Southside Prospect Weekly: Galanie's Power Surge, Campbell Breaks Out in Birmingham
By Gordon Kairis ·
Galanie's Power Is Not a Mirage
Ryan Galanie (AAA, 3B, Rank: 29) put together an eye-catching week in the entire system, going 8-for-24 with two triples, two home runs, four RBI, three walks, and a hit by pitch at Charlotte. The raw numbers are one thing, but the context makes them louder: over the last 30 days at Triple-A, Galanie is slashing .378/.418/.730 with six home runs, two triples, four doubles, and 16 RBI across 80 plate appearances. His combined season line now reads .291/.363/.562 with 19 home runs, and he has reached those totals in only 354 plate appearances between Birmingham and Charlotte.
The scouting picture on Galanie has always been modest. He grades as a 45 hit, 50 power corner infielder whose best realistic outcome is an up-down bat or organizational depth piece, with the projection centered on first base given his 40-grade speed and limited defensive versatility. The concern about breaking balls and swing decisions against upper-level pitching is real. Yet 19 homers and a .562 slugging percentage in the high minors demand attention even from the most conservative evaluator. The 60-grade work ethic and 55 makeup are showing in the form of a guy squeezing every ounce of production out of his tools. At some point, the White Sox have to put him in the conversation for a look, even if it is just a cup of coffee to see if the power has any translation against big-league arms.
Dylan Campbell Finds His Footing in the Steel City
Dylan Campbell (AA, CF, Rank: 22) arrived in Birmingham via trade from Philadelphia in mid-June, and there were legitimate reasons to temper expectations. His line at Double-A Reading before the deal sat at .216/.281/.412, and the career contact concerns were well documented. This week looked different: 7 hits in 23 plate appearances, five of them doubles, six walks, and only three strikeouts. He was one of the most productive position players in the system over those seven days without lifting a ball out of the park once.
The real story is not the week in isolation but what the last 30 days are starting to show. Campbell is hitting .307 with a .404 on-base percentage and a .440 slugging mark across 89 plate appearances at Birmingham, with seven doubles and 12 walks against 19 strikeouts. That contact rate and zone management is a departure from the pull-heavy, swing-and-miss pattern that has defined his profile. The 60 speed and 55 arm give him a legitimate center-field defensive floor, and the 40 hit tool has always been the thing standing between him and a real big-league role. If the strikeout rate continues to moderate and he keeps working counts the way he did this week, the gap between his defensive value and his offensive profile narrows considerably. The organization acquired him banking on improvement; right now he is making a case that the bet was reasonable.
Quick Hits
Jaden Fauske, OF, White Sox (A, Kannapolis) · #190 · drove in 7 runs on 8 hits over 31 plate appearances, adding two doubles, a triple, and four walks while striking out six times. His 19-year-old season at Kannapolis now looks like this: a .258 average, a .387 on-base percentage, 37 steals, and a .441 on-base mark over the last 30 days across 93 plate appearances. A 55 hit tool and 50 power grade with those walk rates at this age give him a real shot at a corner-outfield everyday role, and the nine triples on the year tell you the legs still work in a hurry.
Nick McLain, OF, White Sox (A+, Winston-Salem) · #1050 · was promoted from Kannapolis to Winston-Salem this week for the first time, and went 7-for-26 in his debut with three doubles, four RBI, and eight walks against only three strikeouts. The 36 walks he drew in 132 plate appearances at Kannapolis were already the headline of his A-ball stay; he carried the approach right up the ladder. A switch-hitter with a 50 hit tool and a 55 arm, he projects to right field, and the first week at High-A suggests the zone feel is not a fluke.
Grant Umberger, LHP, White Sox (A+, Winston-Salem) · #1458 · was the pitching performance of the week in the upper minors: 9.1 innings of one-run ball with 9 strikeouts and 3 walks. Over his last 30 days at Winston-Salem, he owns a 3.16 ERA across 25.2 innings with 23 punchouts and a 1.01 WHIP. The full-season ERA of 5.11 has been dragged by some rough earlier stretches, but a 50-grade arsenal built on a four-seamer, sinker, slider, and change can play in a back-end or swingman role when the command is in the zone, and this week it was.
Alexander Albertus, SS, White Sox (A, Kannapolis) · #669 · went 4-for-21 with two doubles, a home run, three RBI, and five walks. The walk total matters more than the hit count; his last 30 days show a .407 on-base percentage with a .500 slugging mark across 81 plate appearances, a genuine power spike for a player graded at 45 power. He now has four home runs on the season, already matching the single-season high, and the contact-and-patience foundation that makes him a 55 hit tool prospect is still intact.
Fernando Graterol, C, White Sox (RK, Chicago) · #1351 · posted two home runs and five RBI across 20 plate appearances in the DSL this week, adding four walks against four strikeouts. He is 17 years old with a .375/.414/.481 mark over the last 30 days and four home runs on the season in 104 total plate appearances. The 55 raw power grade is showing up in games earlier than the profile projected, and for a teenage catcher, that early signal is worth flagging.
Shane Murphy, LHP, White Sox (AA, Birmingham) · #1401 · tossed six innings at Birmingham, allowing only 1 earned run on 3 hits with 6 strikeouts and 1 walk. His recent form at Triple-A had been rough, a 6.23 ERA over his last four Charlotte starts, so the demotion back to Double-A reset something. Murphy's Double-A ERA sits at 3.57 across 35 innings, and the 6 innings of controlled work this week is more consistent with the arm that posted a 1.38 ERA in Birmingham last season.
David Sandlin, RHP, White Sox (AAA, Charlotte) · #367 · worked 3.1 innings with 3 strikeouts and allowed 1 earned run on 1 hit, though 3 walks again raised the command flag that follows this profile. His Triple-A ERA is 2.40 across 41.1 innings, and the 55-grade curveball remains the pitch that justifies a rotation conversation. The walk totals, 23 free passes in those 41 Triple-A frames, are the reason the up-down ceiling feels more likely than a stable rotation spot right now.
Roch Cholowsky, SS, White Sox (A+, Winston-Salem) · #4 · received his first promotion to High-A Winston-Salem this week, assigned to the Dash from the ACL club. No plate appearance data is available yet from that level, but Cholowsky is the top-ranked prospect in the organization and the move warrants attention as the calendar turns toward the second half of the development calendar.
William Bergolla, 2B · was placed on the 60-day injured list at Charlotte. No timetable has been announced, but a 60-day placement essentially ends his 2026 minor-league season. Bergolla was one of the more interesting bats in the upper system and the absence creates a notable void in Charlotte's infield depth.
Trade Deadline Moves
As the White Sox became buyers at this recent MLB Trade Deadline, doing so they had to give up some key prospects, but none over their top-15. Here are the prospects they had to send away...
Seranthony Domínguez, RHP (MLB, Seattle) · Nolan Jones (MLB, RF), and Boston Smith (AA, C, Rank: -) · All were included in the deal to the Mariners who traded away one of their Starting Pitchers in Luis Castillo (MLB, RHP) who's currently having the worst year of his 13 year career with a 5.06 ERA which isn't horrible but he's sitting at age 33 with another year on his contract which is $21.6M (for 26' and 27' each). The Whtie Sox didn't have to give up a whole lot tho and they delted Seranthony who had $10M (for 26' and 27' each) as well. This trade for both teams gives each other negative surplus for the future.
White Sox: C+
Duncan Davit (MLB, RHP, Rank: 25) · Was in the deal with the Braves that sent Joey Bart (MLB, C) to the White Sox as a current starting catcher until Kyle Teel returns from yet another injury. Joey Bart has been having a good year, he's been on the Pirates and the Braves in 2026 where he's been batting 0.214 with an OPS of 0.662, but with a lower salary it's not such a bad move especially when the White Sox need Catcher help in the Majors.
White Sox: B-
Mason Adams, RHP, Rockies (AAA, Albuquerque) · #372 · Were both sent to the Rockies in exchange for Brenton Doyle (MLB, CF) who has been playing good baseball over his career and should boost the White Sox current roster with Tristan Peters as his backup.
White Sox: B
Gabe Davis, RHP, Mets (AA, Binghamton) · #623 · They were both sent to the Mets while the White Sox acquired Relief Pitcher, Huascar Brazobán (MLB, RHP) who has had a pretty good year this year with a 2.56 ERA in 52.2 IP and a WHIP of 1.01 which will give a nice boost to the White Sox bullpen who needs it.
White Sox: C+
Overall, I would have to give the White Sox a "C+" for this deadline. Key factors to increase this grade would be if Luis Castillo turns that 5 ERA down towards a 4 maybe even an upper-3, Brenton Doyle to turn that bat around even with highly valued defense, and Huascar to be an influential boost in that bullpen towards the end of the season. I currently have the White Sox finishing around the mid-80's and with these valuable pieces coming into the Southside I would be surprised if they finish above that mark.