Only the Knights finished better than .500 this week, but there were several positives from around the farm
Charlotte Knights
Record 3-2 (last week), 7-4 (second half), 43-43 (overall)
Knights Player of the Week
Jacob Amaya .385/.500/.923, 1-for-1 stolen bases, 13 at-bats
Corey Julks .263/.391/.474, 19 at-bats
Tim Elko .294/.455/.647, 17 at-bats
Bryan Ramos .067/.176/.133, 15 at-bats
Dru Baker .313/.353/.438, 16 at-bats
Korey Lee .200/.294/.200, 15 at-bats
Tyler Schweitzer 2 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 1 K
Noah Schultz 4 IP, 4 ER, 5 H, 3 BB, 4 K
[redacted] 5 ⅓ IP, 3 ER, 5 H, 0 BB, 4 K
Yoendrys Gómez 5 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 4 K
Wikelman González 3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 4 BB, 1 K
After consistently remaining within striking distance of .500 for many weeks, the Knights have finally gotten even. After Sunday’s game against Jacksonville (53-33) got postponed, Charlotte’s 3-2 week against the mighty Jumbo Shrimp came to a close.
Shortstop Jacob Amaya, 26, was firing on all cylinders for the Knights. Amaya went 5-for-13 with two homers, a double three walks, five RBIs, and a stolen base in his only attempt. That level of production does not come often for a defense-first shortstop, but Amaya pulled it off this week. Well done to Amaya, who earned his second Knight of the Week award.
2025 Charlotte Knights Players of the Week
Tim Elko (April 7-13)
Bobby Dalbec (April 14-20)
Tim Elko (April 21-27)
Tristan Gray (April 28-May 4)
Jason Matthews (May 5-11)
Andre Lipcius (May 12-18)
Kyle Teel (May 19-25)
Jacob Amaya (May 26-June 1)
Brooks Baldwin (June 2-8)
Brooks Baldwin (June 9-15)
Brooks Baldwin (June 16-22)
Colson Montgomery (June 23-29)
Jacob Amaya (June 30-July 6)
Birmingham Barons
Record 2-4 (last week), 5-7 (second half), 43-38 (overall)
Barons Player of the Week
Tanner McDougal 6 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 6 K
Rikuu Nishida .227/.370/.227, 22 at-bats
Jacob Gonzalez .261/.308/.348, 23 at-bats
Caden Connor .304/.360/.348, 23 at-bats
Ryan Galanie .318/.385/.500, 22 at-bats
William Bergolla .105/.292/.105, 19 at-bats
Riley Gowens 10 IP, 7 R (6 ER), 14 H, 2 BB, 7 K
Shane Murphy 8 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 3 K
Hagen Smith 2 ⅔ IP, 3 ER, 1 H, 2 BB, 5 K
Jake Palisch 7 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 7 H, 0 BB, 2 K
Mark McLaughlin 2 ⅔ IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K
The Barons stumbled a bit against Chattanooga (43-34), dropping four of six on the road this week.
Starting pitcher Tanner McDougal, 22, was fantastic yet again, and he earned his second straight Baron of the Week award. McDougal shut down the Lookouts with six scoreless innings on Saturday, only allowing two hits along the way. McDougal also struck out six without issuing any walks, and he only needed 76 pitches to get through those six frames. McDougal opened the year with Winston-Salem, where he posted a 3.28 ERA and a 3.63 FIP in 57 ⅔ innings before getting promoted on June 18. Since then, McDougal has been even more impressive, posting a 1.27 ERA and a 2.00 FIP in 21 ⅓ innings since the promotion. McDougal is really heating up, as he has only allowed one run on 10 in his last 16 innings.
2025 Birmingham Barons Players of the Week
William Bergolla (April 7-13)
Tyler Schweitzer (April 14-20)
Wilfred Veras (April 21-27)
Caden Connor (April 28-May 4)
Ryan Galanie (May 5-11)
Riley Gowens (May 12-18)
Jacob Gonzalez (May 19-25)
William Bergolla (May 26-June 1)
Jake Palisch (June 2-8)
Shane Murphy (June 9-15)
Lucas Gordon (June 16-22)
Tanner McDougal (June 23-29)
Tanner McDougal (June 30-July 6)
Winston-Salem Dash
Record 1-5 (last week), 4-11 (second half), 29-51 (overall)
Dash Player of the Week
Samuel Zavala .294/.455/.529, 17 at-bats
Braden Montgomery .095/.240/.143, 1-for-1 stolen bases, 21 at-bats
Sam Antonacci .174/.321/.174, 3-for-3 stolen bases, 23 at-bats
Jeral Perez .125/.333/.375, 16 at-bats
Alec Makarewicz .364/.440/.364, 22 at-bats
Matt Hogan .250/.333/.500, 16 at-bats
Luke Bell 3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 3 K
Manuel Veloz 7 ⅔ IP, 5 ER, 6 H, 5 BB, 6 K
Jake Bockenstedt 6 IP, 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 0 BB, 7 K
Christian Oppor 5 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 0 BB, 10 K
Frankeli Arias 4 ⅔ IP, 5 R (3 ER), 7 H, 1 BB, 1 K
The Dash have now had back-to-back 1-5 weeks, as they had a tough time in Hub City against the Spartanburgers (40-40).
Although the team had a rough series as a whole, outfielder Samuel Zavala, 20, was quite an obstacle for Hub City. Zavala went 5-for-17 with a homer, a double, five RBIs, and five walks. Zavala led the team in OPS this week by a wide margin, at .984, while Matt Hogan was No. 2, with .833. Zavala’s home run was only one of two blasts for the Dash this week, while Jeral Perez hit the only other one. Zavala’s overall slash line is (.234/.331/.366) is not special. However, it is worth noting that Zavala got off to a slow start but has been trending in the right direction since early May.
2025 Winston-Salem Dash Players of the Week
Jake Bockenstedt (April 7-13)
Lucas Gordon (April 14-20)
Sam Antonacci (April 21-27)
Jeral Perez (April 28-May 4)
Braden Montgomery (May 5-11)
Lucas Gordon (May 12-18)
Jordan Sprinkle (May 19-25)
Tanner McDougal (May 26-June 1)
Samuel Zavala (June 2-8)
Jake Bockenstedt (June 9-15)
Frankeli Arias (June 16-22)
Wilber Sánchez (June 23-29)
Samuel Zavala (June 30-July 6)
Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
Record 2-4 (last week), 5-10 (second half), 37-44 (overall)
Cannon Ballers Player of the Week
Caleb Bonemer .333/.364/.714, 21 at-bats
Ryan Burrowes .300/.364/.300, 20 at-bats
T.J. McCants .333/.385/.333, 2-for-2 stolen bases, 24 at-bats
Miguel Santos .294/.350/.294, 17 at-bats
Lyle Miller-Green .333/.462/.333, 21 at-bats
George Wolkow .000/.333/.000, 14 at-bats
Kaleb Sophy 4 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 2 K
Ricardo Brizuela 5 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, 3 BB, 2 K
Jonathan Clark 3 ⅔ IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 4 K
Grant Umberger 6 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 2 BB, 5 K
Luis Reyes 5 IP, 7 R (4 ER), 6 H, 3 BB, 3 K
Kannapolis is off to a cold start in the second half, and that downward spiral continued with a 2-4 week against the Crawdads (44-36).
Shortstop Caleb Bonemer, 19, had another excellent week to win his second Cannon Baller of the Week award. Bonemer, who was born on the same day of the South Siders’ 5-4 victory in the 2005 ALDS, finished 7-for-21 with two homers. Bonemer added two doubles and a walk to those impressive numbers to end the week with a 1.078 OPS. Bonemer is slashing .269/.392/.434 in 69 games with Kannapolis, and he is having a great start to his professional career.
2025 Kannapolis Cannon Ballers Players of the Week
Jordan Sprinkle (April 7-13)
Caleb Bonemer (April 14-20)
Jordan Sprinkle (April 21-27)
Miguel Santos (April 28-May 4)
Justin Sinibaldi (May 5-11)
George Wolkow (May 12-18)
Grant Umberger (May 19-25)
Caleb Bonemer (May 26-June 1)
Lyle Miller-Green (June 2-8)
George Wolkow (June 9-15)
Luis Reyes (June 16-22)
T.J. McCants (June 23-29)
Caleb Bonemer (June 30-July 6)
ACL White Sox
Record 2-3 (last week), 26-21 (overall)
Complex Sox Player of the Week
Drake Logan .368/.400/.579, 1-for-1 stolen bases, 19 at-bats (rehab assignment from Winston-Salem)
D’Angelo Tejada .250/.368/.313, 16 at-bats
Stiven Flores .333/.400/.444, 18 at-bats
Leandro Alsinois .250/.400/.375, 2-for-2 stolen bases, eight at-bats
Albertson Asigen .308/.438/.385, 2-for-2 stolen bases, 13 at-bats
Jordany Chirinos 3 IP, 6 ER, 5 H, 3 BB, 1 K
Fabian Ysalla 5 IP, 5 R (3 ER), 8 H, 0 BB, 3 K
Noah Syndergaard 4 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 3 K
Madison Jeffrey 3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 3 BB, 3 K
Jake Curtis 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 3 K
Denny Lima 3 IP, 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 BB, 3 K
The ACL White Sox finally had a losing week, dropping three of five, but they are still performing quite well overall.
Outfielder Drake Logan, 24, displayed an excellent ability to make sharp contact to win this week’s ACL Sox of the Week award. Logan started the season with the Winston-Salem Dash, but he suffered an injury on April 16. Logan has played for the ACL White Sox since June 24 on a rehab assignment. This week, Logan went 7-for-19 with a triple, two doubles, and a stolen base in his only attempt. The White Sox selected Logan in the 19th round in 2022, and he made a sizable step forward with Kannapolis in 2024. Last year, he slashed .266/.328/.430, which was enough to open the year with the Dash. It will be interesting to see if he can continue to be an on-base machine. On his rehab assignment, Logan is slashing .314/.385/.514 in 35 at-bats overall.
2025 ACL White Sox Players of the Week
Bryce Willits (May 5-11)
Stiven Flores (May 12-18)
Fabian Ysalla (May 19-25)
Adrian Gil (May 26-June 1)
Mason Dinesen (June 2-8)
D’Angelo Tejada (June 9-15)
Marcelo Alcala (June 16-22)
Adrian Gil (June 23-29)
Drake Logan (June 30-July 6)
DSL White Sox
Record 1-4 (last week), 10-14 (overall)
DSL Sox Player of the Week
Christian Gonzalez .308/.500/.385, 13 at-bats
Eduardo Herrera .182/.308/.455, 11 at-bats
Frank Mieses .154/.267/.154, 13 at-bats
Jefrank Silva .294/.368/.471, 17 at-bats
Alejandro Cruz .182/.400/.273, 11 at-bats
Alexander Martinez 3 ⅓ IP, 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 3 BB, 5 K
Diego Perez 5 IP, 1 ER, 1 H, 3 BB, 5 K
Orlando Suarez 4 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 5 BB, 3 K
Yobal Rodriguez 4 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 2 K
Things were not clicking this week for the DSL White Sox, who only managed to get one victory in five games.
Outfielder Christian Gonzalez, 18, is not letting up, as he could hardly be kept off base this week, too. Gonzalez went 4-for-13 with a double and five walks to provide a major spark for an offense that desperately needed it. Gonzalez is slashing .431/.554/.615 overall, as he has been very consistent early on.
Yobal Rodriguez, 17, who has also already won a weekly award, was nearly perfect during his four innings of work, so he deserves honorable mention. This is the first professional season for Rodriguez, and mercy, what a start. Rodriguez has not allowed any runs yet, and he has only allowed four hits in 18 2⁄3 innings.
2025 DSL White Sox Players of the Week
Frank Mieses (June 2-8)
Eduardo Herrera (June 9-15)
Yobal Rodriguez (June 16-22)
Christian Gonzalez (June 23-29)
Christian Gonzalez (June 30-July 6)