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<\/p>\nThis 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\u2019t make much sense to be voting on players who are already showing up in the Top 100 profiles.<\/p>\n
And in fact, this year\u2019s Vote went longer than any other we\u2019ve run under \u201cnormal\u201d circumstances. (In 2020, we ran the Vote to 50 rounds given there was no baseball being played\/minors season cancelled outright, and in 2018 we ran the Vote well into the regular season as a first-time effort.)<\/p>\n
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It was a fitting, even poetic, end to the polling, as Reudis Diaz finally advanced, on his 33rd ballot. That is doubtlessly an all-time record span on the ballot for our Prospect Vote.<\/p>\n
Diaz in fact won this round with authority, outpacing fellow long-balloter Aldrin Batista by 18 votes. Making an enormous jump of five spots on the ballot and 23 total votes, Diaz routed the rest, with 28 of 71 (39%) votes:<\/p>\n
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This was Diaz\u2019s first time in our voting. Perhaps next year he won\u2019t have to linger so long on the ballot.<\/p>\n
Past No. 37s in the SSS Top Prospect Vote
2025 Voting lasted 31 rounds
2024 Voting lasted 34 rounds
2023 Voting lasted 24 rounds
2022 Voting lasted 17 rounds
2021 Voting lasted 35 rounds
2020 Lenyn Sosa (26%)
2019 Voting lasted 36 rounds
2018 Laz Rivera (27%)<\/p>\n
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Diaz also become the fourth right-handed reliever to advance, as well as the third RHRP in the last six results:<\/p>\n
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Here\u2019s the overall breakdown of our readership winners: one catcher, three second basemen, two third basemen, four shortstops, one left fielder, three center fielders, four right fielders, seven right-handed starting pitchers, nine left-handed starting pitcher, four right-handed relievers and one left-handed relievers. There were no first basemen voted forward this year.<\/p>\n
Overall, that\u2019s 21 of 37 winning prospects being pitchers, and 16 of 37 winners being starting pitchers.<\/p>\n
South Side Sox Top-Voted White Sox<\/a> Prospects for 2026<\/p>\n Braden Mongomery \u2014 59% (Smith 17%, Bonemer 9%, Schultz 7%, Antonacci 3%, Adams\/Carlson\/McDougal 2%, Fauske\/Oppor 0%)<\/p>\n Hagen Smith \u2014 40% (Bonemer 28%, Schultz 18%, McDougal 5%, Antonacci 4%, Carlson 3%, Bergolla\/Oppor 1%, Adams\/Fauske 0%)<\/p>\n Caleb Bonemer \u2014 47% (Schultz 34%, Antonacci 10%, Carlson\/McDougal 4%, Bergolla 2%, Adams\/Fauske\/Oppor\/Perez 0%)<\/p>\n Noah Schultz \u2014 49% (Antonacci 25%, Carlson 11%, McDougal 7%, Adams\/Bergolla\/Oppor 2%, Perez 1%, Fauske\/Lodise 0%)<\/p>\n Sam Antonacci \u2014 41% (Carlson 25%, McDougal 20%, Bergolla\/Perez 4%, Oppor 3%, Adams 2%, Fauske 1%, Diaz\/Lodise 0%)<\/p>\n Tanner McDougal \u2014 39% (Carlson 36%, Bergolla 7%, Adams 6%, Pallette 5%, Fauske 3%, Oppor 2%, Lodise 1%, Diaz\/Perez 0%)<\/p>\n Billy Carlson \u2014 52% (Adams 18%, Oppor 12%, Bergolla 9%, Fauske 5%, Lodise\/Pallette\/Wolkow 2%, Diaz\/Perez 0%)<\/p>\n Christian Oppor \u2014 24% (Murphy 20%, Adams\/Fauske 16%, Wolkow 10%, Bergolla 9%, Lodise\/Pallette\/Perez 1%, Diaz 0%)<\/p>\n Shane Murphy \u2014 34% (Adams 20%, Wolkow 13%, Fauske 16%, Bergolla 9%, Palisch 4%, Lodise\/Pallette\/Perez 1%, Diaz 0%)<\/p>\n Mason Adams \u2014 43% (Wolkow 22%, Bergolla 11%, Fauske\/Pallette 10%, Lodise\/Palisch\/Perez 2%, Diaz\/Hodge 0%)<\/p>\n Jaden Fauske \u2014 24.0% (Perez 23.5%, Hodge 13.4%, Bergolla 12.9%, Wolkow 8%, Pallette 5%, Diaz\/Gonzalez\/Lodise\/Palisch 3%)<\/p>\n Jeral Perez \u2014 20% (Umberger 15%, Wolkow 13%, Hodge 12.3%, Palisch 11.9%, Bergolla 11.4%, Lodise 7.3%, Pallette 6.9%, Diaz 2%, Gonzalez 1%)<\/p>\n Grant Umberger \u2014 28% (Palisch 19%, Wolkow 13%, Bergolla 12%, Hodge 11%, Lodise 10%, Pallette 4%, Diaz 3%, Gonzalez\/Larson 1%)<\/p>\n Mathias LaCombe \u2014 41% (Bergolla 19%, Wolkow 17%, Pallette 7%, Palisch 6%, Gonzalez 4%, Hodge\/Lodise 2%, Diaz\/Larson 1%)<\/p>\n William Bergolla \u2014 35% (Wolkow 20%, Pallette\/Palisch 13%, Larson 6%, Diaz\/Gordon\/Lodise 4%, Hodge 2%, Gonzalez 0%)<\/p>\n George Wolkow \u2014 38% (Pallette 22%, Palisch 12%, Gordon 8%, Lodise 6%, Gonzalez 5%, Batista\/Diaz\/Larson 3%, Hodge 0%)<\/p>\n Peyton Pallette \u2014 38% (Palisch 13%, Lodise 11%, Gordon\/Larson 10%, Gonzalez 8%, Batista 5%, Diaz 3%, Hodge\/Mogoll\u00f3n 2%)<\/p>\n Blake Larson \u2014 21% (Lodise 18%, J. Gonzalez\/Palisch 15%, C. Gonzalez 11%, Gordon 10%, Batista 5%, Mogoll\u00f3n 3%, Hodge 2%, Diaz 0%)<\/p>\n Ky Bush \u2014 24% (Palisch 19%, C. Gonzalez\/Lodise 16%, J. Gonzalez 8%, Gordon\/Batista 6%, Mogoll\u00f3n 3%, Diaz 2%, Hodge 0%)<\/p>\n Jake Palisch \u2014 26% (Paez 21%, Lodise 19%, J. Gonzalez 13%, C. Gonzalez\/Gordon 8%, Batista\/Hodge\/Mogoll\u00f3n 2%, Diaz 0%)<\/p>\n Jedixson Paez \u2014 45% (Nishida 20%, Gordon 14%, C. Gonzalez\/Lodise 8%, J. Gonzalez 4%, Mogoll\u00f3n 2%, Batista\/Diaz\/Hodge 0%)<\/p>\n Christian Gonzalez \u2014 22% (Nishida 18%, Gordon 17%, J. Gonzalez 15%, Lodise 10%, Hodge 8%, Batista 5%, Mogoll\u00f3n 3%, Diaz 2%, Ziehl 0%)<\/p>\n Rikuu Nishida \u2014 30% (Gordon 18%, J. Gonzalez 15%, Gowens 10%, Lodise 8%, Batista 7%, Hodge\/Mogoll\u00f3n\/Ziehl 3%, Diaz 2%)<\/p>\n Kyle Lodise \u2014 23% (J. Gonzalez\/Gowens 18%, Gordon 14%, Batista\/Carela 7%, Diaz\/Hodge\/Mogoll\u00f3n\/Ziehl 4%)<\/p>\n Jacob Gonzalez\u2014 26% (Gowens 21%, Gordon 20%, Schweitzer 11%, Batista 6%, Mogoll\u00f3n\/Ziehl 5%, Hodge 3%, Carela\/Diaz 2%)<\/p>\n Riley Gowens \u2014 29% (Zavala 21%, Carela 13%, Gordon 11%, Batista 7%, 11%, Ziehl 5%, Diaz\/Hodge\/Mogoll\u00f3n\/Schweitzer 4%)<\/p>\n Samuel Zavala \u2014 33% (Carela\/Gordon 15%, Alcala 10%, Ziehl 8%, Batista\/Schweitzer 5%, Diaz\/Hodge\/Mogoll\u00f3n 3%)<\/p>\n Lucas Gordon \u2014 36% (Carela 19%, Alcala\/Batista\/Schweitzer 9%, Mogoll\u00f3n\/Ziehl 5%, Diaz\/Hodge 3%, Albertus 2%)<\/p>\n Juan Carela \u2014 28% (Diaz\/Hodge 13%, Batista 11%, Alcala 9%, Iriarte\/Schweitzer 7%, Albertus\/Mogoll\u00f3n\/Ziehl 4%)<\/p>\n Landon Hodge \u2014 19% (Batista 15%, Iriarte 13%, Alcala\/Diaz\/Ziehl 10%, Albertus\/Schweitzer 8%, Mogoll\u00f3n 6%, Rodriguez 2%)<\/p>\n Gage Ziehl \u2014 19% (Albertus 17%, Alcala\/Galanie 12%, Iriarte 9%, Batista\/Diaz\/Rodriguez\/Schweitzer 7%, Mogoll\u00f3n 3%)<\/p>\n Zach Franklin \u2014 38% (Alcala 15%, Batista 13%, Albertus\/Diaz\/Schweitzer 8%, Galanie\/Iriarte\/Mogoll\u00f3n\/Rodriguez 3%)<\/p>\n Phil Fox \u2014 24% (Alcala 16%, Batista\/Galanie 12%, Iriarte\/Schweitzer 10%, Albertus\/Diaz 6%, Mogoll\u00f3n\/Rodriguez 2%)<\/p>\n Marcelo Alcala \u2014 18% (Alcala 16%, Diaz\/Schweitzer 16%, Batista 14%, Albertus\/Galanie 9%, Iriarte\/Mogoll\u00f3n 7%, Rodriguez 5%, Burrowes 0%)<\/p>\n Tyler Schweitzer \u2014 43% (Albertus 12%, Diaz 10%, Burrowes\/Galanie\/Mogoll\u00f3n 7%, Connor\/Rodriguez 5%, Batista\/Iriarte 2%)<\/p>\n Caden Connor \u2014 19% (Mogoll\u00f3n 17%, Batista 15%, Albertus\/Galanie 13%, Diaz 9%, Shelton 7%, Rodriguez 6%, Burrowes 2%, Iriarte 0%)<\/p>\n Reudis Diaz \u2014 39% (Batista 14%, Galanie 11%, Albertus 10%, Shelton 7%, Mogoll\u00f3n 6%, Iriarte 4%, Burrowes\/Rodriguez\/Young 3%)<\/p>\n See ya next year!<\/p>\n Past South Side Sox Prospect votes<\/p>\n Round 24<\/a> of voting was the last of 2023 (we did not do an actual wrap for the voting, but Jordan Sprinkle ended up being our final pick), and the full archive<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This Vote represents the last in our series this year, as we are into Spring Training and also…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":486096,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[223550,184300,86292,184299,184297,184307,223551,152025,363,210522,184298,99,36362],"class_list":{"0":"post-486095","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mlb","8":"tag-batista","9":"tag-c-gonzalez","10":"tag-christian-gonzalez","11":"tag-j-gonzalez","12":"tag-jacob-gonzalez","13":"tag-ky-bush","14":"tag-lenyn-sosa","15":"tag-mason-adams","16":"tag-mlb","17":"tag-mogollon","18":"tag-reudis-diaz","19":"tag-sports","20":"tag-white-sox"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/486095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=486095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/486095\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/486096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=486095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=486095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=486095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}