https://www.mlb.com/prospects/stats/affiliates?teamId=145&date=06/18/2026

https://www.mlb.com/milb/scores/all/all/whitesox?affiliateId=mlbcom-milb

Mason Adams for Char.

48 minutes ago, BamaDoc said:

https://www.mlb.com/prospects/stats/affiliates?teamId=145&date=06/18/2026

https://www.mlb.com/milb/scores/all/all/whitesox?affiliateId=mlbcom-milb

Mason Adams for Char.

Need some SP excitement. COME ON ADAMS

Adams has a hell of an opportunity if he can find his form fast. Also helps that his velocity appears to be up a tick since coming back. He could end up being a surprise contributor with all the injuries.

@Sleepy Harold @Y2Jimmy0 how do you go about evaluating these DSL players? It's a very low level of competition so I know simply looking at raw numbers can be deceiving. Are you focusing on physical projection and power stats like ISO?

Sebastian Romero has obviously been super impressive with his .381 avg, .460 OBP and .831 SLG statline. Very impressive ISO. He's also got 12 SOs (2 BBs) in 44 PAs, so a 27% SO rate.

Then you've got 16 year old SS Carlos Vielma. He's also got a silly statline. .475 avg, .604 OBP and .650 slugging in 13 games. Only 5 XBHs, so not as much power. But he also has 12 BBs and only 2 SOs. Do you put that much stock into walk rates in DSL, or is it deceiving with how bad some pitchers are? I remember being super impressed with Benyamin Bailey's 52:40 BB:SO in DSL as a 17 year old (.475 OBP). Then he was complete trash in the Arizona rookie league.

Ronald Cardozo putting up .394 avg, .512 OBP and .758 slugging with 9 BB and 4 SOs. Showing good power and discipline. I wonder if he can stick at catcher as a 6'5 dude.

These 3 DSL prospects have been damn impressive so far.

Mason Adams sure looks like next man up.

15 minutes ago, DirtySox said:

Mason Adams sure looks like next man up.

4IP 0R 2H 1BB 6K not too shabby.

1 hour ago, Timmy U said:

4IP 0R 2H 1BB 6K not too shabby.

5 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 6K. Great game right there.

10 hours ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Adams has a hell of an opportunity if he can find his form fast. Also helps that his velocity appears to be up a tick since coming back. He could end up being a surprise contributor with all the injuries.

What's his velocity looking like?

4 minutes ago, ron883 said:

What's his velocity looking like?

Averaged 92 mph on the 4 seamer for the game.

4 minutes ago, DirtySox said:

Averaged 92 mph on the 4 seamer for the game.

I gotcha. Not exactly a fireballer. He's still getting strikeouts though. Averaging over 9 per 9 innings. I wonder when we see him up.

1 minute ago, ron883 said:

I gotcha. Not exactly a fireballer. He's still getting strikeouts though. Averaging over 9 per 9 innings. I wonder when we see him up.

He's absolutely not a fireballer. Might call him a junkballer? Fills up the zone with 5 to 6 different pitch types according to Savaant.

8 minutes ago, DirtySox said:

He's absolutely not a fireballer. Might call him a junkballer? Fills up the zone with 5 to 6 different pitch types according to Savaant.

Davis Martin, but minus the stuff...close to a Thorpe fb.

Twenty five years ago, Glavine or Maddux would have been elated with 92-93, especially Glavine.

Yes, coming back from tjs, but was never a fireballer to begin with.

25 minutes ago, DirtySox said:

He's absolutely not a fireballer. Might call him a junkballer? Fills up the zone with 5 to 6 different pitch types according to Savaant.

Call him up!

Right on Mason.  You too Hicks- you’re only RedSock we need. 
keep it up, gentlemen!

Anyone heard anything on Thorpe? I had heard maybe 2 weeks ago he was on the verge of starting his rehab, but I haven’t seen him yet.

7 hours ago, ron883 said:

@Sleepy Harold @Y2Jimmy0 how do you go about evaluating these DSL players? It's a very low level of competition so I know simply looking at raw numbers can be deceiving. Are you focusing on physical projection and power stats like ISO?

Sebastian Romero has obviously been super impressive with his .381 avg, .460 OBP and .831 SLG statline. Very impressive ISO. He's also got 12 SOs (2 BBs) in 44 PAs, so a 27% SO rate.

Then you've got 16 year old SS Carlos Vielma. He's also got a silly statline. .475 avg, .604 OBP and .650 slugging in 13 games. Only 5 XBHs, so not as much power. But he also has 12 BBs and only 2 SOs. Do you put that much stock into walk rates in DSL, or is it deceiving with how bad some pitchers are? I remember being super impressed with Benyamin Bailey's 52:40 BB:SO in DSL as a 17 year old (.475 OBP). Then he was complete trash in the Arizona rookie league.

Ronald Cardozo putting up .394 avg, .512 OBP and .758 slugging with 9 BB and 4 SOs. Showing good power and discipline. I wonder if he can stick at catcher as a 6'5 dude.

These 3 DSL prospects have been damn impressive so far.

It's something I tread very lightly on (or at least try to) in general, especially since the Sox never really played in the deep end for the higher profile guys that would demand more immediate attention. IMO it's really hard to judge until they're stateside since the level of play isn't necessarily great, but the guys that show out definitely get on my/our radar for the future. The start that Romero is off to is hard to ignore that's for sure.