Format = Place Participant | Age on 4/1/2025 | Highest Stage Performed | Estimated Time of Arrival
1. LHP Noah Schultz | 21 | AA | 2026
At 6’9” 220 lbs with a low-three-quarters launch, Schultz brings a novel look that has helped him dominate all through his minor league profession. His command appears like an neglected a part of the profile, as he spots his slider extraordinarily properly, particularly for a pitch with that a lot motion, which provides him upside past his pitch-mix. Regardless of the dominant outcomes (0.98 WHIP in 88.1 innings throughout two ranges), his changeup has work to do, and his fastball may use some tweaking to play higher up within the zone, however I believe, given his supply and launch, a cutter and sinker shall be auditioned in some unspecified time in the future, so his fastball may very well be separated into just a few totally different pitches (4-seam, sinker, cutter) throughout time, at which level he’d be a nightmare matchup for almost anyone.
2. LHP Hagen Smith | 21 | A+ | 2026
Smith toed the steel-sharpens-steel path of pitching quite a bit as a freshman within the SEC (15 begins in 2022) and acquired higher all through his profession, culminating in a improbable junior season (2.04 ERA, 0.893 WHIP with 164 strikeouts in 84 innings). The Sox despatched him to Excessive-A for 3 video games at season’s finish, and his dynamic three-pitch (fastball, slider, splitter) was predictably efficient. He may most likely pitch within the majors in 2025, however the crew has little incentive to pressure the difficulty, which is identical logic pushing the Schultz ETA into 2026.
3. C Edgar Quero | 21 | AAA | 2025
Quero came to visit in 2023 with Ky Bush within the Lucas Giolito deal, a serious boon for Chicago. A switch-hitter at 5’10” 210 lbs, he slashed .280/.366/.463 with 16 house runs in 98 video games throughout two ranges. He struck out simply 70 instances and drew 39 walks. On the massive league facet, Korey Lee struck out 31 % the time, walked at a 4 % clip and produced a 64 wRC+, which isn’t essentially disqualifying for a rookie backstop on baseball’s worst crew however doesn’t make him a lot of a hindrance to Quero’s ascendance.
4. SS Colson Montgomery | 22 | AAA | 2025
A left-handed hitter with persistence and energy at 6’3” 205 lbs, Montgomery has lots of backers within the scouting neighborhood, however his outcomes weren’t encouraging in 2024: .214/.329/.381 with a 28.6 % strikeout price in 130 Triple-A video games. Can forgive a few of that because of age and inexperience, however there’s positively just a little extra dynasty danger right here than you’ll discover in most name-brand center infielders. He’ll most likely be helpful in OBP leagues regardless, but when the facility doesn’t play, you’ll be falling behind in a number of commonplace rotisserie classes.
5. RHP Grant Taylor | 22 | A | 2026
The 51st total choose in 2023 coming off a season misplaced to Tommy John surgical procedure, Taylor regarded like his outdated self late in 2024, recording a 0.72 WHIP and 32 strikeouts throughout 19.1 Low-A innings. As an SEC arm with a 99 mph fastball that performs properly up within the zone, he most likely ought to dominate within the decrease minors, but it surely’s good to see anyway. At 6’3” 230 lbs with a four-pitch combine (fastball, cutter, slider, curve), he may cruise via a number of ranges this season if he stays wholesome.
6. RHP Jairo Iriarte | 23 | MLB | 2024
Iriarte is a twitchy athlete with glorious stuff on the mound, significantly a high-90’s fastball with journey, however the management hasn’t been nice. He got here up as a reliever after skipping Triple-A, and he may rapidly change into a dominant late-inning arm if that’s his path, however the three-pitch mixture of fastball, slider, changeup seems like that of a starter, which I believe Iriarte could be come if the crew provides him time to try this. He walked eight batters in opposition to six strikeouts in his six MLB innings, which doesn’t look like a sustainable strategy. I’m hoping he opens 2025 as a starter in Triple-A and solely comes up as a result of he’s repeating his supply and pounding the strike zone and never as a result of the massive Sawx want an arm for a weekend.
7. OF George Wolkow | 19 | A | 2028
A left-handed hitter at 6’7” 239 lbs, George Wolkow retailers in a special a part of the shop than you do. Would possibly want a special retailer altogether. As you may think, he has large energy within the batter’s field and a giant swing that invitations lots of strikeouts: 132 throughout 76 Low-A video games. He nonetheless slashed .241/.342/.428 with 11 house runs and 6 steals. He’ll most likely stay an influence and persistence sort the entire manner up, however we’ve been seeing that work a good bit recently, so it is smart to take a flier on Wolkow and abandon ship if the contact evaporates fully.
8. 2B Alexander Albertus | 20 | A | 2028
Albertus came to visit within the three-way Fedde commerce, which, I dunno, simply hold your good beginning pitchers in case you have them, is my pondering. No offense to Albertus, a affected person hitter with a fantastic strategy within the decrease ranges. He performed simply 19 video games in Low-A and slashed .229/.317/.329 with one house run and one steal. I really feel fairly strongly that in the event that they maintain just a little longer, they get extra in return for 1.5 low-cost seasons ($7.5 million per) of Fedde in nearly each different universe.
9. OF Samuel Zavala | 20 | A+ | 2027
San Diego put Zavala on a quick monitor that fan off the rails after they traded him away within the Dylan Stop deal. Zavala slashed .187/.340/.301 in 111 Excessive-A video games with the Sox and nearly torpedoed his dynasty inventory within the course of, however he retains the upside of an athletic 6’1” 175 lb left-handed bat with energy and plate self-discipline.
10. 3B Bryan Ramos | 23 | MLB | 2024
A strong right-handed hitter with a good suggestion of the strike zone, Ramos profiles as a high-probability main leaguer at 6’2” 190 lbs with the defensive chops to remain on the dust and the contact abilities to get to his energy in opposition to high-end arms. Like all of the White Sox, he struggled in 2024 however wound up hitting .264 with eight house runs and 6 stolen bases in 64 Triple-A video games. That’s not so dangerous, I suppose, although it’s not sending anybody sprinting to the waiver wire.
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