I’m heading over to Liberty for the first game of the Coastal Carolina series in a bit, but I wanted to at least address the Winston-Salem Dash’s prospects in advance of tonight’s series opener at City Stadium. It’s Pedro Alvarez bobblehead night, one of two bobblehead nights at the Stadium this season. A Phil Vassar bobblehead night is scheduled later in the season.

Also, those looking for the weekly Carolina League power rankings can look for those on Monday this week, since I won’t be covering any of the Winston-Salem series.

A quick look at the Chicago prospects on the Winston-Salem roster. All rankings and scouting report info is courtesy the good folks at Baseball America.

—First off, I should mention that Carolina League fans probably got robbed this season, as outfielder Jared Mitchell, Chicago’s No. 1 prospect, suffered a serious ankle injury near the end of spring training and will miss the entire season. He was slated to start the year in Winston-Salem.

Most of the rest of the top 10 in the White Sox organization are older, with the exception of OF Trayce Thompson and LHP David Holmberg, who were in rookie ball last season. It wouldn’t be at all surprising if they made second-half appearances in Winston-Salem.

—No. 11 Josh Phegley, C: One of five catchers on the Winston-Salem roster, Phegley was a supplemental first-round pick out of Indiana in last season’s draft, and he is billed as an offensive-minded catcher. The White Sox took him with the first-round sandwich pick they received for losing Orlando Cabrera to Oakland. He’s on the 7-day DL and hasn’t played since April 15. Most scouts suspect he’ll eventually need to change positions because he’s barely average defensively as a catcher. He struggled to handle two premium 2009 draft picks at Indiana and had 11 passed balls last season at Kannapolis. His arm strength is a plus, at least, but his thick body robs him of quickness behind the plate. The White Sox like him as a hitter, though, so he’ll have options.

—No. 18 Santos Rodriguez, LHP: The Dominican Rodriguez came to the organization in the trade that sent Javier Vazquez to Atlanta in 2008. He’s a hard thrower with an impressive frame (6-foot-6, 185 pounds). At times last season, his fastball sat at 95 and touched 97 thanks to what one scout called “just ridiculous arm strength.“ Control surprisingly has been a problem this season, as he’s walked 14 and struck out 13. He hasn’t allowed a home run since he played for the Braves’ Gulf Coast League team in 2007. His delivery is raw and inconsistent and he needs to work on his fielding. The White Sox are developing him as a reliever, and he’s spent the last couple of years honing his changeup and a slider that really is more of a slurve.

—No. 19 Eduardo Escobar, SS: The tiny Escobar (5-10, 150) projects as a Gold Glove shortstop, but can he hit enough to get to the big leagues? His best season at the plate was in 2007, when he hit .291 for the White Sox’s Dominican Summer League team. He has just four career home runs, with three of them coming last year at Kannapolis. He’s hitting .273 for the Dash this season and is hitting .356 in his last 10 games, a great sign. Escobar has Omar Vizquel-like range, sure hands and a strong arm. Should be an exciting weekend if you like shortstop play, since the Hillcats’ Miguel Rojas has a similar defensive profile.

—No. 20 Nevin Griffith, RHP: The White Sox have seemingly waited forever for Griffith to develop. A year after being drafted as one of the top high school pitchers in Florida, he blew out his elbow and had Tommy John surgery. He only pitched 98 innings in his first three seasons but finished last season as a full-fledged member of the Kannapolis rotation. He’s been solid for the Dash this year, going 4-0 with a 2.79 ERA in seven starts. He has a 92-95 mph fastball and a curveball that’s a plus pitch at times but flattens out at others. The major challenge this year is for Griffith to develop his secondary pitches, including a changeup that’s a work in progress.

—No. 23 Dan Remenowsky, RHP: A big righty who works out of the Winston-Salem bullpen, the 6-5, 245-pounder has struck out 26 and walked seven this season, matching the profile he established in his first two seasons, when he struck out 129 and walked 22. Remenowsky went undrafted out of Division III Otterbein (Ohio) and started his career in the Frontier League. The Sox quickly signed him away and watched Remenowsky pile up solid numbers. His 15.5 strikeouts per nine innings led all minor-league relievers last year. Remenowsky doesn’t throw especially hard. His fastball sits 88-90. But his high leg kick adds some unusual deception to his pitches, and he simply doesn’t like to walk people.

—No. 24 Kyle Bellamy, RHP: A fifth-round pick out of Miami last season, Bellamy posted a 1.56 ERA in 103 appearances between Miami, two minor-league stops and the Arizona Fall League. A sidearmer, Bellamy has a high-80s sinker that is especially tough on righthanders. His Frisbee slider acts only as a deterrent to keep batters from sitting on his sinker. It breaks early, making it ineffective against lefties, which is why some scouts see Bellamy as more of a situational reliever. He’s allowed three earned runs in 19 innings this season, moving to Winston-Salem after starting the year in Kannapolis.

—No. 26 Nate Jones, RHP: Baseball America’s interesting take—“Depending on whom you talk to, Jones is either the most exciting arm in the system or a complete longshot.“ Jones has moved slowly through the White Sox system and is in Winston-Salem for the third time. His fastball sits in the high 90s and spikes as high as 99, and his curveball can be the same kind of hammer that helped Bobby Jenks have immediate success when he reached the bigs. Jones projects as a reliever long term, but the Sox are using him as a starter in Winston-Salem to help him develop consistency with his curveball. So far, so good. He’s 3-1 with a 3.86 ERA in seven starts.

No. 27—Charlie Leesman, LHP: An 11th-round pick out of Xavier in 2008, Leesman is coming off a year in which he led the South Atlantic League with 13 wins. The Sox credit his strong 2009 showing to improved command of his fastball, which sits in the low 90s and has an exaggerated sink, producing lots of ground balls. Both his breaking ball and curveball are below average, but he worked hard on both in instructional league. This season has been a bit of a struggle. He’s 4-1, but sports a 5.91 ERA and has more walks (21) than strikeouts (16). But with Aaron Poreda and Clayton Richard both traded to San Diego as part of the Jake Peavy deal, Leesman is considered the White Sox’s most advanced lefthanded prospect.