Weekly Cubs, White Sox Minor League Report

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Each week, CSNChicago.com goes down on the farm for a minor-league report from both the Cubs and White Sox system, presented by Service King.

CUBS

Willson Contreras and Albert Almora are making headlines for the Cubs' system, as both players are off to fantastic starts with Triple-A Iowa.

Contreras drew four walks and was hit by a pitch Wednesday and now has a ridiculous .448 on-base percentage this season. Almora is hitting .310 with four doubles, three homers and three steals, picking up where he left off after finishing 2015 on a serious hot streak.

But neither player has done enough to earn a call-up to The Show with Cubs catcher Miguel Montero (back) and outfielder Matt Szczur (hamstring) landing on the disabled list recently.

Watch for possible debuts from Contreras and Almora later in the season.

John Williamson isn't a household name in the Cubs' system, but the pitcher has some serious rap skills and we should be seeing more of him later in the year, too (at least with more Cubs-centric raps).

WHITE SOX

With White Sox top prospect Tim Anderson hitting just .229 with a .513 OPS, Danny Hayes might be the best story on Triple-A Charlotte.

Hayes - who ironically shares the same name with CSNChicago.com White Sox Insider Dan Hayes - is tearing up Triple-A pitching to the tune of .298/.394/.579.

The 25-year-old first baseman and designated hitter was a 13th-round pick of the Sox back in 2013 and posted an OPS of .748 with Double-A Birmingham in 129 games last season.

Hayes is currently blocked at first by Jose Abreu, but if the Sox need another left-handed DH option down the line, maybe CSNChicago.com's Hayes will get a chance at covering the White Sox Hayes.

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