NAME: Jonathan David ‘JJ’ WetherholtSCHOOL: West Virginia UniversityPOSITION: SS/2BHEIGHT/WEIGHT: 5-10, 190B/T: L/RD.O.B.: 9/10/2002 Draft Scouting Report Jonathan David (JJ) Wetherholt is a 21-year-old shortstop who played his college ball for the West Virginia Mountaineers. And boy, did he play some baseball. Wetherholt slashed a whopping .449/.517/.787 (1.304 OPS!) en route to a NCAA batting title […]
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NAME: Travis BazzanaSCHOOL: Oregon StatePOSITION: 2BHEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-0, 199B/T: L/RD.O.B.: 8/28/2002 Draft Scouting Report The term ‘helium’ is generally thrown around too liberally during draft season, but if there ever was a time to pull it out of the bag again, it would be now, and it would be for Travis Bazzana. The Australian second baseman
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FutureSox is highlighting every 2024 Chicago White Sox top prospect by position. This iteration includes the notable catchers in the system. Players ages are listed in parenthesis. EDGAR QUERO (20) – MLB Pipeline White Sox Prospect #5 Most recent level: AA Birmingham Barons Turning 21 in a few weeks, Edgar Quero is still one of
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White Sox 1-5: TOP HEAVY 1. Colson Montgomery (SS)2. Noah Schultz (LHP)3. Edgar Quero (C)4. Drew Thorpe (RHP)5. Bryan Ramos (3B) It cannot come as a surprise that my top five White Sox prospects are Montgomery, Schultz, Quero, Thorpe and Ramos. In any order, they’ll be all of our top five. The top three guys
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NAME: Gabriel HughesAGE: 20POSITION: RHPSCHOOL: GonzagaHEIGHT: 6’4″WEIGHT: 220 lbsB/T: R/R SCOUTING REPORT Gabriel Hughes is peaking at the right time, as the big right-hander experienced a breakout season in 2022 for the Gonzaga Bulldogs. After pitching a mere 11.2 innings in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, he pitched 60 innings in 2021 and increased that number
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In the range where the White Sox are picking in this upcoming MLB Draft, names fly around like the juiced baseballs of seasons past. Jett Williams is a guy who may be around when the Sox are on the clock. NAME: Jett WilliamsAGE: 18POSITION: SSSCHOOL: Rockwall-Heath HS (Heath, TX)HEIGHT: 5’8″WEIGHT: 178 lbsB/T: R/RCOMMITTED: Mississippi State
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NAME: Sterlin ThompsonAGE: 20POSITION: OFSCHOOL: University of FloridaHEIGHT: 6’4″WEIGHT: 200 lbsB/T: L/R SCOUTING REPORT Were it not for the pandemic destroying Sterlin Thompson’s senior season in High School, he likely would have been drafted in 2020 out of North Marion High School (Citra, FL). MLB.com listed him within their top 200 and the outfielder was
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1-5: TOP OF THE BILL 1. Colson MONTGOMERY (SS)2. Norge VERA (RHP)3. Oscar COLAS (OF)4. Yoelqui CESPEDES (OF)5. Jake BURGER (3B) It’s hard to argue with the top 4 players in the system; it’s just a matter of personal preference how you order them. For me, Colson Montgomery is the number 1, with the main
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As is an annual tradition, the White Sox used the off-season to tweak and announce their Player Development Staff for the 2022 Minor League season. Once again under the supervision of assistant general manager/player development Chris Getz, who is now entering his sixth season at the helm of White Sox minor league operations and development,
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After the absence of a minor league season in 2020, 2021 saw minor league baseball return to action. With our 2022 preseason prospect rankings on the horizon, we are kicking off with position-by-position breakdowns of White Sox prospects. Here’s a look at a the top five left-handed relief pitchers in the White Sox minor league
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