With White Sox affiliates inching toward the finish line, the day brought a little of everything: a prospect ticket to the Arizona Fall League, a promotion in the system, a waiver move that keeps one trade thread alive, and a few lopsided box scores.
Caleb Bonemer is headed to the Arizona Fall League, according to the league’s official X account. The post called him the White Sox’s No. 2 prospect and MLB Pipeline’s No. 30 prospect, and noted that he has 35 homers and counting. Bonemer has spent 121 games this season between High-A and AA, piling up career highs in just about every offensive category.
Elsewhere in the system, Braden Holcomb moved up to Winston-Salem after Derek Cerda was placed on the 7-day IL. Holcomb, the big Vanderbilt outfielder taken in the 12th round in July, hit .333/.439/.667 across 57 plate appearances with Kannapolis.
There was also a roster note with some broader implications: Tyler Gilbert cleared waivers and was outrighted to Charlotte, meaning the White Sox side of the Aaron Combs trade is still intact for now.
Charlotte picked up a 1-0 win over Gwinnett behind a strong pitching effort. Jonathan Cannon set the tone with 5.1 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks while striking out four on 56 of 84 pitches for strikes.
Chris Murphy followed with 0.1 scoreless inning, though he issued two walks. Shane Smith worked one inning without allowing a hit, and Tanner McDougal finished with two scoreless frames, giving up one hit with one walk and two strikeouts.
Offensively, the Knights didn’t need much. Rikuu Nishida went 1-for-3 with two walks and was picked off.
Edgar Quero finished 1-for-4. Junior Perez went 0-for-3 with a walk, two strikeouts and a stolen base.
Kyle Teel did not play.
Birmingham edged Biloxi 3-2, and the Barons found a late way through. The go-ahead run came in the top of the ninth on what was described as #WILDPITCHOFFENSE, putting Birmingham a game behind Rocket City again, though they still need to finish a game ahead.
Caleb Bonemer was 1-for-5 with two strikeouts in the loss, while Anthony DePino delivered the loudest line of the night: a homer, a single, a walk and a strikeout. Colby Shelton went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts, and Ryan Burrowes was 0-for-3 with a walk.
Winston-Salem kept rolling in an 11-5 win over Rome. Javier Mogollón homered and finished 1-for-5, while Jeral Perez went 2-for-4 with a homer of his own.
James Taussig also went deep, going 2-for-3 with a homer and a walk. Nick McLain added a sacrifice fly.
Kyle Lodise was 0-for-3 with two walks, two strikeouts and a stolen base, and George Wolkow went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts, an HBP and a stolen base.
The Dash’s magic number is 1.
Kannapolis finished the night with a 13-0 win over Delmarva.
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