This series will contain weekly recaps of the performances of each minor league affiliate. Here is the final installment of the season after the twenty first week of the minor league season.
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS Regular Season (45-75), Final Stretch (2-6)
WEEKLY RECORD: 0-3
Wrapping up their final stretch schedule, the Knights traveled to Memphis for their final series of the season. Mother nature had other plans, with rain and unplayable grounds cancelling two of the five games. In the three games that were played however, Charlotte came up short and went win-less against the Redbirds. Much like the regular season, finished the final stretch schedule in the basement of all Triple-A clubs. Charlotte finished the regular season in last place and 32 games back in the Triple-A East Southeast Division.
Although three games isn’t a lot to go on, the Charlotte offense wasn’t very good against Memphis. The Knights batters hit .206/.284/.340 for a 625 OPS, eight runs scored, 20 hits in 97 at bats, four doubles, no triples, three home runs, seven RBI, 11 walks to 24 strikeouts, one stolen base, and were caught stealing twice. Despite their poor overall record, the Knights offense for the entire season was a middle of the road performer. Final season totals for the Knights offense can be found here.
Charlotte pitching struggled mightily against the Memphis offense, ending the year on a sour note. The Redbirds destroyed Knights pitching to a 7.50 team ERA, a 1.79 WHIP, .311 Batting Average Against, 20 earned runs to 22 runs allowed, 32 hits to 24 innings pitched, 11 walks to 20 strikeouts, hit three batters, and allowed four home runs. As the season is now officially over, the Knights ended up as a bottom tier and one of the poorer pitching teams in the Triple-A East To see Charlotte’s final pitching totals for the season, click here.
HOT PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Romy Gonzalez: Romy Gonzalez capped off his breakout season with another fine week of hitting. In the three games played, Gonzalez hit .300/.385/.700 for a 1.085 OPS, scored one run, had one double, one home run, three RBI, two walks (three strikeouts), and had three hits in 10 at bats.
Honorable Mentions: Zach Remillard, Danny Mendick, and John Parke
DSL WHITE SOX (26-33)
WEEKLY RECORD: 1-4
The DSL White Sox concluded their season on a sluggish tone. The DSL squad dropped four of five, cementing a losing record overall for the year. The DSL Sox finished in fourth place and 13 games back in the Dominican Summer League Baseball City Division.
The DSL White Sox had another tough week offensively. The young squad slashed .196/.328/.294 for a 621 OPS, 17 runs scored, 28 hits in 143 at bats, four doubles, two triples, two home runs, 13 RBI, 23 walks to 49 strikeouts, 11 stolen bases, and were caught stealing twice. Overall, the club was in the bottom tier of offensive performers in DSL this season. Final batting stats for the DSL White Sox can be found here.
The DSL White Sox pitchers didn’t exactly end the season on a high note either. The staff concluded the week with team ERA of 5.92, a 1.61 WHIP, .252 Batting Average Against, 25 earned runs to 30 runs allowed, 36 hits to 38 innings pitched, 25 walks to 39 strikeouts, five hit batters, and allowed three home runs. Similarly to the offense, the pitching staff was a bottom tier performer in the DSL for the year. Final pitching stats for the DSL White Sox can be found here.
HOT PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Oriel Castro: Oriel Castro had a nice week to end his season. The Panamanian pitcher had two appearances, threw four innings allowing one hit, no runs, one walk, one hit batter, struck out five, and finished the week with a 0.50 WHIP and a .077 Batting Average Against.
Honorable Mentions: Carlos Hinestroza
Photo credit: Caleb Probst/FutureSox
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