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• White Sox Minor League Update: May 21, 2025

Unstoppable: Corey Julks reached base safely every plate appearance, and he added a stolen base during Charlotte’s victory. | Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images The affiliates went 4-0 and outscored their opponents 31-17 in a dominant day Charlotte Knights 7, Round Rock Express 4 (Statcast box)The Knights (23-24) overcame an early deficit to defeat Round Rock (22-25) in Charlotte. Knights ...2025
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• White Sox Minor League Update: May 20, 2025

Jason Matthews had a big night for Birmingham. Timely hits and tight pitching propel a winning night for three White Sox affiliates Round Rock Express 5, Charlotte Knights 1The Knights started off with a bang in the bottom of the second inning off old friend Dane Dunning, with Colson Montgomery and Kyle Teel hitting back-to-back singles, followed by Bryan Ramos’s RBI forceout that plated ...2025
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• White Sox Minor League Update: May 15, 2025

Jake Palisch was excellent for the Barons in his five innings, and sits at a 0.75 ERA on the season. | Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Birmingham won fourth in a row, Charlotte and the ACL squad put up 14 total runs, and A-ball rode the struggle bus Charlotte Knights 7, Gwinnett Stripers 1 (Statcast box)The Knights (21-21) had excellent pitching, and two big offensive innings in ...2025
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• White Sox Minor League Update: May 8, 2025

Mathias LaCombe pitched for Team France and would be the first native French player in the MLB if he makes it to the big leagues. | Sebastian Widmann/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images A near no-no for Birmingham, nail-biter loss in Winston-Salem, and first ACL Win in Glendale Charlotte Knights, Memphis Redbirds (Postponed) Columbus Clingstones 2, Birmingham Barons 0The Barons and Clingst...2025
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• White Sox Minor League Update: May 7, 2025

The hero: Braden Montgomery’s three-run homer resulted in a thrilling Dash victory. | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Led by two walk-off homers, the affiliates went 2-2 Charlotte Knights 12, Memphis Redbirds 11 (10 innings) (Statcast box)The Knights (17-18) blew a lead in the latter portion of the game, but they pulled through with three runs in the bottom of the 10th. As a result, for the...2025
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• White Sox Minor League Update: May 6, 2025

We need Braden Montgomery to be wearing this uniform soon! | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Dominic Fletcher walks it off for Charlotte and Braden Montgomery drives it home for the Dash Charlotte Knights 5, Memphis Redbirds 3 (11 innings) (Statcast box)Despite a shaky start from Tyler Schweitzer, the Knights (16-18) rallied for an extra-innings walk-off. Schweitzer, who has struggled sin...2025
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• White Sox Minor League Update: May 4, 2025

Hagen Smith earned his second win of the year on Sunday, and now sits at an excellent 2.28 ERA. | Rob Leiter/MLB Photos via Getty Images Hagen Smith threw a six-inning gem in the Barons win, though the rest of the farm fell flat Norfolk Tides 9, Charlotte Knights 3 (Statcast box)The Knights (15-18) were cruising on a seven-game win streak back to .500, but the tables have turned. After Sun...2025
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• 2025 Winston-Salem Dash Season Preview

Guess which affiliate has just one MLB Top 30 prospect on its roster (Aldrin Batista)? You’re reading about it. | Aldrin Batista/Instagram The Dash enter the season as an underdog, but they have many players with potential, led by Aldrin Batista and Samuel Zavala The Dash finished with a 60-72 record in 2024, failing to reach postseason action. This was not overly surprising given how few ...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 4: Colson Montgomery

There’s a little bit of bloom off of the rose, but the future is still bright for former No. 1 prospect Colson Montgomery. | David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images It was a rough 2024, but this slugger is still right on the verge of the majors Colson MontgomeryShortstop6´3´´230 poundsAge: 232022 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 12023 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 12024 Sou...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 5: Kyle Teel

Kyle Teel’s lefty power bat would be a welcomed addition to the White Sox lineup. | Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images We won’t see him open the season with the White Sox, but this backstop’s future in Chicago is a matter of when and not if Kyle Teel6´0´´190 poundsAge: 23First appearance among the South Side Sox Top 100 Prospects2024 High Level Worcester (AAA)Age relative to h...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. 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. 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. 25: Wilfred Veras

Don’t turn your back on Wilfred Veras — he’s still a potent prospect with considerable upside. | Birmingham Barons You won’t find a better “lost” year on the White Sox docket — but where can the slugger take it from here? Wilfred VerasRight Fielder6´2´´180 poundsAge: 222022 South Side Sox Top 100 Prospect Ranking 232023 South Side Sox Top 100 Prospect Ranking 202024 South Side Sox Top 100 ...2025
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"Drew Thorpe was the big one as a top 100 prospect on some lists, but they also gave up Samuel Zavala, Jairo Iriarte, and Steven Wilson."

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"Jairo Iriarte and Drew Thorpe both have the arsenal and makings of frontline rotation starters, and Samuel Zavala is already putting on an explosive display in the White Sox organization; his combination of bat speed, ground speed, and baseball IQ figure to quickly launch the 19-year-old up into the stratosphere of many MLB top prospect lists."

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"Victor Lizarraga is joining Merrill in Fort Wayne while outfielder Samuel Zavala (Padres #4 prospect) and pitcher Robby Snelling (Padres #5 prospect) will be playing in Lake Elsinore (Single-A)."

• White Sox Minor League Update: May 8, 2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 1: Noah Schultz

With unbelievable upside, Noah Schultz’s road to the majors is a matter of when, not if. | Allan Henry-Imagn Images Packing draw-dropping stuff, endurance is the only skill this southpaw has yet to prove Noah SchultzLeft-Handed Starting Pitcher6´10´´240 poundsAge: 212023 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 6 2024 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 2 2024 High Level Birmingham (AA)Age rela...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 2: Hagen Smith

Hagen Smith has been as good as promised, so far. | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images From Arkansas ace to South Side southpaw Hagen SmithLeft-Handed Starting Pitcher6´3´´235 poundsAge: 21First appearance among the South Side Sox Top 100 Prospects2024 High Level Winston-Salem (High-A)Age relative to high level -3.0 yearsSSS rank among all left-handed starters in the system 2Overall 2024 stats...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 5: Kyle Teel
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• Samuel Zavala leads the attack of the organizational All-Stars

Manager Will Venable will not have to defend himself for a rally-stifling sac bunt called after four straight hits in the ninth inning on Friday, as the White Sox won in spite of a giveaway out. Of course, it’s just spring, so he shouldn’t have to defend himself, no matter what. | Chris Coduto/Getty Images White Sox rally for six in ninth, knock off Reds, 8-5 The death of the White Sox off...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
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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

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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• White Sox Minor League Update: May 21, 2025
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• White Sox Minor League Update: April 23, 2025

Mowing them down: Hagen Smith struck out eight during his four shutout innings. | Photo by Rob Leiter/MLB Photos via Getty Images Offense was nowhere to be found for all affiliates during a winless day Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 5, Charlotte Knights 0 (Gameday box) (Statcast box)The Knights (8-15) could not get anything going offensively, failing to score and only collecting three hi...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 1: Noah Schultz
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 2: Hagen Smith
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 3: Edgar Quero

In all likelihood the strongest catching prospect in the White Sox system is not the other guy you’ve heard so much about, but Edgar Quero. | David Durochiki/Diamond Images via Getty Images In pursuit of the Shiny New Thing, don’t sleep on the best catching prospect in the White Sox system Edgar QueroCatcher5´10´´205 poundsAge: 212024 South Side Sox Top Prospect Ranking 32024 High Level Ch...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 4: Colson Montgomery
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 5: Kyle Teel
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• White Sox Minor League Update: May 21, 2025
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• Samuel Zavala leads the attack of the organizational All-Stars
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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. 25: Wilfred Veras
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 27: William Bergolla

The point to collecting lottery tickets is to have one pay off, and William Bergolla could do just that. | Scott Audette/MLB Photos via Getty Images Already an effective player, this infielder could become an asset for the South Siders Wiliam BergollaSecond Baseman5´9´´165 poundsAge: 20First appearance among the South Side Sox Top 100 prospects2024 High Level Winston-Salem (High-A)Age rela...2025
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 28: Samuel Zavala

Recovery mode: Samuel Zavala looks for a big season, to rebound from a subpar 2024 campaign. | Tiffany Wintz/South Side Sox The outfielder looks to rebound from his first season in Winston-Salem Samuel Zavala6´1´´175 poundsAge: 20First appearance on the South Side Sox Top 100 Prospects 2024 High Level Winston-Salem (High-A)Age relative to high level -3.1 yearsSSS rank among all center fiel...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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• White Sox Minor League Update: July 1, 2024

Wilmer Difo’s three-hit game accompanied the Knights to victory! | Laura Wolff/Charlotte Knights The Knights and the rooks were the only teams to pull through for the W — including clutch performances from Wilmer Difo and Stiven Flores, and a tough extra-inning loss for the Dash A rare Monday of full-season affiliate action snuck up on us a bit, so enjoy this encore performance of our Min...2024
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• A Game of Groans

Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Much like the smash hit TV series about a quest for power, the 8th season of the White Sox rebuild is letting fans down. But even after a historically bad start, showrunner Jerry Reinsdorf appears keen to do nothing but watch it burn. Chaos is a Ladder Jerry Reinsdorf — the beleaguered owner of the Chicago White Sox — grimaced in disgust as he watched his team ...2024
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• BREAKING: Dylan Cease finally on the move, traded to Padres

A new era: The White Sox completed a blockbuster trade involving ace Dylan Cease. | Michael Reaves/Getty Images The South Siders received three of San Diego’s Top 10 prospects in the deal The Dylan Cease trade, which has been anticipated for months, has finally happened. The Padres are the winners of the Cease Sweepstakes, as the ace of the White Sox will be heading to San Diego. Cease, 2...2024
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• Should the Royals shop Seth Lugo?

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Based on the prices being paid for starting pitching, it might make a lot of sense to swap pitching for outfield Adding Seth Lugo last offseason might be the best decision the Royals made for 2024 if you count the Ragans trade as a 2023 move. Lugo has shown decisively in two years as a starter that he has what it takes to be number two or three starter in...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Cease and persist

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The Padres still want to be competitive, and blockbuster deal shows it. Dylan Cease has been a name on the trade radar for the entire offseason, but as we drew closer to Opening Day it started to be questionable if he was going to get moved, but the big event has finally happened and in a big surprise it was the San Diego Padres who made a move to claim...2024
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• White Sox Minor League Update: April 10, 2024

Shutting it down: Jonathan Cannon’s five shutout innings were a rare bright spot during an overall rough day. | Laura Wolff/Charlotte Knights The four affiliates combined for nine runs in a 1-3 day Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 2, Charlotte Knights 1 (Gameday box) (Statcast box)Runs were hard to find in this game, but although the Knights scored first, they could not hold on in this close gam...2024
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• White Sox Minor League Update: April 7, 2024

Brooks Baldwin mashed his first homer of the year in Sunday’s win against the Lookouts. | Salina Rae Silver/South Side Sox It was a split day on the farm that included monster offensive performances from Danny Mendick, Colson Montgomery, and Brooks Baldwin along with quality starts from starters Jake Eder and Chad Kuhl Charlotte Knights 6, Norfolk Tides 2 Gameday Box Score Statcast Box S...2024
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep-March 14, 2024
Injury News Taj Bradley-Rays-SP Taj Bradley is dealing with a strained pec but is considered day-to-day. This is an injury worth watching because it could mean a couple of days off from throwing or it could turn into a multi-week injury. Either way, he is not expected to be ready for the start of the season. The Rays are going to be cautious with their young right-hander. Bradley has much appe...2024
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• White Sox Minor League Update: May 21, 2025
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• White Sox Minor League Update: April 27, 2025

Dominic Fletcher’s two-hit day featured a double and a home run — alongside earning the save in the 12th inning! | Laura Wolff/Charlotte Knights The Knights pull through chaos in extras to cap off a 3-1 day in the South Side organization Charlotte Knights 13, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 12 (12 innings) (Statcast Box)Both offenses popped off for 11 hits apiece in Sunday’s extra-inning ...2025
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• 2025 Winston-Salem Dash Season Preview
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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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• Gamethread: Angels @ White Sox

Man undeserving of job fails upward in perpetuity. | Michael Reaves/Getty Images Oh, there’s a spring game to follow? It’s a gloomy Thursday afternoon in Chicago, a day befitting the official start of yet another White Sox attempt to rebuild through half-measures, hubris, and detritus washed to the banks of Bubbly Creek. Yes, 2016 was indeed eight years ago, but it sure doesn’t feel lik...2024
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• Padres promote Ethan Salas, other top prospects to Double-A

Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images Salas will now be teammates with Jackson Merrill According to Jeff Sanders, five prospects in the San Diego Padres organization, including Ethan Salas, are being promoted to Double-A San Antonio. 2022 first round pick Dylan Lesko is heading to High-A Fort Wayne with the Padres #5 prospect Samuel Zavala. Dillon Head hasn’t even played...2023
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