DirtySox Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 (edited) New Catch-All thread. BA has piece on New Year's Resolutions for each org's farm system. Quote Chicago White Sox Resolution: Fix Noah Schultz and Hagen Smith Thanks to the signing of Munetaka Murakami, landing the No. 1 overall pick in the MLB draft and the emergence of rookies like Kyle Teel and Colson Montgomery, there’s plenty for White Sox fans to be excited about heading into 2026. The team’s young core is beginning to show flashes of the kind of impact that could make Chicago competitive for the first time in a while. But if the White Sox want to contend consistently, the development of Schultz and Smith is absolutely critical. Both lefthanders have been among the most heralded prospects in the system over the past year thanks to their advanced stuff and high upside, yet injuries have prevented them from reaching their full potential. Getting them healthy and helping them translate their minor league success to the big leagues could be the difference between a promising farm system and a truly impactful one. https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2026-new-years-resolutions-for-all-30-mlb-farm-systems/ Edited January 1 by DirtySox 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Autumn Dreamin Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 BA really likes Bonemer 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy U Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 55 minutes ago, Autumn Dreamin said: BA really likes Bonemer I agree with them 100%. I've had him as the top Sox prospect since midseason. For me, he's their best-looking A-ball player since Colson. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Harold Posted Wednesday at 05:29 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 05:29 PM BA dropped their new top 30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted Wednesday at 05:46 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 05:46 PM (edited) See below for the Top 20 of what is now a Top 30. Quote 1. Noah Schultz 2. Caleb Bonemer 3. Braden Montgomery 4. Hagen Smith 5. Billy Carlson 6. Tanner McDougal 7. Jaden Fauske 8. Christian Oppor 9. Sam Antonacci 10. Kyle Lodise 11. Mathias LaCombe 12. William Bergolla 13. Ky Bush 14. Mason Adams 15. George Wolkow 16. Javier Mogollon 17. Jeral Perez 18. Aldrin Batista 19. Jedixson Paez 20. Alexander Alberto https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2027-chicago-white-sox/prospects/?season=2026&ranking=preseason Edited Wednesday at 05:56 PM by DirtySox 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autumn Dreamin Posted Wednesday at 08:13 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 08:13 PM 2 hours ago, DirtySox said: See below for the Top 20 of what is now a Top 30. https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2027-chicago-white-sox/prospects/?season=2026&ranking=preseason The last 10: 21. RHP Gage Ziehl 22. LHP Blake Larson 23. RHP Jairo iriarte 24. C Landon Hodge 25. SS Jacob Gonzalez 26. RHP Luis Reyes 27. RHP Gabe Davis 28. LHP Shane Murphy 29. RHP Yobal Rodriguez 30. IF Matthew Boughton Top 5 are all 55+ grades (65 for Noah, 60 for Bones) but mostly high risk (other than Montgomery who is average risk). In the "adjusted grade" which accounts for risk, the top 5 stays the same but McDougal moves into a tie with Carlson to join the upper tier. Gonna see if there's anything new or of note in the writeups... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted Wednesday at 08:38 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 08:38 PM Did Zavala not make the list? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted Wednesday at 08:47 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 08:47 PM 3 hours ago, DirtySox said: See below for the Top 20 of what is now a Top 30. https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2027-chicago-white-sox/prospects/?season=2026&ranking=preseason Boenmer over Monty is crazy after what Colson just did at the major league level last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted Wednesday at 09:13 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 09:13 PM 26 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Boenmer over Monty is crazy after what Colson just did at the major league level last year. What? Colson graduated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted Wednesday at 09:20 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 09:20 PM 8 minutes ago, DirtySox said: What? Colson graduated. Haha, yeah, brain wreck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy U Posted Wednesday at 10:10 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 10:10 PM Iriarte still being on this list is insane imho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted Wednesday at 10:39 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 10:39 PM 1 hour ago, southsider2k5 said: Haha, yeah, brain wreck Ah yes. The double Montgomery. Didn't even realize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Harold Posted Thursday at 02:48 AM Share Posted Thursday at 02:48 AM 4 hours ago, Timmy U said: Iriarte still being on this list is insane imho. Both him and Jacob Gonzalez for that matter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted Thursday at 05:15 AM Share Posted Thursday at 05:15 AM 2 hours ago, Sleepy Harold said: Both him and Jacob Gonzalez for that matter. Embarrassing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago On 1/7/2026 at 11:46 AM, DirtySox said: See below for the Top 20 of what is now a Top 30. https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2027-chicago-white-sox/prospects/?season=2026&ranking=preseason I’m actually kind of shocked how good this system is for having practically nothing coming from Latin America. I really like the top 9 guys. I think Schultz & Smith are both suffering from some prospect fatigue and deserve a greater benefit of the doubt when it comes to their somewhat lackluster results last year. If Schultz’s slider comes back next year (which I don’t see why it wouldn’t), then I see him as the same high ceiling, 60 FV talent he always was with the same question marks on health & durability. Bonemer has a fuckton of helium right now and could cement top 30 prospect status with a strong start to the season. And candidly, I think that Braden is being slept on a ton. Dude no doubt has contact issue concerns, but he has insane physical ability and was pushed up three levels in his first professional season. Overall, the top nine is very fucking good. I think 10 through 20 is where you start seeing the cracks. Lots of low ceiling SPs, an intriguing arm who likely ends up being a reliever in Batista, a high ceiling high floor OF in Wolkow, and a bunch of UT / 2B types. We’re really going to need some breakthrough performances from guys in the 20’s and beyond to fill in the gaps here. The likely graduations of many guys in the top 20 won’t help matter, but what should be a strong 2026 draft should help by season’s end. Again, really need the LA program to start bearing fruit in the next couple of years if we ever want to have a consistently good farm system. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 6 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: I’m actually kind of shocked how good this system is for having practically nothing coming from Latin America. I really like the top 9 guys. I think Schultz & Smith are both suffering from some prospect fatigue and deserve a greater benefit of the doubt when it comes to their somewhat lackluster results last year. If Schultz’s slider comes back next year (which I don’t see why it wouldn’t), then I see him as the same high ceiling, 60 FV talent he always was with the same question marks on health & durability. Bonemer has a fuckton of helium right now and could cement top 30 prospect status with a strong start to the season. And candidly, I think that Braden is being slept on a ton. Dude no doubt has contact issue concerns, but he has insane physical ability and was pushed up three levels in his first professional season. Overall, the top nine is very fucking good. I think 10 through 20 is where you start seeing the cracks. Lots of low ceiling SPs, an intriguing arm who likely ends up being a reliever in Batista, a high ceiling high floor OF in Wolkow, and a bunch of UT / 2B types. We’re really going to need some breakthrough performances from guys in the 20’s and beyond to fill in the gaps here. The likely graduations of many guys in the top 20 won’t help matter, but what should be a strong 2026 draft should help by season’s end. Again, really need the LA program to start bearing fruit in the next couple of years if we ever want to have a consistently good farm system. And 10 of the top 11 are WSox draftees. McDougal, Oppor, Antonacci and LaCombe are lower round picks everybody's been clamoring for the Sox to sneak into their top prospect lists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago 45 minutes ago, WestEddy said: And 10 of the top 11 are WSox draftees. McDougal, Oppor, Antonacci and LaCombe are lower round picks everybody's been clamoring for the Sox to sneak into their top prospect lists. Drafting and developing has certainly gotten better. I’m a big fan of Shirley and think he’s legit good at what he does if unimpeded. Need to see some more wins on the development side before I say we are even average there, but am confident we are no longer multitudes below the normal bad teams. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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