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Will post the list but not the blurbs.

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1. Noah Schultz - LHP
2. Kyle Teel - C
3. Braden Montgomery - OF
4. Caleb Bonemer - SS
5. Hagen Smith - LHP
6. Billy Carlson - SS
7. Grant Taylor - RHP
8. Colson Montgomery - SS
9. Drew Thorpe - RHP
10. Jairo Iriarte - RHP
11. Jaden Fauske - OF
12. Kyle Lodise - SS
13. Wikelman Gonzalez - RHP
14. Tanner McDougal - RHP
15. Peyton Pallette - RHP
16. Ky Bush - LHP
17. Mason Adams - RHP
18. Christian Oppor - LHP
19. Bryan Ramos - 3B
20. Jacob Gonzalez - SS
21. William Bergolla - SS
22. Jeral Perez - 2B
23. George Wolkow - OF
24. Sam Antonacci - 3B / 2B
25. Javier Mogollon - SS
26. Aldrin Batista - RHP
27. Mathias LaCombe - RHP
28. Shane Murphy - LHP
29. Gabe Davis - RHP
30. Landon Hodge - C

https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2027-chicago-white-sox/prospects/

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10 minutes ago, fathom said:

Thanks for posting. I feel like I’m being pessimistic (shocking) when I say this list isn’t very promising.  Way too many relievers or underachieving starting pitcher.

I actually think it’s a pretty good list.  There’s eight top 100 caliber prospects at the top of it (including several high ceiling ones) plus a bunch of other arms (many who could be SPs) and infielders.  Honestly, this is the deepest I ever remember a list being, although the list will be radically different by the end of this season with graduations.  I think the relief prospects are simply ranked too high and should be in the 20 to 30 range.  The real problem is the lack of power and OF talent.  I get the notion that up the middle prospects can “play anywhere” but at some point you need guys with legit power that can fill holes at 1B, DH, & LF.  I know it won’t be a popular opinion, but it’s an area we have completely underinvested in since the rough patch where we took Collins, Burger, Vaughn, & Sheets with 1st and 2nd round picks.

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This list is terrible. There’s no world in which Caleb Bonemer is a better prospect than Billy Carlson. Thorpe isn’t prospect eligible anymore and there are too many relievers on here. McDougal and Oppor both firmly top 10 

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11 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said:

This list is terrible. There’s no world in which Caleb Bonemer is a better prospect than Billy Carlson. Thorpe isn’t prospect eligible anymore and there are too many relievers on here. McDougal and Oppor both firmly top 10 

I’m also not sure why Montgomery is higher than Smith

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18 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said:

This list is terrible. There’s no world in which Caleb Bonemer is a better prospect than Billy Carlson. Thorpe isn’t prospect eligible anymore and there are too many relievers on here. McDougal and Oppor both firmly top 10 

Thorpe is still under 50 innings pitched, which right or wrong, is the methodology BA uses.  I think he’s slotted appropriately if deemed eligible.

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16 minutes ago, oldsox said:

Everyone is nuts to have Schultz at Number 1. That includes many on Soxtalk.  You heard it here first.

I don’t think you’re wrong.  I also wonder what is exactly wrong with his knee

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2 hours ago, Chicago White Sox said:

I actually think it’s a pretty good list.  There’s eight top 100 caliber prospects at the top of it (including several high ceiling ones) plus a bunch of other arms (many who could be SPs) and infielders.  Honestly, this is the deepest I ever remember a list being, although the list will be radically different by the end of this season with graduations.  I think the relief prospects are simply ranked too high and should be in the 20 to 30 range.  The real problem is the lack of power and OF talent.  I get the notion that up the middle prospects can “play anywhere” but at some point you need guys with legit power that can fill holes at 1B, DH, & LF.  I know it won’t be a popular opinion, but it’s an area we have completely underinvested in since the rough patch where we took Collins, Burger, Vaughn, & Sheets with 1st and 2nd round picks.

I think deeper is a fair term.  I think we have more major league ceilings,  but a lot less all star to star type ceilings.   The collapse of so many SPs and a real lack of position players is such a big problem for the rebuild. 

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24 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

I think deeper is a fair term.  I think we have more major league ceilings,  but a lot less all star to star type ceilings.   The collapse of so many SPs and a real lack of position players is such a big problem for the rebuild. 

With Teel/Quero up, there’s no one that I would confidently bet Greg’s house would be starting on the Sox in 3 years

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13 minutes ago, fathom said:

With Teel/Quero up, there’s no one that I would confidently bet Greg’s house would be starting on the Sox in 3 years

When it comes to the position players they are all so young.  I want to see dudes rake in Birmingham before I get excited. 

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22 hours ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Thanks!  He’s under 50 total innings pitched, so I believe he’s still eligible for prospect status under Baseball America’s methodology but technically would not have rookie status anymore to exceeding 45 days of service time.

It’s stupid. He’s not rookie eligible. He isn’t a prospect. I don’t know why BA ignores 45 days active. It makes no sense. 

1 hour ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Thorpe is still under 50 innings pitched, which right or wrong, is the methodology BA uses.  I think he’s slotted appropriately if deemed eligible.

1 hour ago, fathom said:

I don’t think you’re wrong.  I also wonder what is exactly wrong with his knee

He’s fine. Might be a couple weeks but he’s fine. I can’t share more than that 

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I say this all the time, but we are basically getting nothing out of our LatAm operations.  Looking at this list, there are only two players that were signed by us at LatAm amateur free agents.  I can’t even imagine how good our list would be if we were actually competitive in the Dominican.  Hopefully we are a couple years out from thst happening.

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I mean no ill will towards Bill Mitchell, but his lists are consistently horrible. If the Sox have 13 players better than McDougal, they have the best system in baseball. Kyle Lodise 12 spots ahead of Antonacci?! Does he watch any games? Not Sox games. I mean baseball games. Little League, anything? There are so many problems, I’m getting my next Top 30 from Duck pees on prospect names dot com.

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7 hours ago, Chicago White Sox said:

I say this all the time, but we are basically getting nothing out of our LatAm operations.  Looking at this list, there are only two players that were signed by us at LatAm amateur free agents.  I can’t even imagine how good our list would be if we were actually competitive in the Dominican.  Hopefully we are a couple years out from thst happening.

Spot on. I don't understand how they can justify that huge investment. I'm really pulling for Christian Gonzalez to prove me wrong.

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1 hour ago, oldsox said:

Spot on. I don't understand how they can justify that huge investment. I'm really pulling for Christian Gonzalez to prove me wrong.

That's the problem.  They have made minimal investments in the younger kids year after year down there.

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12 hours ago, fathom said:

With Teel/Quero up, there’s no one that I would confidently bet Greg’s house would be starting on the Sox in 3 years

Well you have no skin in the game if you're not betting your own house. 😋

But seriously if you looked at the top 50 in all of baseball how many could you confidently place a huge wager on being in a starting lineup consistently for an MLB team in 3 years ? 5 % of them maybe ?  Plus I don't think you could get any action on a bet like that unless it was better defined what makes you a "starter." Is a relief pitcher a starter if he's the mop up guy on the 26 ?

Maybe by starters you just meant position players ? A lot can happen in 3 years especially with possibility of new very rich ownership. There might not be many of the 9 starting positions up for grabs in 3years . 

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3 hours ago, fathom said:

Feels like Bonemer’s August will have a big impact on his postseason ranking.  Great first two months, under .200 in June and July.

No way he's ahead of Carlson without a definite position.

And feels like Wolkow and Veras have both almost disappeared...

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