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• Drew Thorpe will have Tommy John surgery

This is the last game-action photo of Drew Thorpe, from the end of July last year. We won’t be seeing him again until 2026, as TJS will erase this season from the books. | Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images In one year, from unhittable Double-A hurler to summer-long spectator Drew Thorpe, centerpiece of the Dylan Cease trade of almost one year ago to the day, will be succumbing t...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 6: Braden Montgomery

Braden Montgomery has a smile that’s infectious. | Emilee Chinn/Getty Images Chicago swings for the fences with this power-packed prospect Braden MontgomeryRight Fielder6´2´´220 poundsAge: 212024 High Level Texas A&M (NCAA)Age relative to high level years -0.3SSS rank among all right fielders in the system 1Overall 2024 NCAA stats 61 games ⚾️ 27 HR ⚾️ 85 RBI ⚾️ .322/.454/.733 ⚾️ 53 BB ⚾...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 7: Jairo Iriarte

Jairo Iriarte seems like he’s a good dude. He just needs to figure out how to wrangle that control. | Emilee Chinn/Getty Images Can the righthander tame his wildness? The White Sox sure hope so Jairo IriarteRight-Handed pitcher6´4´´240 poundsAge: 23First appearance among the South Side Sox Top 100 prospects 2024 High Level Chicago (MLB)Age relative to high level -7.0 yearsSSS rank among al...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 8: Mason Adams

Few White Sox pitching prospects impressed as much as Mason Adams in 2024. | Birmingham Barons Although his immediate future is cloudy, this righty was mighty impressive in 2024 Mason Adams Right-Handed Starting Pitcher6´0´´200 poundsAge: 252023 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 862024 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 352024 High Level Charlotte (AAA)Age relative to high level -3.0 ye...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 9: Grant Taylor

Few players have raised eyebrows for the White Sox this spring like Grant Taylor. | Caitlin O’Hara/MLB Photos via Getty Images Triple-figures on the gun? Check. Otherworldly K-to-BB numbers? Yup. A big future ahead on the South Side? Absolutely Grant TaylorRight-Handed Starting Pitcher6´3´´230 poundsAge: 222024 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 222024 High Level Kannapolis (Low-A)Age re...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 10: George Wolkow

White Sox prospect with the biggest upside? On the offensive end, it’s got to be George Wolkow. | GWolkow19/Instagram It was an impressive first full season from a prospect who can drive the ball with authority George WolkowRight Fielder6´7´´239 poundsAge: 192024 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 162024 High Level Kannapolis (Low-A)Age relative to high level -2.6 yearsSSS rank among all ...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 11: Bryan Ramos

Bryan Ramos is not only the top third base prospect in the White Sox system — he’s No. 1 in terms of personality. | Caitlin O’Hara/MLB Photos via Getty Images A position switch could place this promising and sunny youngster on the bubble to break north with the club at the end of the month Bryan RamosThird Baseman6´2´´225 poundsAge: 232020 South Side Hit Pen Top Prospect Ranking 332021 Sou...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 12: Brooks Baldwin

Hey, at least according to our South Side Sox Top Prospect Vote this year, Brooks Baldwin is our Shohei Ohtani. | Aryanna Frank/MLB Photos via Getty Images A “Ben Zobrist” player who’s proven VERY popular with our readership Brooks Baldwin Shortstop6´0´´175 poundsAge: 242023 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 752024 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 272024 High Level Chicago (MLB)Age re...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 16: Jacob Gonzalez

The 2024 started very, very hot for Jacob Gonzalez — but ended ice-cold. | David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Instead of following right behind Brooks Baldwin to Chicago, Gonzalez floundered in the second half with the Barons Jacob Gonzalez6´2´´200 poundsAge: 222024 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 62024 High Level Birmingham (AA)Age relative to high level -1.8 yearsOverall ...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 20: Sean Burke

Don’t feel bad if Sean Burke snuck up on you in 2024: Despite lofty prospect consideration, he was coming off of injury and mediocre minors results before splashing onto the South Side. | George Kubas/Diamond Images via Getty Images From shoulder-shelved to rotation-assured in one simple season! Sean BurkeRight-Handed Starting Pitcher6´6´´230 poundsAge: 252022 South Side Sox Top Prospect R...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 22: Blake Larson

While Blake Larson showing up in camp either injured or extremely cautious, he was never playing outside of Arizona this year anyway. | imgabaseball/Instagram We may have to wait longer than expected to see this southpaw’s pro debut Blake LarsonLeft-Handed Starting Pitcher6´2´´180 poundsAge: 19First appearance among the South Side Sox Top 100 Prospects2024 High Level IMG Academy (prep)SSS ...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 31

We don’t usually caption these stories, but in case you are alarmed that the No. 30-voted prospect is 12 years old, no, this is just a shot of Blake Larson in the Little League World Series, back in 2018. Blake Larson tops our Round 30 ballot. So, who is the 31st-best prospect in the White Sox system? Our long wait is over, as Blake Larson finally advanced, voted our No. 30 prospect with 4...2025
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• Drew Thorpe will have Tommy John surgery
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 6: Braden Montgomery
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 7: Jairo Iriarte
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 8: Mason Adams
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 9: Grant Taylor
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 10: George Wolkow
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 12: Brooks Baldwin
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 14: Ky Bush

As it turns out, we’ll lose a year from Ky Bush just as he was turning a corner. | Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images It’s the rare starter who can navigate a career without TJS, and this spring it was this southpaw who got stung Ky Bush6´6´´250 poundsAge: 252024 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 112024 High Level Chicago (MLB)Age relative to high level -5.0 yearsSSS rank among all left-hand...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 17: Caleb Bonemer

Making a splash: Caleb Bonemer enters our rankings at No. 17 just a few months after being drafted. | Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK Last year’s second round pick shows a lot of potential Caleb Bonemer6´1´´195 poundsAge: 19First appearance among the South Side Sox Top 100 Prospects2024 High Level Okemos (Mich.) H.S.Age relative to high level N/AOverall 2024 prep stats ...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 19: Aldrin Batista

Aldrin Batista, though 21 and having played no higher in the system than Winston-Salem, is the epitome of a fast riser. | Chicago White Sox Few brighter righty prospects exist in the system Aldrin Batista Right-Handed Starting Pitcher6´2´´185 poundsAge: 212024 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 622024 High Level Winston-Salem (High-A)Age relative to high level -2.0SSS rank among all rig...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 6: Braden Montgomery
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 7: Jairo Iriarte
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 9: Grant Taylor
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 10: George Wolkow
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 11: Bryan Ramos
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 12: Brooks Baldwin
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 13: Chase Meidroth

Why do we like Chase Meidroth? Because he gets on base. | David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Picky hitter, flexible defender, certain to be a factor on the South Side this summer Chase Meidroth5´10´´170 poundsAge: 23First appearance among the South Side Sox Top 100 Prospects2024 High Level Worcester (AAA)Age relative to high level -4.4 yearsSSS rank among all shortstops in the ...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 14: Ky Bush
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 15: Jeral Perez

Jeral Perez might not steal enough bases to be a true whirlwind runner, but his all-around game puts him on the short list of most intriguing hitters in the White Sox system. | Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images Perhaps one day we won’t be able to say the White Sox traded Michael Kopech, Erick Fedde and Tommy Pham for nothing Jeral Perez6´0´´179 poundsAge: 20First time among the South Side Sox Top ...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 8: Mason Adams
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• That’s All, Folks: The 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote wrap-up

Getting onto the field right before we wrap things up is White Sox and Team USA reliever, Eric Adler. | EricAdlerr/Instagram Eric Adler is voted our 31st and final Prospect Vote winner. See ya next year! There was some slow voting out of the gate once we finished our No. 30 prospect, and that combined with us now colliding into the Top 100 countdown means that it’s time to wrap it up for t...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 19

Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Wilfred Veras tops our Round 18 ballot. So, who is the 19th-best prospect in the White Sox system? Longtime SSS favorite Wilfred Veras made relatively quick work of the poll, advancing in his third ballot, earning 36 of 213 votes (17%): Right field is definitely the position of outfield strength in the White Sox system, at least when i...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 18

Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Wikelman Gonzalez tops our Round 17 ballot. So, who is the 18th-best prospect in the White Sox system? The Garrett Crochet trade to Boston is laid to rest this round, at least in the Prospect Vote sense, as Wikelman Gonzalez advances with 45 of 214 votes (21%): While Ryan Teel (voted No. 8) and Braden Montgomery (No. 9) were hurt by ...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 17

Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images Bryan Ramos tops our Round 16 ballot. So, who is the 17th-best prospect in the White Sox system? With surprisingly low overall positioning, Bryan Ramos had a very easy time of it, taking 45 of 211 votes (21%): And yep, suddenly it’s third base fever, as we went 14 rounds without adding anyone from the hot corner before going back-to-back with Alexan...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 16

Marison Bilagody/MLB Photos via Getty Images Alexander Albertus tops our Round 15 ballot. So, who is the 16th-best prospect in the White Sox system? Is everyone really that tired of our current ballot? For the second straight Vote and fourth time this election cycle, a surprise, first-ballot prospect has won, this time Alexander Albertus taking 35 of 198 votes (18%): Acquired ...2024
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 15

Birmingham Barons Tyler Schweitzer tops our Round 14 ballot. So, who is the 15th-best prospect in the White Sox system? For the third time this election cycle, a surprise, first-ballot prospect has won the Vote, this time Tyler Schweitzer stepping into the fray with a win, taking 41 of 203 votes (20%): This is the third time Schweitzer has been in our Prospect Vote; in 2023 he...2024
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 14

Chuck Garfien/Twitter George Wolkow tops our Round 13 ballot. So, who is the 14th-best prospect in the White Sox system? This round, 2023 draft coup George Wolkow was the decided winner, running away with the vote in our usual 200ish ballots by taking 49 of 204 votes (24%): Wolkow moved up one slot from his debut position on the ballot in 2024 (No. 14). He’s the second right f...2024
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 13

Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images Grant Taylor tops our Round 12 ballot. So, who is the 13th-best prospect in the White Sox system? The revenge of White Sox draftees may be back on, as 2023 second-rounder Grant Taylor, he of five career pro starts, gets the nod in Round 12 with 50 of 198 votes (25%): Taylor was voted our No. 15 prospect one year ago. His moving on leaves ...2024
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 12

Gene Wang/Getty Images Jeral Perez tops our Round 11 ballot. So, who is the 12th-best prospect in the White Sox system? For such an “improved” White Sox system, we’ve hit a stretch where none of our winners are coming out of this organization’s drafts or signings. This round, Jeral Perez ascended, taking 41 of 207 votes (20%). That’s just four fewer tallies in the same number of votes (207...2024
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• NFL draft: List of Browns official visits, meetings with draft prospects based on reports

DT Braden Fiske | Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images GM Andrew Berry has a list of prospects to find out what they like The Cleveland Browns have very few holes right now. That is after the free agency period has settled down. Before this segment, there were plenty of empty seats at the table. Let’s shift gears a bit and focus on the upcoming NFL draft scheduled for April 25-27. Here a...2024
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• NFL draft: Browns bring in versatile offensive tackle prospect as one of their 30 visits

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images OT Kingsley Suamataia is a big time prospect that could cause a logjam in 2024 Cleveland Browns GM Andrew Berry thought he was in a good place last year with the defensive line after the final cutdown. He kept five defensive tackles instead of the usual four. So, where did the extra defender’s spot come from? The offensive line. With Berry’s goal to stop th...2024
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 15
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• Rams agree to terms with free agent OL to patch up injured unit

Photo by Benjamin Solomon/Getty Images The Rams are signing Conor McDermott to patch up an offensive line mauled by injuries If it was not enough that the Los Angeles Rams signed Jonah Jackson and Kevin Dotson to big contracts in free agency, the team had to keep scouring the market for offensive line help in August due to training camp injury and agreed to terms with former Bills, Jets, a...2024
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• Random Ramsdom: Surprised Boston Scott was cut?

Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports Los Angeles Rams News and Links for 8/27/24 When the Los Angeles Rams signed Boston Scott, I actually thought he was going to make the team as the third or fourth running back, however with Scott recently getting cut that is most certainly not looking to be the case. I just wondered if any other Rams fans thought he’d make the team or if others knew he was just...2024
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• Rams release 2023 draft pick to make room for more offensive line help

The Rams added Ty Nsekhe to the practice squad and released safety Jason Taylor II After already adding a center to the 53-man roster on Tuesday by poaching Dylan McMahon from the Eagles, the L.A. Rams weren’t done fortifying the depth of their offensive line following a rash of injuries. The Rams signed tackle Ty Nsekhe to their practice squad on Tuesday, releasing offensive lineman Blake Larson ...2024
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• How I would re-arrange Rams depth chart after the first preseason game

Miller Forristall celebrates catching the winning touchdown | Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Surprise win matched only by surprising performances For Los Angeles Rams fans, Sunday’s 13-12 preseason win over the Dallas Cowboys was like a blind date. Exciting and unsure all the way through, working on new moves while polishing successful ones, and just when it looked like things would go do...2024
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• Re-arranging the Rams depth chart after Week 2

Rams DT Cory Durden has continually driven back blockers in preseason | Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Unheralded players stacking solid performances as L.A. rides a win streak Last year the Los Angeles Rams didn’t win a single preseason game and looked woeful in the process. Flash forward 12 month’s. After a second consecutive fourth quarter comeback to knock off th...2024
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 18: Wikelman Gonzalez

If Wikelman Gonzalez is your “fourth piece” in any trade, you made out OK. | Kelly Gavin/MLB Photos via Getty Images With some work to be done on his control, this righty has the potential to be an efficient major-leaguer, whether starting or as a weapon out of the bullpen Wikelman GonzalezRight-Handed Starting Pitcher6´0´´167 poundsAge: 25First appearance among the South Side Sox Top 100 ...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 20: Sean Burke
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 21: Nick Nastrini

Nick Nastrini is nice on the eyes and hopefully better on the field in 2025. | Eric Hartline-Imagn Images Can the righthander find his rhythm after a season of shuttles and struggles? Nick NastriniRight-Handed Starting Pitcher6´3´´215 poundsAge: 252024 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 62024 High Level Chicago (MLB)Age relative to high level -5.0 yearsSSS rank among all right-handed sta...2025
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• 90 thoughts on 90 Rams players heading into training camp

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports One thought on every Rams player heading into training camp The Los Angeles Rams will begin training camp next week with all 90 players on the roster set to report at the same time. The team began its onboarding and installation process in the spring during OTAs and will expand on that throughout training camp and the preseason. We’ve learned a lot about ...2024
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• State of the Rams roster: OTAs edition

Matthew Stafford is back for season 16 | Photo by Amy Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images OTAs begin with Rams head coach Sean McVay and assistants ready to install 2024 schemes Phase 3 of spring workouts get going next Monday for the Los Angeles Rams and it marks the end of individual/small group workouts plus the start of organized team activities (OTAs). While it is still “helmets only”, 7 ...2024
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