This series will highlight player trends from the top prospects in the White Sox system as well as any other notable performances across all affiliates. The third installment covers the first full slate of games for all full season affiliates.
Top of the Crop
NOTE: This piece will focus on players in the minor leagues, so Oscar Colás and Lenyn Sosa are omitted as they are with the White Sox.
| Rank | Player (Position) [Level] | Last Week (4/11 – 4/16) | Trend |
| 1 | Colson Montgomery (SS) [A+] | 7-day IL | 🩹 |
| 3 | Bryan Ramos (3B/2B) [AA] | Placed on 7-day IL | 🩹 |
| 4 | Noah Schultz (LHP) [Ext. Spring] | N/A | N/A |
| 6 | José Rodriguez (2B/SS) [AA] | .143/.250/.286, .536 OPS, 2R, HR, SB | ↙️ |
| 7 | Cristian Mena (RHP) [AA] | 3 IP, 2 H, 2R (2 ER), 2 BB, 6 K | – |
| 8 | Peyton Pallette (RHP) [A] | 3.2 IP, 5 H, 3R (3 ER), BB, K | ↙️ |
| 9 | Sean Burke (RHP) [AAA] | 7-day IL | 🩹 |
| 10 | Norge Vera (RHP) [A+] | .2 IP, 1R (1 ER), 4 BB, K | ⬇️ |
| 11 | Jonathan Cannon (RHP) [A+] | 5 IP, 3 H, 2R (2 ER), 2 BB, 3 K | ↖️ |
| 12 | Matthew Thompson (RHP) [AA} | .2 IP, 2R (2 ER), 5 BB, 0 K | ⬇️ |
Bryan Ramos
Bryan Ramos was officially placed on the 7-day IL after not playing at all during the opening weekend with a groin issue.
Norge Vera & Matthew Thompson
Norge Vera and Matthew Thompson underwhelmed significantly, as both walked the yard and were unable to make it out of the first inning.
José Rodriguez
The first full week wasn’t kind to José Rodriguez, as he couldn’t seem to get into a rhythm at the plate, as evidenced by uncharacteristically striking out five times in 21 at bats.
Peyton Pallette
Peyton Pallette made quick work of the Shorebirds in the first two innings before Delmarva was able to make some hard contact and knock out two home runs against the righty.
Cristian Mena
In terms of length, it was a short outing for Mena (3 IP), but he was dominant early, striking out five of six before trouble onset in the third in the form of two walks, two hits, a wild pitch, and two runs.
Cristian Mena goes 3.0. Allows 2R on 2H and 2BB. He strikes out 6 on 39 of 61. #Barons #WhiteSox pic.twitter.com/sAynIjN85e
— White Sox Daily (@dailywhitesox) April 16, 2023
Jonathan Cannon
Jonathan Cannon was solid in his debut for the Dash, pounding the zone and getting eight groundouts (to one flyout) in his five innings of work.
Jonathan Cannon ran into a bit of trouble T4 but a 5-4-3 DP and a 5-3 put an end to the Brooklyn threat.
— Jonathan Lee (@followmefor3) April 11, 2023
Cannon through four complete surrendering one hit while striking out two .. pic.twitter.com/AW9R93BZl7
Best of the Rest
Zach Remillard
Zach Remillard was on fire last week, batting .389/.522/1.000 for a 1.522 OPS with six runs scored, two doubles, three home runs, six RBI, and a stolen base.
Davis Martin
Davis Martin was outstanding in his lone start of the week, throwing six innings of three hit ball, allowing no runs while walking three and striking out 11 Jumbo Shrimp.
Alejandro Mateo
Once again, Alejandro Mateo stood out as a bright spot for the Birmingham pitching staff. Across three appearances last week, Mateo threw 3.1 innings and allowed only one hit and walk, no runs, and struck out six Trash Pandas.
Ben Norman and Terrell Tatum
Ben Norman and Terrell Tatum were key factors in powering the Dash lineup last week. Norman hit .333/.529/.917 for a 1.446 OPS with two home runs and 4 RBI while Tatum slashed .357/.591/.786 for a 1.377 OPS, hitting one home run with five RBI and going 5-for-6 on stolen bases.
Loidel Chapelli
Loidel Chapelli has made a powerful first impression upon the South Atlantic League. Chapelli batted .533/.533/1.133 last week for a cool 1.666 OPS with five runs scored, a double, triple, two home runs, eight RBI and a stolen base before leaving Friday’s game early with an apparent hand injury.
A 2 run HOME RUN by Chapelli!
— Winston-Salem Dash (@WSDashBaseball) April 12, 2023
Dash take the lead in the bottom of the first.
Cyclones 1 | Dash 2 pic.twitter.com/A9IbfnsdUg
Brooks Gosswein and Jeremiah Burke
Brooks Gosswein had a fantastic start for the Dash while Jeremiah Burke was stellar in a relief appearance. Gosswein threw five innings of two hit ball, allowing one run and striking out seven Cyclones, while Burke threw 3.1 innings allowing one hit and one walk, no runs, and struck out six.
Drew McDaniel
Drew McDaniel had a very nice start against Delmarva, completing five innings of work while allowing four hits and one run, striking out six Shorebirds.
Jordan Sprinkle
Jordan Sprinkle swung a hot bat for the Ballers last week, slashing .391/.440/.609 for a 1.049 OPS with three runs scored, three doubles, one triple, seven RBI, and went 2-for-2 on stolen bases.
Jordan Sprinkle leads of the game for the #Ballers with a double smoked to the gap. #WhiteSox pic.twitter.com/WdMnv0kABH
— White Sox Daily (@dailywhitesox) April 16, 2023
Chapelli still not back in the lineup today.
Davis Martin had 17 whiffs, at least 1 whiff on all 4 of his pitches. Averaged 94.8 mph and touched 97.
Jesse Scholtens had 18 whiffs and also had at least 1 whiff on all 4 pitches. Batters made contact on only 62% of in-zone pitches that they swung at.
Tough time for the top ten. 4 are on the IL, 2 SP couldn’t get through 1 inning, and the second best MI prospect is hitting .143. At this rate, Chapelli will be cracking the top 10 by May.