I figured I would start a recap of the White Sox minor league system by taking a look at the lowest level first, the Dominican Summer League. The Sox entered two teams this season after closing up shop on their Venezuelan Summer League team. But a quick scan of the stats (and birth dates) from the Sox two Dominican clubs yields little in the way of prospects.

While many of the Major's top stars have come from the Dominican, the league itself is probably comparable to junior college ball with some talented high-schoolers added. There are some players older than 21, but their numbers are limited thanks to the ever continuing search for the next top prospect. The average age is under 19, with the top prospects being 18 or younger. There are some stars, but the overall talent level isn't anything special. A vast majority of these players will never get off the island.

The average batting line in the DSL is .238/.338/.320. The average player has an IsoD of .100 and an IsoP of .82. In other words, they don't hit for much power in the DSL. And since we all know the old saying "you can't walk your way off the island," we can assume that the pitchers are really wild. Because of that, you have to discount some players high OBPs and walk totals, and really penalize anyone who isn't taking their fair share of free passes when evaluating a player solely on the numbers.

Now that we've got the caveats out of the way, let's look at some numbers. Here's a list of the White Sox offensive stars

Here's how they compare to other top offensive talents in the division.

Onto the pitching, where the White Sox have, well, nothing...

Now let's look at the top pitchers in our division

The fast rise of Fautino De Los Santos, who will rank #2 in my off-season White Sox top 10 prospects list, should give the Sox incentive to put forth a more concerted effort in the Dominican. The top international spenders are currently the Red Sox, Yankees, and Mets with Tigers starting to get into the fray as well. It's already paying dividends with Reynoso (Though I'm entirely unsure about the bonus he recieved). The White Sox rarely spend any noteworthy money on international signings, and it clearly shows in their lack of talent in the DSL this season.

More interesting pitchers

                     Age  W   L   G   GS  IP    H    R  ER  HR  BB   SO    ERA   WHIP
+---+----------+---+----+---+---+---+----+----+---+---+---+---+----+----+------+-----   
  SP A Morales  CLE  17   0   8   14  13  53.2  52  39  30   4   21   35   5.03  1.36
  SP S Mendez   CLE  21   5   1   16   0  51.2  43  21  17   1    3   39   2.96  0.89
  RP L Solano   CLE  20   3   1   26   0  51.1  40  14  13   1   16   52   2.28  1.09
  SP SR Marimon  KC  18   1   2   14  10    44  28  14  10   2   18   40   2.05  1.05
  SP S Garrido   KC  17   1   4   14   9    43  34  22  16   0   28   34   3.35  1.44
  RP A Bonilla   KC  18   5   1   17   1  42.1  27  13   9   1   12   33   1.91  0.92
  RP L Perez     KC  17   4   1   16   5  40.2  31  14  13   2   23   40   2.88  1.33
  SP D Santos    KC  18   3   2   11   5  38.2  34  16  12   2    3   23   2.79  0.96
  RP L Santiago  KC  17   2   2   12   5  35.1  30  14  11   2    8   30   2.80  1.08
  SP A Mendez   DET  21   5   4   15  14  78.2  52  23  12   1   30  103   1.37  1.04
  SP W Sierra   DET  20   4   2   14  14    62  49  34  27   0   32   72   3.92  1.31
  SP R Acosta   MIN  20   4   5   14  14  83.1  71  32  23   2   23   48   2.48  1.13
  SP M Munoz    MIN  18   5   3   14  14  70.2  45  22  16   2   34   43   2.04  1.12
  SP C Garcia   MIN  20   4   5   14  12    60  45  23  22   1   29   57   3.30  1.23
  RP E Alvarez  MIN  18   5   1   26   2    58  41  10   5   0   11   48   0.78  0.90
  SP E Cardenas MIN  19   2   3   13  12    52  38  20  12   0   22   56   2.08  1.15