Charlotte Knights
Record 4-2 (last week), 29-28 (second half), 71-61 (overall)<\/p>\n
Knights Player of the Week
David Sandlin 7 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 1 BB, 9 K<\/p>\n
Kyle Teel .357\/.400\/.429, 14 at-bats
Andy Weber .313\/.353\/.625, 16 at-bats
Joey Wiemer .385\/.385\/.692, 13 at-bats
Edgar Quero .250\/.308\/.250, 12 at-bats
Riley Unroe .273\/.500\/.545, 11 at-bats<\/p>\n
Shane Murphy 7 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 5 K
Davis Martin 5 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 BB, 5 K
Noah Schultz 5 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 3 K
Garrett Schoenle 3 1\/3 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 4 K
Tanner McDougal 1 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 0 K
Shane Smith 1 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 K
Jairo Iriarte 2 1\/3 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 K
Chris Murphy 2 1\/3 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 0 BB, 3 K<\/p>\n
The Knights had a strong week, taking four of six against the Redbirds (71-61) at home. With this result, the Knights climbed back to better than .500 in the second half.<\/p>\n
Pitcher David Sandlin, 25, had a fantastic start on Saturday. During a seven-inning game that was part of a doubleheader, Sandlin pitched a two-hit shutout with nine strikeouts and only one walk. In 59 1\/3 innings with the Knights, Sandlin has a 2.28 ERA and a 3.83 FIP in a high-scoring environment. Incredibly, Triple-A hitters have slashed only .202\/.298\/.275 against him. Sandlin has struggled in his 24 2\/3 innings in the majors (all this year), but it\u2019s clear he deserves another shot sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n
2026 Charlotte Knights Players of the Week
Korey Lee (March 27-April 5)
Oliver Dunn (April 6-12)
Shane Smith (April 13-19)
Jarred Kelenic (April 20-26)
Oliver Dunn (April 27-May 3)
LaMonte Wade Jr. (May 4-10)
Jacob Gonzalez (May 11-17)
LaMonte Wade Jr. (May 18-24)
Jacob Gonzalez (May 25-31)
Braden Montgomery (June 1-7)
Ryan Galanie (June 8-14)
Kyle Teel (June 15-21)
Korey Lee (June 22-28)
Caden Connor (June 29-July 5)
Nolan Jones (July 6-12)
Andy Weber (July 13-26)
Ryan Galanie (July 27-August 2)
Korey Lee (August 3-9)
David Sandlin (August 10-16)
Andy Weber (August 17-23)
David Sandlin (August 24-30)<\/p>\n
Birmingham Barons
Record 3-3 (last week), 29-28 (second half), 55-71 (overall)<\/p>\n
Barons Player of the Week
Jorge Corona .300\/.462\/1.000, 10 at-bats<\/p>\n
Alec Briley .318\/.320\/.727, 22 at-bats
Samuel Zavala .400\/.667\/.600, 10 at-bats
Caleb Bonemer .273\/.407\/.682, 22 at-bats
Colby Shelton .308\/.375\/.538, 1-for-1 stolen bases, 13 at-bats
Ryan Burrowes .167\/.250\/.333, 2-for-2 stolen bases, 18 at-bats<\/p>\n
Jake Palisch 5 IP, 0 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 5 K
Juan Carela 10 IP, 3 ER, 9 H, 3 BB, 8 K
Dylan Cumming 4 IP, 7 ER, 9 H, 1 BB, 3 K
Pierce George 4 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 4 K
Connor McCullough 4 IP, 3 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 6 K
Liam Paddack 4 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 3 BB, 9 K<\/p>\n
After pulling off a six-game sweep against the Lookouts (52-68) in Chattanooga, the Barons came back down to earth a bit. This week, the Barons split their six-game series at home against Rocket City (65-60). After a horrible first half, Birmingham is still in contention for a postseason spot due to their second-half record (in the North Division, Birmingham is one game behind Rocket City).<\/p>\n
Catcher Jorge Corona, 25, only played in three games, but he made an enormous impact, going 3-for-10 with a homer, two triples, and two walks. Overall, Corona has played 53 games this season, all with the Barons. Last year Corona struggled at the plate, slashing .170\/.314\/.270. However, this season he has improved significantly, slashing .231\/.318\/.434 in a tough hitting environment. With this excellent performance that resulted in a 1.462 OPS for the week, Corona picked up his first weekly award of the season.<\/p>\n
2026 Birmingham Barons Players of the Week
Samuel Zavala (April 6-12)
Braden Montgomery (April 13-19)
Alec Makarewicz (April 20-26)
Wilfred Veras (April 27-May 3)
Jake Palisch (May 4-10)
Wilfred Veras (May 11-17)
Alec Makarewicz (May 18-24)
Drake Logan (May 25-31)
Dylan Cumming (June 1-7)
Anthony DePino (June 8-14)
Grant Magill (June 15-21)
Alec Briley (June 22-28)
Colby Shelton (June 29-July 5)
Dylan Campbell (July 6-12)
Caleb Bonemer (July 13-26)
Colby Shelton (July 27-August 2)
Samuel Zavala (August 3-9)
Caleb Bonemer (August 10-16)
Dylan Campbell (August 17-23)
Jorge Corona (August 24-30)<\/p>\n
Winston-Salem Dash
Record 3-3 (last week), 31-28 (second half), 69-56 (overall)<\/p>\n
Dash Player of the Week
Nick McLain .429\/.529\/1.000, 14 at-bats<\/p>\n
Ely Brown .429\/.484\/.536, 5-for-5 stolen bases, 28 at-bats
George Wolkow .217\/.208\/.348, 23 at-bats
Kyle Lodise .320\/.452\/.640, 1-for-1 stolen bases, 25 at-bats
Jeral Perez .320\/.393\/.480, 25 at-bats
James Taussig .353\/.421\/.706, 1-for-1 stolen bases, 17 at-bats
Javier Mogoll\u00f3n .345\/.387\/.448, 1-for-3 stolen bases, 29 at-bats
Roch Cholowsky Did not play (shut down for season due to wrist injury)<\/p>\n
Drew McDaniel 8 IP, 5 ER, 8 H, 2 BB, 8 K
Grant Umberger 5 2\/3 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 0 BB, 6 K
Dylan Carmouche 5 IP, 4 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 4 K
Jake Curtis 4 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 0 BB, 4 K
Justin Sinibaldi 4 IP, 4 ER, 6 H, 3 BB, 2 K<\/p>\n
After winning back-to-back series with a 4-2 record, the Dash settled for a 3-3 split against the Hot Rods (79-45), who have been hot for a long time.<\/p>\n
Just like last week, outfielder Nick McLain, 23, was unstoppable at the plate. This week, McLain went 6-for-14 with two homers, two doubles, three walks and four RBIs to finish with a 1.529 OPS. McLain earned a promotion from Kannapolis to Winston-Salem on July 31, and he has been crushing it since then, posting a .315\/.463\/.534 slash line in 20 games. Without McLain, the Dash offense would have looked entirely different over the past few weeks.<\/p>\n
2026 Winston-Salem Dash Players of the Week
Caleb Bonemer (April 6-12)
Colby Shelton (April 13-19)
Colby Shelton (April 20-26)
Caleb Bonemer (April 27-May 3)
Colby Shelton (May 4-10)
Boston Smith (May 11-17)
George Wolkow (May 18-24)
Morris Austin (May 25-31)
Caleb Bonemer (June 1-7)
James Taussig (June 8-14)
Kyle Lodise (June 15-21)
George Wolkow (June 22-28)
Kaleb Freeman (June 29-July 5)
Ryan Burrowes (July 6-12)
Ely Brown (July 13-26)
Calvin Harris (July 27-August 2)
Derek Cerda (August 3-9)
Jeral Perez (August 10-16)
Nick McLain (August 17-23)
Nick McLain (August 24-30)<\/p>\n
Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
Record 2-4 (last week), 33-27 (second half), 66-60 (overall)<\/p>\n
Cannon Ballers Player of the Week
Efren Teran .500\/.500\/.667, 18 at-bats<\/p>\n
Abraham N\u00fa\u00f1ez .300\/.391\/.500, 20 at-bats
Clay Burdette .263\/.364\/.474, 2-for-2 stolen bases, 19 at-bats
Jaden Fauske .211\/.318\/.263, 1-for-1 stolen bases, 19 at-bats
Jake Berkland .250\/.500\/.333, 1-for-3 stolen bases, 12 at-bats<\/p>\n
Truman Pauley 6 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 0 BB, 3 K
Gabe Tanner 5 IP, 5 ER, 7 H, 1 BB, 1 K
Fabian Ysalla 5 IP, 3 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 1 K
Ryan Schiefer 4 1\/3 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 2 K
Nick Pinto 4 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, 0 BB, 3 K
Alexander Martinez 3 1\/3 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 2 K<\/p>\n
The Cannon Ballers stumbled a bit this week, dropping four of six on the road against Hill City (54-71).<\/p>\n
Infielder Efren Teran, 19, made a sizable step forward, going 9-for-18 with three doubles for a 1.167 OPS week. In 67 games with the Cannon Ballers, Teran is slashing .278\/.368\/.319. With Kannapolis, Teran has not shown much power, but he has found plenty of other ways of reaching base. Teran also played in the Complex League, where he slashed .302\/.318\/.535 and launched three homers in 13 games at that level. Teran plays second base, third base and shortstop, so he has a decent amount of versatility. Well done to Teran, who slashed .429\/.471\/.508 in August, as he was a very tough customer at the plate.<\/p>\n
2026 Kannapolis Cannon Ballers Players of the Week
Stiven Flores (April 6-12)
Abraham N\u00fa\u00f1ez (April 13-19)
Javier Mogoll\u00f3n (April 20-26)
Arxy Hern\u00e1ndez (April 27-May 3)
Javier Mogoll\u00f3n (May 4-10)
Max Banks (May 11-17)
Riley Eikhoff (May 18-24)
James Taussig (May 25-31)
James Taussig (June 1-7)
Derek Cerda (June 8-14)
Matthew Boughton (June 15-21)
Ryan Schiefer (June 22-28)
Christian Gonzalez (June 29-July 5)
Jaden Fauske (July 6-12)
Steven Lancia (July 13-26)
Anthony Patterson III (July 27-August 2)
Grant Cleavinger (August 3-9)
Marco Barrios (August 10-16)
Jordan Morales (August 17-23)
Efren Teran (August 24-30)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Charlotte KnightsRecord 4-2 (last week), 29-28 (second half), 71-61 (overall) Knights Player of the WeekDavid Sandlin 7 IP,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":793265,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2379],"tags":[5,138,49,66755,2561,4,396,2562],"class_list":["post-793264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-chicago-white-sox","tag-baseball","tag-chicago","tag-chicago-white-sox","tag-chicago-white-sox-prospects","tag-chicagowhitesox","tag-mlb","tag-white-sox","tag-whitesox"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/117191242140416200","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/793264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=793264"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/793264\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/793265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=793264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=793264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=793264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}