.71 ERA and a 2.57 WHIP in 14 innings pitched (five starts) through nearly the first month of action.
George Wolkow – MLB Pipeline White Sox #10
There hasn’t been much impact happening so far for 19-year-old George Wolkow at the plate for Kannapolis in the early portion of the season. Wolkow continues to run wild on the base-paths, going 3-for-3 on steals last week and is 9-for-9 on the season (18 games) after going 9-for-11 in 91 games last year.
Caleb Bonemer – MLB Pipeline White Sox #11
19-year-old Caleb Bonemer endured a scary HBP last week but returned to game action on Sunday, reaching base twice in what’s been a strong start to his professional baseball career.
Best of the Rest
Trending on the Farm: AAA (Charlotte)
Tim Elko
Tim Elko couldn’t stop hitting homers last week in Scranton Wilkes-Barre. The 26-year-old first baseman slashed .333/.400/1.095 for a 1.495 OPS, scored six runs, smashed six of his seven hits on the week for extra bases (double, five home runs), and eight RBI. Elko also had two multi-homer games last week and also leads all of AAA in home runs and OPS (among qualified hitters).
Corey Julks
29-year-old outfielder Corey Julks slashed .471/.550/.941 with a 1.491 OPS in six games last week. Julks also scored six runs, had two doubles, two home runs and five RBI.
Dominic Fletcher
27-year-old Dominic Fletcher hit .429/.478/.810 with a 1.288 OPS last week, scoring four runs, knocking two doubles, two home runs, seven RBI, even picking up a save in the wild Sunday extra inning game.
Justin Dunn
29-year-old Justin Dunn has now strung together some solid outings as the lead of the Knights’ rotation. Dunn is now up to 30 strikeouts in 23.2 innings (five starts) to go along with a 4.18 ERA and a 1.39 WHIP.
Tristan Gray
29-year-old Tristan Gray had a 1.390 OPS in three games last week, sending three of his five hits for extra bases (double, two home runs) while scoring six times and driving in four.
Zach DeLoach
26-year-old outfielder Zach DeLoach had a .972 OPS in five games last week for the Knights, hitting a double and a home run while driving in four.
Chris Rodriguez
26-year-old Chris Rodriguez made two scoreless appearances out of the Knights bullpen last week, throwing five total innings allowing three hits, one walk, and struck out six.
James Karinchak
29-year-old reliever James Karinchak made two appearances for the Knights last week, throwing four innings allowing three hits, one unearned run, and struck out five.
Justin Anderson
32-year-old Justin Anderson made three scoreless appearances last week against the RailRiders, throwing four and two thirds innings allowing one hit, two walks, two strikeouts, and also picked up a save.
Caleb Freeman
27-year-old reliever Caleb Freeman made two scoreless appearances for the Knights last week, throwing three and two thirds innings allowing one hit, one walk, and struck out two.
Trending on the Farm: AA (Birmingham)
Mario Camilletti
26-year-old Mario Camilletti hit .333/.429/.611 for a 1.040 OPS in five games last week for the Barons. Camilletti scored two runs, had two doubles, a home run, and three RBI as well.
Wilfred Veras – MLB Pipeline White Sox #28
22-year-old Wilfred Veras hit .318/.444/.591 for a 1.035 OPS over six games last week against the Trash Pandas. Veras scored five runs, had two home runs, four RBI, and went 3-for-3 on stolen bases.
Riley Gowens
25-year-old Riley Gowens had a nice outing for the Barons after a clunker of an outing in his previous start.
Peyton Pallette
23-year-old Peyton Pallette made two appearances last week, the second of which was by far the dominant outing. In total, Pallette pitched three total innings allowing three hits, one run (earned), one walk, eight strikeouts, and a save.
Michael Turner
26-year-old catcher Michael Turner posted a 1.283 OPS last week over three games, scoring two runs, knocking two doubles, three RBI, and walked more (two) than he struck out (one).
Keone Kela
32-year-old Keone Kela made his Barons debut last week, making two scoreless appearances throwing three innings allowing just one hit, two walks, and struck out four.
Dalton Roach
29-year-old Dalton Roach made one scoreless appearance last week in Rocket City, pitching two spotless innings while striking out three.
Trending on the Farm: A+ (Winston-Salem)
Sam Antonacci – MLB Pipeline White Sox #29
22-year-old Sam Antonacci hit .316/.567/.421 for a .988 OPS last week against Rome scoring seven runs, knocking two doubles, one RBI, walking more (six) than he struck out (three), and was 3-for-3 on stolen bases in six games.
Arxy Hernández
21-year-old Arxy Hernández
hit .280/.308/.600 for a .908 OPS in six games for the Dash last week. Hernández scored four runs, had two doubles, two home runs, and six RBI.
Tanner McDougal
22-year-old Tanner McDougal had a two start week, and while the first was in some poor conditions with non-ideal results, his second outing was more dominant.
Lucas Gordon
23-year-old Lucas Gordon was once again extremely efficient for the Dash and now has a 2.89 ERA and a 0.91 WHIP in four starts (18.2 IP) for the Dash this season.
Wes Kath
22-year-old Wes Kath had another solid week at the plate for the Dash, posting an .864 OPS with two doubles in three games.
Frankeli Arias
22-year-old right-hander Frankeli Arias had a perfect multi-inning outing in his lone appearance last week, striking out five.
Jared Kelley
23-year-old Jared Kelley made two scoreless appearances for the Dash last week, pitching three innings allowing two hits and struck out three.
Clete Hartzog
23-year-old righty Clete Hartzog made two scoreless appearances out of the Winston-Salem bullpen last week, throwing three and one third innings allowing two hits and struck out four.
Mark McLaughlin
24-year-old right-hander Mark McLaughlin made two scoreless appearances for the Dash last week, pitching two and two thirds innings allowing just one hit while striking out four.
Tommy Vail
25-year-old southpaw Tommy Vail made one scoreless start last week and the only blemish on his line was a walk. Vail had four innings of work and struck out four.
Trending on the Farm: A (Kannapolis)
Jordan Sprinkle
24-year-old infielder Jordan Sprinkle continues to wreak havoc on the base-paths for the Cannon Ballers. Sprinkle hit .467/.600/.467 for a 1.067 OPS with three runs scored, one RBI, more walks (four) than strikeouts (two) and was 8-for-10 on stolen bases in five games.
Javier Mogollon – MLB Pipeline White Sox #24
19-year-old infielder Javier Mogollon hit .263/.364/.579 for a .943 OPS over six games last week in Myrtle Beach. Mogollon scored six runs, had three doubles, a home run, four RBI, and was 2-for-2 on stolen bases.
Luis Reyes
19-year-old Luis Reyes had an outstanding start for the Cannon Ballers last week, striking out nine to no walks.
Christian Oppor
20-year-old Christian Oppor had another stellar outing for the Ballers in Myrtle Beach. Oppor has racked up 24 strikeouts in just 13.1 innings to this point (three starts).
Morris Austin
25-year-old Morris Austin made three scoreless appearances last week for Kannapolis, and the righty threw four and a third innings allowing one hit, two walks, struck out two, and secured a save.
Grant Umberger
23-year-old left-hander Grant Umberger made two scoreless appearances last week, pitching four and a third innings allowing three walks and struck out five.
Previous Trending on the Farm:
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
Trending on the Farm: Hello, Kyle Teel
Trending on the Farm: So long, Arizona
Trending on the Farm: Turner drives in six, Dalquist hurls three scoreless
Trending on the Farm: Elko homers, Dalquist throws two scoreless
Trending on the Farm: Colson homers twice, Hoopi-Tuionetoa strong in relief
