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The team records don’t show it, but the White Sox aren’t having a bad year on the farm. It’s just that a lot of their talent is concentrated in the middle infield, while the pitching is a mess at the highest two levels.

James Fegan talked to Chris Getz about four infield success stories, along with Oscar Colás for the people. Regarding Lenyn Sosa, Getz told James what he told me, but some key updates about the others:

Colson Montgomery: Getz doesn’t see a position change in Montgomery’s future despite his size:

“There’s really no reason why he’s not going to be able to cut off the ball and make plays in that six-hole and get runners that are getting down the line pretty well,” Getz said. “He gets to (his arm strength) fairly easily. He’s not a guy that needs to fully set up. It’s just a matter of that clean exchange and read the ball properly off the bat on all angles. But he’s got the footwork, the hands and the arm strength to accomplish everything you want.”

Bryan Ramos: He’s been up, down and up over the course of three months, and the good news is that his quiet May wasn’t reflective of a lost strike zone, but getting a little too pull-happy for the pitches he was seeing.

Yolbert Sánchez: Without one award-winning tool or skill, his game is the kind that has to be sharp across the board in order to provide value, including an array of medium-contact hits, sound defense and contributions on the basepaths, which is one reason why the Sox haven’t been rushing to call him up.

As for Colás, Fegan writes that he’s trying to temper his urges to flaunt his pull power, and I saw some of that on Thursday, when he smashed two balls into the ground toward the first baseman. As you’ll see below, he got some lift on one Friday night.

*Mike Wright went to the IL, so the Knights are down to two starters.

*I missed a colossal Colás clout by one game.

Oscar Colas with a 108mph 437’ 💣 to deep center. It was the #Dash only run, as they lose 4-1. #WhiteSox pic.twitter.com/Uf5uuSKJET

*Vera’s velocity rose from his first start to his second.

Norge Vera’s 2nd start ruined by a weather delay. He only gets 2 IP, but they were unblemished. No hits, no walks, and no runs. He struck out the first batter he saw with a 100 MPH fastball outside paint. #Ballers #WhiteSox pic.twitter.com/h6G1G01Gkj

*Montgomery has reached base 27 games in a row.

Writing about the White Sox for a 16th season, first here, then at South Side Sox, and now here again. Let’s talk curling.

Part of Getz’s comments on Colas, Montgomery AND Ramos were that they need to stop pulling the ball… Is that really what the org wants from its young power hitters?

Seems like trite advice from the 80’s, not reflective of launch angle, EV, swing path, etc. Maybe that’s just the way Getz talks but it’s somewhat disconcerting.

I get it at the developmental level because pulling everything results in being pitched outside constantly and rolling over weak grounders. They had to teach Abreu to stop pulling and it resulted in less holes in his swing and greater plate coverage.

If that’s true about Abreu, it doesn’t show up in his batted ball numbers. He’s been pretty consistent with his pull % vs oppo % for his whole career.