White Sox 18th on 26 and under power ratings

[caulfield12]

https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/mlb-26-and-under-power-rankings-nos-20-16-can-anthony-volpe-james-wood-and-munetaka-murakami-deliver-on-their-potential-223644980.html

Pretty realistic/knowledgeable appraisal.

Antonacci with a mention.

Bonemer and Braden not yet a factor, along with the 2026 picks.

Pitching at mlb level ranked just 3/10.

Obvious weakness there.

 

Comparison-wise, one would think that the 2019 White Sox were definitely Top 3-5 in this category...so still a lot of work (and FA spending to go).

Tigers and Guardians remain far out in front...especially Detroit.

 

Cubs, btw, at 16th here.

Edited yesterday at 03:38 AM by caulfield12

[caulfield12]

Colorado SD SF at 30th 29th 28th stands out.

Phillies and Astros also largely aging teams.

 

Still left to go...

(7) Cleveland KC Baltimore Boston Detroit Sac/ATH Seattle

(8) Cincy LAD StL Pitt NYM Miami Milwaukee AZ

 

30 Colorado

SD

SF

Houston

Philly

LAA

Toronto

Minnesota

Texas

21 TB

Edited yesterday at 03:53 AM by caulfield12

[caulfield12]

If you go by 6th-8th high rankings for MiLB and 20 (low, McDaniel and ESPN), it averages out to around 13.5.

Ofc, not counting Cholowsky and the second rounder...and still unknown whether Hagen Schultz Oppor McDougal all get to season's end with under 50 big league innings pitched.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/47684217/2026-mlb-prospect-rankings-farm-systems-kiley-mcdaniel-brewers-guardians-pirates-dodgers-mets

 

mlb pipeline

"The youth movement is underway in the South Side. Former Top 100 prospect Colson Montgomery was recently named as one of MLB's Top 100 players by MLB Network, and there’s more where that came from. Sharing the same name, Braden Montgomery (No. 36), shined across three levels in 2025, reaching Double-A. Left-handers Noah Schultz (No. 49) and Hagen Smith (No. 72) are nearing the Majors and could bolster Chicago’s rotation sometime in 2026. In the lower levels, Caleb Bonemer (No. 61) and Billy Carlson (No. 73) are both recent draftees who provide exciting tools from the left side of the infield."

 

will be relevant with Cholowsky

"Because of that, the Pirates' figure is boosted by Griffin residing in the top spot in the whole sport. And my point here is that he is the top prospect by a lot -- he basically broke the algorithm I made to help with this process -- so the gap between him and the next few prospects feels correct this time. If you were to simply take Griffin out of the Pirates' system, they'd drop to the middle of these rankings; and since Griffin might break camp with the big league team, that could happen as soon as a few months into the major league season."

 

Another interesting point is the Twins finishing behind the Sox at the yahoo 26 and under list but well ahead at espn (8th vs. 20th)...part of that is Murakami based.

https://twinsdaily.com/forums/topic/73111-keith-laws-top-100-mlb-prospects-for-2026/

Edited yesterday at 05:39 AM by caulfield12

[caulfield12]

20. Chicago White Sox ($153 million)

Last year: 2nd, $313 million

Should also be noted the White Sox suffered one of the biggest slides from 2 to 20 under McDaniel.

Loss of $160 million in FV...what with all the 2025 graduations.

 

That $313 would have put them  behind Milwaukee Cleveland Pittsburgh ($314 million) and ahead of the Dodgers coming into THIS season.

Ofc part of that is Braden Montgomery at #189 vs. 36 or so.

 

Edited yesterday at 07:50 AM by caulfield12

[caulfield12]

https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/mlb-26-and-under-power-rankings-taking-stock-of-the-young-talent-in-each-mlb-organization-starting-with-the-phillies-at-no-30-163043087.html

For reference, White Sox were all the way down at 28th last year.

Jumped from 1/10 for big league hitters up to 6/10.

MLB pitching just 1/10.  Now up to 3/10.

Edited 15 hours ago by caulfield12