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• 2026 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 37 (final round)

This Vote represents the last in our series this year, as we are into Spring Training and also now bumping right up against the Top 100 countdown. Our voters play an important role in almost half of that list, but it doesn’t make much sense to be voting on players who are already showing up […]...2026
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• 2026 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 37 (final round)

With our Top 100 countdown now more than halfway done and our Prospect Vote carrying 10 players a round, the two lists are just about ready to crash into one another. Yes, friends, this is our final round of Prospect Voting for the season. It was Caden Connor taking a healthy leap from No. 7 […]...2026
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• 2026 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 36

The Tyler Schweitzer Army showed up in full force, just 11 ballots into his Prospect Vote time. Better late than never, right? Schweitzer crushed the competition, earning 18 of 42 (18%) votes: This is Schweitzer’s worst of four showings in our Vote, as readers ranked him higher in 2023 (18th), 2024 (23rd) and 2025 (14th). […]...2026
• 2026 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 35

We are getting close to the point where our Top 100 Prospect countdown crashes into the Prospect Vote, so we may not have too many more rounds to go here. This time around, we determined a winner while one player on our ballot was DFAd (Jairo Iriarte) and a recent winner (Gage Ziehl) was dealt […]...2026
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• 2026 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 34

For the second straight and now the fifth time, a player has topped the ballot in his first try (and technically, No. 1 overall voted prospect Braden Montgomery sorta doesn’t count). But this round, Phil Fox has joined Mathias LaCombe, Ky Bush and Zach Franklin as first-timers and Vote winners all in one sweep. Fox […]...2026
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• 2026 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 33

For just the fourth time, a player has topped the ballot in his first try, and technically No. 1 overall voted prospect Braden Montgomery sorta doesn’t count. But this round, Zach Franklin has joined Mathias LaCombe and Ky Bush as first-timers and Vote winners all in one sweep. Franklin romped in sparse voting, with 15 […]...2026
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• 2026 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 37 (final round)
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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 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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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 27

Becca Mahon/Battle Creek Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK Caleb Bonemer tops our Round 26 ballot. So, who is the 27th-best prospect in the White Sox system? Just as he set the mark for longest time spent on our ballot this year, shortstop Caleb Bonemer took Round 26, with 40 of 203 votes (20%): Bonemer becomes the sixth shortstop and 14th position player overall to advance. Almost...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 26

Tiffany Wintz/South Side Sox Ronny Hernandez tops our Round 25 ballot. So, who is the 26th-best prospect in the White Sox system? For the fourth time, we have a new entry on the ballot winning right away: Catcher Ronny Hernandez took Round 25 with 32 of 179 votes (18%): Hernandez becomes the third catcher and 13th position player overall to advance: This is Hernan...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 25

Quinn Harris/Getty Images Jacob Gonzalez tops our Round 24 ballot. So, who is the 25th-best prospect in the White Sox system? Just one Vote after setting this year’s mark for player longest on the ballot, Jacob Gonzalez took 41 of 207 votes (20%) on his 21st try. He made a pretty incredible leap, from his perpetual No. 7 slot to first place: Gonzalez becomes the fifth shortsto...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 24

Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Nick Nastrini tops our Round 23 ballot. So, who is the 24th-best prospect in the White Sox system? On his 11th ballot, Nick Nastrini moved on, earning 48 of 234 votes (21%): Nastrini becomes the seventh righty starter and 12th starting pitcher overall to advance. That means more than half of our prospects advancing so far are not only pitchers, but...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 23

John Cordes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Jake Eder tops our Round 22 ballot. So, who is the 23rd-best prospect in the White Sox system? Seems some fatigue may be setting in with the players carrying over on the current ballot, as new additions are advancing quickly after debuting high in the rankings. Jake Eder is the latest quick mover, winning on just his second Vote, with 47 of 249 ...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 22

George Kubas/Diamond Images via Getty Images Sean Burke tops our Round 21 ballot. So, who is the 22nd-best prospect in the White Sox system? As three players on the ballot creep closer to setting the mark for longest time on the Prospect Vote ballot, Sean Burke advanced in his personal Round 10, running away with Round 21 by earning 49 of 221 votes (22%): Burke becomes the six...2025
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"Peyton Pallette Right-handed starting pitcherAge 232023 SSS Prospect Vote ranking 112024 SSS Prospect Vote ranking 182024 High Level Birmingham (AA)Age relative to high level -1."

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"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 finished 18th, and in 2024 he placed 23rd."

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"We’ll try for a daily Top 100 entry on site, and the Prospect Vote will turn over as soon as the top vote-getter seems to have an insurmountable lead — but we’ll take no longer than a week to vote each round."

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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for Honorable Mentions

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Taking a different path to wrapping up 2025’s vote There was muted interest in continuing the annual prospect vote for the 26-30 range this year, and that’s reasonable given the depth and breadth of the Rays talent in the minors. So this year, I’d like to come up with a different approach to rounding out the list. Recs Usually we use a commenting syste...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 12: Brooks Baldwin
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 31
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 26
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 25
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 24
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 23
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 21

Matt Dirksen/Getty Images Ky Bush tops our Round 20 ballot. So, who is the 21st-best prospect in the White Sox system? In order to avoid setting the mark for longest time on the Prospect Vote ballot, Ky Bush leapfrogged Sean Burke and Nick Nastrini — from fourth place into first — to win Round 20, with 45 of 206 votes (22%): Bush is merely tied for the longest stay on the ball...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 12: Brooks Baldwin
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 31
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 26
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 25
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 24
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 23
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 22
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• 2026 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 21

As voting winnows, it is likely that smaller margins will determine winners, which in turn will extend voting times longer. With roughly six weeks left in our voting period we still aim to get to at least 40 ballots, but that is hard to guarantee at the moment. After a good sampling of voters, Jake […]...2025
• 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 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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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 11

Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Chase Meidroth wins our latest prospect vote. So, who is the 11th-best prospect in the White Sox system? We’re back to a 10-player ballot now, and will add a new player from the White Sox system next round, once more. This time around, it was another Red Sox prospect — yes, that’s three straight winners straight outta Boston — taking the prize, and...2024
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 10

Douglas Stringer/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Who is the ninth-best prospect in the White Sox system? The trade of Garrett Crochet to Boston, bringing in four top prospects from a system at least as good as ours, is a good enough time as any to signal a transition in the voting and to get rid of the expended Prospect Vote history that topped each of the first seven votes. Given that ou...2024
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 15
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• Friday Rockpile: A familiar face appears to be headed back to the Rockies leadoff spot

Photo by Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, March 15, 2024 Opening Day is coming. In less than two weeks, the Rockies will open the 2024 season when they take on the Diamondbacks in Arizona on March 28. In what’s becoming a perennial quandary, the question once more arises: Who is the best option for leadoff hitter for the Colorado Rock...2024
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• 2024 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 2

Last year, SSS voters went against convention and named Colson Montgomery to the No. 2 prospect slot. This year, he sprinted out of the gate for the quick win, as the SSS top prospect. | Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images Who is the second-best prospect in the White Sox system? It is the seventh year of Top Prospect voting at South Side Sox! Here’s how 2018 wrangled out — all 42 picks....2023
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• 2024 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 5

Yes, indeed, the White Sox now have a legitimate top catching prospect, Edgar Quero. | Salina Rae Silver/South Side Sox Edgar Quero wins the fourth vote. Who is the fifth-best prospect in the White Sox system? It is the seventh year of Top Prospect voting at South Side Sox! Here’s how 2018 wrangled out — all 42 picks. Also, here’s an archive of every article in the 2018 series. Here’s how...2023
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• 2024 South Side Sox Top Prospect Vote: That’s All, Folks!

DSL All-Star Abraham Nuñez pays his respects to this year’s Top Prospect Vote, of which he is the last winner. | Abraham_Nunez17/Instagram Our Top 100 Prospects and Top Prospect Vote collide, at Abraham Nuñez After some seasons with tepid participation and/or tardy rollout, our 2024 Top Prospect Vote concludes with No. 34-voted winner, Abraham Nuñez, who earned 75 of 230 (32.6%) votes in ...2024
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• 2024 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 8

Sparked by a strong AFL season and a solid appearance in the Fall Stars Game above, Jake Eder is on the South Side radar as possible rotation help as early as this summer. | Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images Jake Eder wins the seventh vote. Who is the eighth-best prospect in the White Sox system? It is the seventh year of Top Prospect voting at South Side Sox! Here’s how 2018 wrangled...2023
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• South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 99: Tommy Sommer

Tommy Sommer took a step back in 2023, and the clock is ticking ... | Gabby Canzian/Instagram A bounce-back 2024 is crucial for this crafty southpaw Tommy Sommer Left-Handed Starting Pitcher6´4´´220 poundsAge: 252022 SSS Top Prospect Ranking 692023 SSS Top Prospect Vote Ranking 232023 SSS Top Prospect Ranking 312023 High Level Birmingham (AA)Age relative to high level -0.3 yearsSSS rank ...2023
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• Here come the 2024 Top Prospects!

Kannapolis Cannon Ballers The Top 100 Prospects countdown and the Top Prospect vote are coming to a site very near you It’s that time of year, when we simultaneously count up our SSS Top Prospects, from 100 to 1, while gauging our readership’s picks for the top two or three dozen prospects in the system. As always, I will be proctoring the Top Prospect Vote. Each round will feature 10 pla...2023
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• Grading the White Sox: Dylan Cease
Well done, Dylan, well done. | David Banks-USA TODAY Sports Cy Cease goes from fantasy to reality At midseason, the SSS staff graded the 46-46 White Sox, from head of the class Dylan Cease all the way down to Dallas Keuchel. We invented a WARsss metric that could very well be just a cute way to trot out our special site grades — but really for all you know could be the product of years of...2022
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• 2026 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 27

After four straight position player wins, Riley Gowens and the starting arms struck back with a decisive triumph. Gowens earned 16 of 56 (29%) votes: It was only Gowens’ fourth ballot, so this big win comes in his very first time in our Prospect Vote. Past No. 26s in the SSS Top Prospect Vote2025 Caleb […]...2026
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• 2026 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 22

We had an old-fashioned blowout this round, calling the race at a season-low 51 votes in order to move on to the next ballot. The decisive winner was Jedixson Paez, earning 23 of 51 (26%) votes: That 45% margin is the fifth-biggest win so far in our polling, with almost all of those big wins […]...2025
• 2026 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 20

It was another close race, necessitating appeals to both SSS readership and staff to break a deadlock between Ky and Jake Palisch. It was in fact the debut lefty, Eder, who prevailed, earning 15 of 63 (24%) votes: Poll Note: We’re getting a consistent 60ish votes each round these days, which is fine to carry […]...2025
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• 2026 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 12

This vote was so close, I am starting this edition without yet knowing who the winner is. One vote divides first and second place. But first, let’s talk about voter participation. After a season high of 150 votes (Vote No. 1) and four straight polls finishing with fewer than 100 ballots, Round 11 ran past […]...2025
• 2026 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 11

Yep, it’s another pitcher advancing, this time the first of a few players you’ll see on the ballot this year who didn’t even play in 2025: Mason Adams. Adams, an incredibly-promising starting prospect, was injured during a Cactus League game last spring but is expected to be back in action at Birmingham or Charlotte sometime […]...2025
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• 2026 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 10

After a close race for the No. 9 prospect, it wasn’t a huge surprise to see the runner up last round winning. However, Sean Murphy outpaced Mason Adams and Jaden Fauske by just three votes last round; this ballot was a rout for Murphy, as he captured 28 of 82 (34%) votes: This is Murphy’s […]...2025
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for Honorable Mentions
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• 2025 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 2

Brandon Sloter/Image Of Sport/Getty Images Who is the second-best prospect in the White Sox system? It is the eighth year of Top Prospect voting at South Side Sox! First, let’s review past years: Here’s how 2018 wrangled out — all 42 picks. Also, here’s an archive of every article in the 2018 series. Here’s how 2019 came together, all 50 picks, and the archive as well. Now 2020, with t...2024
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