Hey there, in an effort to roll out minors content seven days a week, we’re gonna get back to something we did five or six years ago at South Side Sox — minor league stats roundups. This could change form in the short weeks we have left in the season, but for now, let’s roll out the org leaders in various hitting categories, through August 17 and requiring roughly 50% of team games played (or at least 40 total, for rookie leagues) to qualify.

Tim Elko doesn’t lead in any other category offensively, but he not only leads but dominates in perhaps the most important one. By piling up 21 more total bases than his closes trailer, both his production and consistency (health) have proven top-notch. NO ONE, perhaps but Tim and the Elko family (OK, and the eight billion Ole Miss superfans who still dream of the title run, thought this slugger would be right on the doorstep of the majors this quickly — if at all.

It’s not really an indictment of the org speed to note that Duke Ellis, gone from the White Sox for TWO MONTHS, still has the second-most steals in all the minors, and then some. OK, maybe it is a bit of an indictment: The youngsters have too much speed as a collective to have these week steals totals.

Amazing that it could turn out that no White Sox minor-leaguer will hit 20 home runs this year. And pretty sad that the org doesn’t even have 10 players who’ve hit at least 10.

One player hitting better than .300 — and he’s in the majors now. Hats off to Rikuu Nishida, who is proving more weapon than mere novelty in his first full pro season. That OBP is off the hook, and compared with strong plate discipline and speed Nishida is shaping up to be more of a potent potential weapon than the dangerous Duke Ellis ever was.

As for a major team leader who you many never have heard of, Javier Mogollón had a helluva first Stateside season. The White Sox are blessed with some real potential among many, many shortstops now in the system, and boy howdy Mogollón may be the best of the bunch. A .524 SLG + 16 steals/no CS + he’s a SHORTSTOP? Yes please.

No shock Mogollón tops the ISO, so let’s focus instead on George Wolkow, runner-up at the moment and a guy who doesn’t get cheated when he swings. He’s had hot and cold swings, but consider that both Mogollón and Wolkow are both just 18 (with strength/power perhaps still to come!).

Again, hat-tip to Nishida. Sure, Kanny might have boasted the only real offense in the entire White Sox system, but that alone still does not account for Rikuu having a 35-RUN LEAD on his nearest pursuer.

Oh, and look, Mogollón has a good eye, too. Now, if this was still the DSL you might need to take the numbers with a grain, and a good ACL hitter can still carve up the pitching there. But an 18-year-old with this patience? Again, plaudits for Nishida: His speed PLUS low Ks PLUS great eye makes him a legit threat now and in the future.

Ryan Galanie! Haven’t mentioned him yet, knowing this whammy was waiting at the bottom. He absolutely CRUSHED Kanny and then hardly missed a beat moving up to the Dash. Now listen, even at High-A Ryan is very old for the level. But he’s also dominating in a way that you shouldn’t quite care. Yes, there are challenges ahead, starting with a late-2024 or starting-2025 assignment in Birmingham, where things will get real, real quick.

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Javier Mogollón photo from Javier Mogollón/Instagram