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Luis Robert and Zach Thompson made big splashes http://www.oriolesfanproshop.com/authentic-j.j.-hardy-jersey , AnalysisGame RecapsGamethreadsMinorsOffbeatFull ArchiveExclusives South Side Sox Hall of FameCard of the MonthDeep DiveDigitsFlashbackFranchise FactsKnow Your EnemyMost Essential White SoxRace to the BottomSix Pack of StatsSouth Side SnapSouth Side StumperSSS Literary SupplementSuper Stats PackThe Game I’ll Never ForgetTwitterpatingUnder the RadarView From the Other SideWhite Sox on SB Nation HomeStoriesScheduleRosterStatsWhite Sox on Yahoo! HomeDepth ChartTransactionsMasthead MastheadMeet the Players!Links White Sox Web LinksSouth Side Sox standardsCommunity GuidelinesOdds Shop StubHub hite Sox MinorsGlendale Desert Dogs2018 Glendale Desert Dogs season recapLuis Robert and Zach Thompson made big splashes, while a few prospects ran out of gasChuck Garfien, that Rivera’s fielding and arm were showing, which goes against some of MLB Pipeline’s defensive concerns. Rivera made an even bigger workload jump than Basabe, playing a career-high 141 games, after playing just 47 games in 2017, the year he was drafted. Rivera’s performance isn’t all due to fatigue, as the AFL has much better pitching overall than a normal high-A team; likely, Rivera was out of his element after his breakout 2018 year.Zach Thompson: 2.70 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 13 1鈦? IP, 15 K Adam Jones Jersey , 6 BB, 3 savesThompson will probably not climb onto the White Sox 40-man roster, but he went out and made the decision a little harder for the front office. One of the 29 other teams will probably have a shot at Thompson come the Rule 5 draft, and Thompson proved he deserves a 40-man slot, somewhere. After a year with a combined 1.55 ERA in A+ and AA, Thompson added a 2.70 ERA stint in Arizona. He also showed he could close down the ninth inning, as he converted all three of his save chances. The former starter relished in his time as a reliever in 2018. The walks in the AFL were still a touch high, but an ever-improving K-rate should help Thompson’s case. It will certainly be a loss for the Sox should he leave. Tanner Banks: 4.43 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, 22 1鈦? IP, 10 K, 5 BBNot a stellar time in the AFL for Banks. Though he did have a career high in innings pitched in 2018 Manny Machado Jersey , it was only by nine innings. In reality, Banks is just not that good. He rarely walks hitters, but has had trouble finding a strikeout pitch and lives off of contact. Since the AFL has a better hitting crop, he got tagged by batters a little more than during the regular season. Banks’s 4.43 ERA is the second-highest of his career, and the 1.57 WHIP is the highest.Danny Dopico: 6.57 ERA, 1.78 WHIP, 12 1鈦?, 15 K, 12 BBDopico, a late addition to the White Sox’s AFL roster, probably wishes he wasn’t. After having a good year with Winston-Salem (mostly relieving) with a 2.98 ERA, the 24 year-old fell flat in Arizona. He seemed to lose all command Chris Davis Jersey , as he just about had one walk an inning. Whenever a hitter did make contact, it seemed to always land as a hit. If there were advanced stats on the AFL, they would probably look more favorably on Dopico’s time there. However, he is still a long way from any major league appearances. NEW YORK (AP) — Top Mets prospect Peter Alonso was finally in uniform at Citi Field on Wednesday, just not as part of New York’s active roster.Alonso was honored on the field as the Mets’ minor league player of the year about two weeks after New York frustrated its fans by declining to promote him to the major leagues.Alonso’s agents Adam Karon and Tripper Johnson said at the time it was “disheartening” that Alonso wasn’t among the club’s September call-ups, and Alonso said Wednesday he was “disappointed.” Alonso and the rest of the Mets minor league honorees spoke to reporters during a 5-hour, 35-minute rain delay of a game against Miami that began at 9:45 p.m.The Mets said they were concerned about finding Alonso playing time at first base. The team also would have had to add him to the 40-man roster and start his service-time clock.“I have to just trust the process,” Alonso said. “I’m just going to use that as motivation to get better for next year.”The former University of Florida slugger hit 36 homers and led the minors with 119 RBIs across Double-A and Triple-A. He discussed the Mets’ decision this week with team executive Omar Minaya — part of a three-man group leading New York after general manager Sandy Alderson stepped away earlier this season.“He said it was just, it’s nothing, pretty much it was just a business decision, an organizational decision,” Alonso said. “I respect that. I’m just going to keep continuing to get better.”The 23-year-old Alonso will begin play in the Arizona Fall League in early October. He’ll face some of baseball’s top prospects there http://www.oriolesfanproshop.com/authentic-j.j.-hardy-jersey , then go into spring training hoping to crack the major league roster.Among Alonso’s objectives in the meantime will be improving his defense at first base. He thinks he’s made drastic improvements there, and the Mets have heaped praise on his efforts to sharpen his glove work.He spoke Wednesday about the big league dreams he developed playing ball in the backyard with his dad. He got a taste of that this week, taking batting practice and grounders at Citi Field.For now, though, he’ll have to settle for just a sneak peek at life in Flushing.“You get to a point where, I’m lucky to be playing,” he said. “I know it’s going to happen. It’s just, I need to continue to get better and just keep proving what I can do.“There’s always a, ‘What if?’,” he added. “I think the organization is, I have to go along with what they’re saying.”