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.
Top of the Crop
NOTE: This piece will focus on players that are currently in the minor leagues.
| Rank | Player (Position) [Level] | Last Week (9/19 – 9/24) | Trend |
| 1 | Colson Montgomery (SS) [AA] | DNP, schedule concluded | N/A |
| 2 | Noah Schultz (LHP) [A] | DNP, schedule concluded | N/A |
| 3 | Edgar Quero (C) [AA] | DNP, schedule concluded | N/A |
| 4 | Bryan Ramos (3B) [AA] | DNP, schedule concluded | N/A |
| 5 | Jacob Gonzalez (SS) [A] | DNP, schedule concluded | N/A |
| 6 | Jake Eder (LHP) [AA] | DNP, at team facility in AZ | N/A |
| 7 | Cristian Mena (RHP) [AAA] | 5 IP, 8 H, 3R (3 ER), 4 K | ↖️ |
| 8 | Nick Nastrini (RHP) [AAA] | 5 IP, 3K | ⬆️ |
| 9 | José Rodríguez (2B/SS) [AAA] | .348/.375/.565, .940 OPS, 5R, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI, SB | ⬆️ |
| 10 | Peyton Pallette (RHP) [A] | DNP, schedule concluded | N/A |
Nick Nastrini
Nick Nastrini ended his season on a high note with the Knights. Although he was slated to pitch earlier in the week, weather pushed that start back to Sunday, and the Knights couldn’t have been more thrilled about the 23 year old hurling five perfect innings. For the season, Nastrini pitched 114 ⅔ innings with a 4.08 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 139 strikeouts and 54 walks in three stops (Tulsa [AA Dodgers], Birmingham, and Charlotte). Since being acquired by the White Sox, Nastrini threw 36 innings with a 4.75 ERA, a 1.31 WHIP, 51 strikeouts and 17 walks.
Perfection from Nick Nastrini.
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) September 24, 2023
The No. 6 @whitesox prospect fans three as he retires all 15 batters he faces in his final @KnightsBaseball start of the year. pic.twitter.com/ThCddzROgS
Jose Rodriguez goes deep for the 3rd time with the #Knights to the berm in LF and back out onto the field. #WhiteSox pic.twitter.com/CD92GJkCc6
— White Sox Daily (@dailywhitesox) September 24, 2023
José Rodríguez
José Rodríguez had a great week to cap off his 2023 campaign. The 22 year old infielder was getting in the groove at the plate, making a lot of contact in typical Popeye fashion. For the season, Rodríguez appeared in 106 games slashing .262/.292/.437 with a .729 OPS, 40 extra base hits (19 doubles, 21 home runs), and went 31/40 (77.5%) on stolen bases between two stops (Birmingham and Charlotte).
Cristian Mena
Cristian Mena pitched around a fair amount of hits to end his season on a positive note. The 20 year old right hander was aggressively assigned this season, and a late season promotion to AAA continued the aggressiveness. For the entire year, Mena threw an impressive 133 ⅔ innings with a 4.85 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 156 strikeouts and 64 walks in two stops (Birmingham and Charlotte).
Cristian Mena got his 5 innings in Tuesday for the #Knights, in what will likely be his last start of the season. He allows 3R on 8H. He strikes out 4. #WhiteSox pic.twitter.com/LlnNsb8JUe
— White Sox Daily (@dailywhitesox) September 20, 2023
Best of the Rest
AAA (Charlotte)
Tyler Naquin
Tyler Naquin had a nice week at the plate, sporting a 1.203 OPS across three games with three of his four hits (two doubles, home run) going for extra bases.
Tyler Neslony
Tyler Neslony put together back to back solid weeks at the plate for the Knights, ending the week with a 1.021 OPS with three extra base hits (two doubles, home run), more walks (four) than strikeouts (two), and went 2-for-2 on stolen bases.
Erik González
Erik González swung it well for the Knights, ending the series in Memphis with a 1.059 OPS and two doubles in four games.
Andrew Pérez
26 year old southpaw Andrew Pérez pitched well in his lone inning of work, striking out two batters.