What a strange situation the White Sox have with Charlotte as their Triple-A affiliate. The Knights (61-76) are chronically bad, and worse, have a ballpark that skews far enough to offense as to make it a desirable place to have pitching prospects skip entirely. You wonder how upset the front office will get if Charlotte ever moves up to the majors via expansion.
Likewise, the bats were limp - save for two safeties from Mario Camilletti, Charlotte was no-hit on Saturday. Noah Schultz got the start and went three innings, giving up two earned but keeping a harness on his control. He walked just one and threw a solid 32 of 48 pitches for strikes. He struck out just one but his contact brought no great harm (three singles).
Elko's power surge has been a key part of Charlotte's success, underscoring his contributions on offense. He is particularly focused on making accurate pitch selections and not missing opportunities.
