{"id":444046,"date":"2026-01-29T00:41:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T00:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/444046\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T00:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T00:41:09","slug":"where-white-sox-prospects-rank-going-into-2026-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/444046\/","title":{"rendered":"Where White Sox Prospects Rank Going Into 2026 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"68\">The White Sox aren&#8217;t ready to win big at the major-league level yet, but a group of rising prospects represent optimism for future seasons. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6b\">Several scouting sites recently updated their prospect rankings, and at least three prospects made each list, with Baseball America including more White Sox prospects \u2013\u2013 six \u2013\u2013 than anyone else.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6e\">Here&#8217;s a look at the updated rankings, plus each prospect&#8217;s stats from the 2025 season.<\/p>\n<p>MLB.com<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/01kg34za83afaq73h1hj.jpg\" alt=\"Braden Montgomery Chicago White Sox\" title=\"Braden Montgomery Chicago White Sox\" width=\"3348\" height=\"1883\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"6q\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Chicago White Sox outfielder Braden Montgomery during the Arizona Fall League Fall Stars Game at Sloan Park.  | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6u\">36. OF Braden Montgomery <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6x\">49. LHP Noah Schultz <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"70\">61. SS Caleb Bonemer <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"73\">72. LHP Hagen Smith <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"76\">73. SS Billy Carlson <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"79\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/milb\/prospects\/top100\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">click here<\/a> for MLB.com&#8217;s full rankings and explanation)<\/p>\n<p>The Athletic<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/01kg354wb9e2yksha84r.jpg\" alt=\"Noah Schultz White Sox\" title=\"Noah Schultz White Sox\" width=\"4849\" height=\"2727\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"7l\"\/><\/p>\n<p>White Sox prospect Noah Schultz (22) pitches during the MLB All-Star Futures Game at Truist Park.  | Brett Davis-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7p\">30. OF Braden Montgomery <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7s\">44. SS Caleb Bonemer <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7v\">58. LHP Hagen Smith <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7y\">66. SS Billy Carlson <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-17\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"81\">95. LHP Noah Schultz <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-18\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"84\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6985939\/2026\/01\/26\/top-mlb-prospects-2026-keith-law-konnor-griffin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">click here<\/a> for The Athletic&#8217;s full rankings and explanation)<\/p>\n<p>ESPN<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;I feel like where I go, we win, and I feel like I bring winning culture to a team.&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/whitesox?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@whitesox<\/a> fans, get to know No. 10 overall Draft pick Billy Carlson: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tlJQ3BLqUd\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/tlJQ3BLqUd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ssa1TMshdk\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/ssa1TMshdk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLBPipeline\/status\/1944598520733860119?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">July 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-21\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8d\">34. SS Caleb Bonemer<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-22\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8g\">96. LHP Noah Schultz<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-23\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8j\">100. SS Billy Carlson <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-24\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8m\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/47684202\/top-100-mlb-prospects-2026-kiley-mcdaniel-konnor-griffin-kevin-mcgonigle-jesus-made\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">click here<\/a> for ESPN&#8217;s full rankings and explanation)<\/p>\n<p>Baseball America<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We see a lot of Gunnar Henderson in Caleb Bonemer \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n<p>The White Sox prospect could play his way into Chicago&#8217;s lineup by 2027.<\/p>\n<p>More here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h9U6K68Bjn\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/h9U6K68Bjn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DSW0AJOSYL\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/DSW0AJOSYL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Baseball America (@BaseballAmerica) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BaseballAmerica\/status\/1986609055310160264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-27\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8v\">26. LHP Noah Schultz<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-28\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8y\">27. SS Caleb Bonemer<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-29\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"91\">73. OF Braden Montgomery<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-30\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"94\">91. LHP Hagen Smith<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-31\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"97\">92. SS Billy Carlson<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-32\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9a\">100. RHP Tanner McDougal <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-33\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9d\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseballamerica.com\/rankings\/2026-top-100-prospects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">click here<\/a> for Baseball America&#8217;s full rankings and explanation)<\/p>\n<p>2025 stats <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RHP Tanner McDougal is going for the Barons in Game 2 tonight. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JQ932Z7qkB\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/JQ932Z7qkB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Birmingham Barons (@BhamBarons) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BhamBarons\/status\/1970630014350827852?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-36\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9m\">SS Caleb Bonemer   <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-37\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9p\">20, 6-foot-1, 195 pounds, R\/R, second-round pick in 2024 MLB Draft out of Okemos High School in Michigan.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-38\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9s\">Single-A Kannapolis Cannon Ballers: 432 plate appearances, 69 runs, 98 hits, 26 doubles, 10 HR, 58 RBI, 27 SB, 68 BB, 91 K, .281\/.400\/.458\/.859<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-39\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9v\">High-A Winston-Salem Dash: 44 plate appearances, 8 runs, 10 hits, 4 doubles, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 2 SB, 7 BB, 10 K, .278\/.409\/.611\/1.020 <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-40\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9y\">SS Billy Carlson   <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-41\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"a1\">19, 6-foot-1, 185 pounds, R\/R, first-round pick in 2025 MLB Draft out of Corona High School in California.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-42\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"a4\">Corona High School (Calif.): 81 at-bats, 31 games, 33 runs, four doubles, 6 HR, 34 RBI, .365\/.517\/.647<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-43\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"a7\">RHP Tanner McDougal  <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-44\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"aa\">22, 6-foot-5, 185 pounds, R\/R, fifth-round pick in 2021 MLB Draft out of Silverado High School in Las Vegas, Nev.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-45\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"ad\">High-A Winston-Salem Dash: 13 starts, 57.2 IP, 3.28 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 53 H, 4 HR, 32 BB, 73 K <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-46\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"ag\">Double-A Birmingham Barons: 15 starts, 55.2 IP, 3.23 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 20 H, 3 HR, 17 BB, 63 K<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-47\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"aj\">OF Braden Montgomery  <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-48\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"am\">22, 6-foot-2, 220 pounds, S\/R, first-round pick in 2024 MLB Draft out of Texas A&amp;M University <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-49\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"ap\">Single-A Kannapolis Cannon Ballers: 84 plate appearances, 14 runs, 21 hits, 4 doubles, 3 HR, 19 RBI, 6 SB, 10 BB, 19 K, .304\/.393\/.493\/.886<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-50\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"as\">High-A Winston-Salem Dash: 290 plate appearances, 36 runs, 66 hits, 17 doubles, 8 HR, 38 RBI, 5 SB, 32 BB, 70 K, .260\/.348\/.445\/.793<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-51\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"av\">Double-A Birmingham Barons: 143 plate appearances, 14 runs, 34 hits, 13 doubles, 1 HR, 11 RBI, 3 SB, 15 BB, 41 K, .272\/.364\/.416\/.780<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-52\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"ay\">Arizona Fall League: 55 plate appearances, 12 runs, 15 hits, 6 doubles, 1 HR, 11 RBI, 3 SB, 13 BB, 12 K, .366\/.527\/.634\/1.161<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-53\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"b1\">LHP Noah Schultz <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-54\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"b4\">Double-A Birmingham Barons: 12 starts, 56.2 IP, 3.34 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, 54 H, 3 HR, 36 BB, 58 K <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-55\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"b7\">Triple-A Charlotte Knights: 5 starts, 16.1 IP, 9.37 ERA, 1.95 WHIP, 23 H, 3 HR, 9 BB, 19 K<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-56\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"ba\">LHP Hagen Smith <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-57\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"bd\">Double-A Birmingham Barons: 20 starts, 75.2 IP, 3.57 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 42 H, 5 HR, 56 BB, 108 K<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-58\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"bg\">Arizona Fall League: 5 starts, 14 IP, 2.57 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 7 H, 1 HR, 6 BB, 21 K<\/p>\n<p>Related stories on the Chicago White Sox<a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/whitesox\/onsi\/news\/a-j-pierzynski-reacts-to-white-sox-trading-luis-robert-jr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">A.J. 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